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Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s gambling accusations response needs to go much further

To believe baseball’s biggest star when he says that the sport hasn’t had the biggest gambling scandal since Pete Rose and perhaps since the 1919 Black Sox, you have to believe him on Clueless. I’m going to consider the current explanation for Shohei Ohtani, which is basically that he’s a sucker and a fool. He […]

Lil Wayne elaborates on accusations of Lakers treating him ‘like s–t’

Lil Wayne felt unwelcome at the Lakers game Thursday night. The rapper attended the Lakers’ 134-131 overtime victory over the Wizards at Crypto.com Arena, but left with a sour taste in his mouth. “Oh! I just got treated badly at the Lakers game and I thought sooner or later they were going to do something […]

Brandon Paulino choked to death by fellow resident of home for mentally ill in fight sparked child abuse accusations: complaint

A man weighing “approximately 400 pounds” was suffocated to death by his neighbor during a scuffle outside a mental health facility in Brooklyn, authorities said. The murder suspect claimed self-defense because the victim was twice his size. According to a criminal complaint, the victim, Brandon Paulino, accused Eduardo Martinez of raping a 3-year-old girl and […]

Convicted bank robber Donald Bennett, 83, faces new bank heists accusations

An elderly man who spent decades in prison for a string of bank robberies was arrested again last week on suspicion of targeting a string of Chicago-area financial institutions, authorities said. Donald “Doc” Bennett, 83, was arrested and charged in the Feb. 14 Chase Bank robbery and has committed six more robberies after being released […]

CIA whistleblower who incited flood of sexual misconduct accusations is let go

The CIA fired a woman this week after a whistleblower alleged that she was assaulted on the steps of the spy agency’s headquarters, and a number of colleagues came forward with sexual misconduct claims. The woman’s lawyer called the action brazen retaliation. The CIA said the accusations were “factually incorrect” but did not comment further […]