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Two former Los Angeles Police Department officers had their appeal for reinstatement denied after they were fired for choosing to play Pokémon Go instead of responding to a request for backup while on duty, The Verge reports. The California Court of Appeal upheld the firings on Friday. Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were radioed in April 2017 about assisting a […]
Norway’s military is addressing an underwear, sock, and bra shortage by telling those who have completed their service to return their undergarments for use by the next wave of recruits, Washington Post reports. Conscripts were once allowed to keep their underwear and shirts, as well as headgear and field boots, but when the military started to feel the […]
Pope Francis is opening up about his thoughts on “cancel culture.” The religious leader spoke Monday during his annual Vatican’s Diplomatic Corps address, where he talked to 183 reps from countries accredited to the Holy See, calling COVID-19 vaccinations a “moral obligation.” Beyond that, the Pope shared his concerns about “cancel culture,” and people getting in trouble online for being […]
Robert Durst is dead. The convicted murderer and notorious The Jinx subject died early Monday as a prisoner in California, as first reported by the New York Times. According to attorney Chip Lewis, Durst died at the San Joaquin General Hospital in the San Joaquin County community of French Camp after going into cardiac arrest. […]
In recent days, you may have encountered a story or three regarding the so-called “Deltacron” variant, described in one report as a COVID-19 strain that’s effectively a combo of the previously confirmed Delta and Omicron variants. Amid the growing coverage of “Deltacron,” however, a number of experts on such matters have publicly voiced skepticism regarding […]
A 19-year-old woman was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at a Burger King in East Harlem early Sunday morning, NBC New York reports. The teen, identified by police as Kristal Bayron-Nieves, was working as a cashier inside the restaurant located at 116th Street and Lexington Avenue. Around 12:50 a.m., the suspect entered the establishment, […]
Police Sgt. Danika Yampierre gave birth to her third child on a sidewalk and that’s just one of the reasons she decided to press charges against the Baltimore Police Department. She’s joined by three other Black women—Sgts. Jasmin Rowlett and Welai Grant and former Sgt. Tashawna Gaines. Yampierre is a 15-year police veteran who in […]
The sister-in-law of Lee Chatfield has been identified as the woman who accused the ex-Michigan House Speaker of multiple sexual assaults. Rebekah Chatfield, now 26 and married to Lee’s younger brother, has filed a criminal complaint against the married former lawmaker, alleging that he began sexually abusing her when she was 15 years old. Rebekah claims the assaults, […]
Hospitalization rates for young children with COVID-19 have hit a record high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. “While children still have the lowest rate of hospitalization of any group, pediatric hospitalizations are at the highest rate compared to any prior point in the pandemic,” CDC director Rochelle Walensky said. “Sadly, we are seeing the […]
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines are skyrocketing in Quebec—and it may be driven by alcohol and marijuana shoppers. As pointed out by the New York Daily News, Canadian officials have reported a significant surge in first-dose vaccine appointments in the eastern province. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said vaccine appointment requests had averaged about 1,500 per day; however, that number […]
