Heavy rains leave at least 10 dead in southern Brazil
Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have left at least 10 people dead and 21 missing since Monday, the country’s civil defense official said on Wednesday. The Civil Defense added that 11 more people were injured and more than 3,300 people were forced to flee their homes due to storm […]
Principal replaced and officials on leave after viral video shows drag queen performing at New Mexico high school prom
School officials are furious after parents learned that a drag queen performed at a New Mexico high school’s prom. Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Channel Segura confirmed to parents that the drag queen performed at Atrisco Heritage Academy on April 20th. A video circulating on social media showed the drag queen, whose stage name is Mishika […]
NBC News reporter Kalhan Rosenblatt takes leave over ‘suicidal ideation’
A reporter who covers youth and internet culture for NBC News has gone public with his own struggles with mental health, saying he is retiring after “struggling with suicidal thoughts.” Calhan Rosenblatt, who has worked at the Comcast-owned network for seven years, announced his decision to take a “short break” Wednesday in a heartfelt message […]
Congress must not leave child victims behind
Supporting victims of violent crime, especially the youngest and most vulnerable of those victims, is among my most solemn responsibilities in the House of Representatives. For young survivors and their families, the criminal justice system can be an intimidating maze of questions, legal challenges, and hardships that, when added to the trauma of the underlying […]
Columbia says it has begun suspending students who refuse to leave encampment
Columbia University on Monday began suspending students who refuse to leave a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, hours after the deadline to leave the encampment had passed. “As part of the next phase of our efforts to ensure campus safety, we have begun suspending students,” Ben Chan, Columbia University’s vice president for public affairs, said at […]
‘Leave Your Mistake At Home’
Rapper and singer Doja Cat urged fans not to bring their children to concerts, telling them to “leave your mistakes at home.” “[I don’t know] I don’t know what you’re thinking but I don’t make music for kids so please leave your kids at home, motherfucker,” Doja Cat wrote in a Friday X/Twitter post. I […]
Supreme Court rejects latest Peter Navarro bid to leave prison
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the latest bid by former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro to stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction for ignoring a congressional subpoena from the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee. Navarro, 74, was found guilty last year on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from […]
Oklahoma tornadoes kill at least four people and leave dozens injured | Oklahoma
at least A series of tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma on Saturday, leaving four people dead, including an infant, as a weekend of extreme weather continued, injuring dozens and leaving a trail of destruction across the Midwest. Local authorities have confirmed that a 4-month-old infant was among the two people killed in Holdenville. Holdenville, located 130 […]
New York City Cop Acquitted Three Years After Punching Suspect Who Refused to Leave Apple Store
A New York City police officer who got into a scuffle while escorting a suspect from a Manhattan Apple store has been acquitted of assault charges after being slapped with an assault charge by Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Officer Salvatore Provenzano, a 17-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), died in […]
‘Squatter’ with angry goat refused to leave Texas home, animal attacked homeowner: cops
That must be a joke. In San Antonio, squatters with aggressive billy goats refused to leave their homes for months after the animals attacked homeowners and police, sources said. The four-legged Baa’ad boy attacked and shoved house flipper Daniel Cabrera, who bought a five-bedroom home for $175,000 in June from a woman who refused to […]