Shooting outside Arkansas grocery store leaves 3 dead, multiple wounded, including 2 law enforcement officers
Three people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting that occurred around 11:30 a.m. Friday outside a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, Arkansas State Police Public Safety Chief Mike Hager said at a press conference Friday afternoon. Two police officers were among those injured, but their injuries were not life-threatening, Heger said. […]
Mysterious shiny monolith removed from Nevada desert | Nevada
A mysterious monolith that appeared in the Nevada desert has been removed, years after a similar mysterious, glowing object first appeared in the Utah desert during the COVID-19 pandemic, capturing the imagination of people around the world. Las Vegas police said Monday they found the monolith, a work of art, in Gas Peak, about 40 […]
FDA approves first menthol e-cigarettes in the US
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes in the United States on Friday. The FDA said it had authorized four e-cigarette products made by the vaping company Njoy. Two of the products are pre-filled pods used with an e-cigarette device, while the other two are disposable e-cigarettes. The FDA’s decision to […]
‘No Adult Supervision’: State Attorney Accuses Florida Judge Of Going Soft On Trump In Docs Case
A Democratic state attorney claimed Friday that United States District Judge Aileen Cannon of the Southern District of Florida was “overwhelmingly favorable” to former President Donald Trump due to not having “adult supervision.” Cannon has come under fire from Democrats for rulings that have been perceived as beneficial to Trump, leading them to demand her […]
Los Angeles School Board Bans Students Using Cell Phone During School Hours
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) board voted Tuesday to ban students using their cell phones during school hours. The ban by the country’s second largest district supplants a previous directive issued by the board in 2011 that banned student cell phone usage only during class instruction and allowed social media access for educational […]
Cognitive Dissonance at Amazon
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Employees see themselves as enlightened about diversity but are members of a race-based employee group. I’m such an oddball that Amazon is incapable of pigeonholing me when it recommends books to buy. Netflix has the same problem when it recommends movies. Amazon’s logarithms can’t seem to fathom from my extensive […]
US regulators chide four big-bank living wills, FDIC escalates Citi concerns – Yahoo Finance
Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. banking regulators on Friday ordered Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to strengthen their bankruptcy protection plans, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) raising concerns about Citi’s plan. Specifically, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said banks will need to revise their […]
Tom Kim in control again; fires impressive round at Travelers to celebrate 22nd birthday
Tom Kim is in complete control of the game in Connecticut. He shot a 5-under 65 on Friday after an 8-under 62 at the Travelers Championship, his eighth consecutive start on the PGA Tour. He currently leads by two strokes over Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele. “I think what I’ve been doing the last few […]
Video Shows Amazon Delivery Driver Beat Up Alleged Wanna-Be Carjacker
Police say a video circulating on social media shows an Amazon delivery driver punching a carjacking suspect in Queens, New York. The incident happened Sunday in Jamaica, Queens, police said. according to Police said 29-year-old Kevon Wilson punched the female employee multiple times and then dragged her out of the delivery van, according to the […]
Genovese mobster ‘Tony Cakes’ ID’d as elderly NYC pedestrian decapitated by DOT truck
It was La Crossing Nostra. The 86-year-old man who was run over and decapitated by a truck in a Brooklyn crosswalk was a former acting leader of the Genovese crime family, The Washington Post can reveal exclusively. Anthony Conigliaro, a mob boss who was once known by dessert-related nicknames such as “Tony Cakes” and “Tony […]