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It was an emotional scene on Monday, Sidney Holmes, 57, hugged his mother for the first time in 34 years as a free man. In 1988, he was convicted of armed robbery by a jury. The prosecutor for the case asked the judge for an 825-year sentence. Instead, he was given 400 years. “I […]
Kastellio Vaughan was healthy according to his sister Kassie, who last saw him on July 24 when she visited him at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore County, Alabama. When she got two pictures of different version of who she saw three months ago, she became alarmed; the fact that the words, ‘GET HELP’ were inscribed […]
Bianca Lyons goes back to that same hospital room in Virginia every time she tells what happened to her and her baby. That day, eight doctors, nurses, and her husband Will all filled the room. London was there too, but she hadn’t arrived. Her baby’s heart rate dropped seven times before she was delivered. […]
The Metropolitan Police has announced that they will be issuing 20 fines for the people who attended parties held at No. 10 Downing Street and Whitehall during the COVID-19 restrictions. Confirming the fixed penalty notices in a statement today, the Met stated that “the investigations into allegations of breaches of COVID-19 regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street […]
After his death on Dec. 12, Pennsylvania’s Venango County District Attorney Shawn White announced at a press conference on Tuesday that Peter Spencer’s death was a result of self-defense under the state’s stand your ground law. Spencer’s family says they are “not surprised” by the announcement—describing his death as a ‘modern-day lynching.’ When Spencer’s […]
The RSPCA has said that it has started prosecution proceedings against professional footballers Kurt Zouma and his brother, Yoan, in their roles in filming Kurt kicking a cat. 23-year-old Yoan, who currently plays for Dagenham & Redbridge, filmed 27-year-old West Ham player Kurt kicking and slapping one of his pets. After the video surfaced on social […]
The cost of filling an average family car with diesel has now topped £90 for the first time. As oil prices continue to soar and hit household budgets, the RAC motoring group has said that the average price of a litre of diesel rose from 3p to a record 165.24p overnight – the biggest daily […]
There was no fear in Shantell Field’s voice. The worst had already happened when she found out that her youngest child, Lauren had been pronounced dead days after it actually happened. But as she and her son Lakeem Jetter began to go through the details of what took place afterwards, her tone tightened and a […]
Lauren Smith-Fields would have turned 24 this Sunday. The social media influencer was planning to board a plane to Greece with her grandmother—now a march is taking place in her honor to demand justice for what is being referenced once more as, “missing white woman syndrome.” More importantly, her family is suing the city of […]
In an effort to encourage his community to get vaccinated, a Florida concert promoter has devised a unique ticket pricing idea. $18 for those who have been fully vaccinated, and $1,000 for everyone else. That’s what Paul Williams of Leadfoot Productions is charging for an upcoming punk rock show at a local venue in Petersburg, […]
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