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A shooting at an outdoor festival in eastern Oklahoma has left one woman dead and seven others injured. According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations (OSBI), gunfire erupted early Sunday morning after an argument broke out at the Memorial Day event in Taft, a small community located about 45 miles southeast of Tulsa. A 39-year-old woman […]
Matthew McConaughey returned to his hometown of Uvalde following Tuesday’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two teachers. According to Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, McConaughey met with families and community members on Friday at the Uvalde Civic Center. Gonzales took to Twitter to thank the actor for “helping us heal,” and […]
Donald Trump’s Saturday night rally speech included several weird flexes. The event took place in Casper, Wyoming, where approximately 10,000 people gathered to show their support for Harriet Hageman—a Trump-endorsed congressional candidate looking to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney. Trump predictably took multiple shots at the incumbent, who has become one of the GOP’s most vocal Trump critics. […]
Kamala Harris is convinced the nation is experiencing an “epidemic of hate.” The vice president made the statement Saturday while attending the funeral service for Ruth Whitfield, the oldest victim in the Buffalo supermarket shooting. Harris addressed the mourners in an impromptu speech, in which she encouraged everyone to remain strong and stand together against hate. “I […]
Laverne Cox has made history, once again. The Emmy-winning actress was recently honored with her own Barbie—marking the first time Mattel has modeled the iconic doll after a transgender woman. Cox unveiled her Barbie during Wednesday’s episode of the TODAY show, saying she hoped the milestone would inspire LGBTQ youth who feel stigmatized. “I think this year […]
Local police initially prevented federal agents from entering Robb Elementary on Tuesday to confront the Uvalde school shooter. NBC News reports two senior federal law enforcement officials claim federal agents waited 30 minutes after their arrival at the school before deciding to enter the building. Agents from BORTAC, the Customs and Border Protection tactical unit, and ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations […]
The last Salem “witch” has been exonerated, thanks to a middle school civics class. The Associated Press reports that Elizabeth Johnson Jr.’s conviction was overturned on Thursday, 329 years after she was charged with witchcraft and sentenced to death in 1693. The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692, and dozens of women were hanged and […]
New information continues to come in regarding the elementary school shooting in Texas. Per a report from regional NBC outlet KXAS, the state’s Department of Public Safety said Thursday that the gunman in the attack—since identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos—entered the school “unobstructed,” meaning he did not initially come into contact with school-affiliated officers or […]
Two Arizona women were arrested this this week in a traffic stop turned drug bust. According to AZFamily, the incident reportedly took place at around 5:30 p.m. Monday on Interstate 10 near Casa Grande, a small city located approximately 50 miles away from Phoenix. Officers say they pulled over a black SUV that was speeding, and […]
After 25 cases of monkeypox were reported in the Montreal area, Quebec is planning to combat the disease by jabbing some people with a smallpox vaccine. Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec’s public health director, said on Thursday that the vaccine will be offered to those most vulnerable to catching monkeypox, including people who have been in contact with […]
