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This past weekend saw the second annual pool noodle fight in Lincoln, Nebraska to select the ultimate Josh. Associated Press reports that the event—which started out as a meme—once again brought a couple hundred people to the Midwest state, with pool noodles in hand. The battle originated from a joke made by Josh Swain in […]
Content warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. A Nevada man has been convicted of first-degree murder and sexual assault with a deadly weapon in the 2020 killing of 16-year-old Gabrielle “Britney” Ujaky. Per a report from the Associated Press, Ujaky’s 2020 disappearance was initially looked at as a potential “runaway case” due to claims […]
Survivors and others who reported alleged abuse were “ignored” or “disbelieved” by Southern Baptist Convention leaders for decades as part of a cover-up, according to a newly released investigative report. The investigation in question, per a report from the Associated Press on Sunday, spanned seven months and was handled by the Guidepost Solutions firm. The investigation […]
Five people have died and at least 12 were hit following a string of separate shootings in Philadelphia from Saturday night into Sunday, per NBC 10, ABC 6, and others. The shootings in question started Saturday at about 10:45 p.m. when a man in his 30s was killed in the West Oak Lane neighborhood. Hours later, around 1:40 a.m. […]
A jet ski accident in New York City on Saturday night left one man dead and one woman hospitalized. CBS News reports the couple rode their jet ski from Hoboken, New Jersey to New York City, crashing in the Hudson River around 7:20 p.m. near Battery Place and Vesey Street, just off the southern tip of Manhattan. Police said the […]
The person accused of attacking Dave Chappelle during his set at the Netflix Is a Joke show earlier this month has spoken out about the incident. In an interview with the New York Post from Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, Isaiah Lee revealed what compelled him to do it. “I identify as bisexual… and I wanted him to know what […]
Several products of Jif peanut butter sold in the U.S. are being recalled due to an outbreak of salmonella linked to a Lexington, Ky., manufacturing facility. J.M. Smucker, Jif’s parent company, announced the news in a press release on Friday, saying that the peanut butter was sold nationwide and the recall includes more than 45 kinds of […]
A scammer targeted the family of the Buffalo, New York security guard who died in the mass shooting, and tried to steal money from them. The family of the security guard and retired police officer, Aaron Salter Jr., launched a GoFundMe to help the family during the difficult time. According to TMZ, a scammer tried […]
Nancy Pelosi has been barred from receiving Holy Communion in her hometown. Salvatore Cordileone, the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, announced the decision Friday, citing the House Speaker’s “extreme” pro-choice stance. Catholic law defines abortion as a “grave sin,” and states those who preserve it “are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” Cordileone claimed he reached out to […]
Oklahoma is one step closer to severely restricting abortion access. On Thursday, the state’s House of Representatives voted to approve a bill that will ban nearly all abortions beginning at fertilization. However, the GOP-backed legislation—House Bill 4327—provides exceptions in cases of rape and incest that were reported to law enforcement. It also allows doctors to carry out […]
