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Thousands of flights were canceled in the U.S. on Saturday as a powerful Nor’easter pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with several inches of snow. According to flight tracking service FlightAware, more than 3,500 flights were grounded as of Saturday afternoon. JetBlue, which had the most cancellations with 579 scrapped flights, axed nearly 70 percent of its schedule. Delta […]
A mayor in Mississippi is being accused of withholding $110,000 in funds from a library over its inclusion of LGBTQ+ reading material, per NBC News. WLBT reports that Mayor Gene McGee of Ridgeland claimed library goers complained about three children’s books and one book for adults, all of which either referenced the community or featured themes or characters, according to executive […]
Tacoma, Washington authorities are searching for an arson suspect after 13 fires were reported in close proximity in the span of less than 24 hours. Per KOMO, the fires started on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 25, with the last fire reported before 4 a.m. on the following day. The suspected arson attacks all took place across […]
A 21-year-old hiker is said to have fallen to his death while taking a selfie on a peak in the Superstition Mountains area of Arizona. Per a report from CBS News, the hiker—identified as Richard Jacobson—was founded dead after “slipping while taking a selfie” and falling nearly 700 feet to his death. Jacobson and a […]
Elmer Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right group Oath Keepers, has been ordered to remain in jail as he awaits trial. Rhodes has remained in custody since his arrest earlier this month on sedition charges in connection with the fatal Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Per a report from the Associated Press on Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge […]
Unfortunately, it’s time for another Joe Rogan-focused headline. During a recent podcast interview with oft-criticized conservative figure Jordan Peterson, as spotted by the nonprofit watchdog organization Media Matters, the UFC-commentating comedian made remarks about racial identity and skin tone that have since been called out as racist. The comments, notably, were preceded with Rogan’s mention of […]
A California man who was recently seen in footage wearing a t-shirt that reads “Your mask makes you look stupid” while yelling nonsensically is alleged to have harassed masked children, including by coughing on them. While the footage that initially achieved traction after popping up on Reddit shows the man shouting out variations of typical […]
A Kentucky man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly breaking into multiple homes and stealing over 100 pairs of women’s underwear. Local news station WDRB reports John Hawkins III, 36, of Harrodsburg, KY, has been charged with seven counts of burglary in the second degree. Hawkins III is accused of burglarizing several homes in the Shady […]
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has pledged to donate $15 million to organizations that are fighting for climate justice in the United States and the Caribbean. The pledge was made in partnership with Jack Dorsey’s #StartSmall initiative. The groups that will be receiving grants “are focused on and led by women, youth, Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+ and people of color […]
Neil Young wants all of his music removed from Spotify immediately and explained why in a since-deleted open letter posted to his website. According to the letter cited by Rolling Stone, the musician wishes to have the rest of his music removed from the streamer because he believes they are “spreading fake information about vaccines.” Young blames the spread […]
