Orleans Parish DA breaks his silence after being found not guilty of tax fraud
Orleans Parish DA breaks his silence after being found not guilty of tax fraud
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- The Root
Seattle ‘Karen’ Calls Cops on Black Man for Standing on His Own Property
Another day, another Karen. A video has been circulating social media of a white woman calling the police to report a Black man for standing outside his house, according to The Seattle Times. Yes, just standing. The woman accused the man of being a burglar but insisted race had “nothing to do” with her choice to profile him.
- Fox News
Charges expected for Texas nurse in Los Angeles fiery crash that killed 6, including pregnant woman, baby
Charges to come Monday for Texas nurse accused of speeding Mercedes through red light in Los Angeles, causing fiery crash that left six, including baby and pregnant woman, dead.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Wendy Rogers sees Alex Jones as a victim of the parents of murdered children he lied about
Who would defend Alex Jones, who made money by magnifying the pain and suffering of the parents of murdered children? Sen. Wendy Rogers would.
- The Daily Beast
Fox News Host Blasts ‘Abhorrent’ Alex Jones: ‘He Was the False Flag’
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- INSIDER
Police believe a 16-year-old girl in Northern California who went missing at a party may have been abducted
Kiely Rodni, 16, was last seen at a party near a campground in Truckee, California, early Saturday morning.
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
LGBTQ group protests new Hobby Lobby in SLO: ‘We strongly urge you to shop elsewhere’
The craft store chain is expected to open a new location in the SLO Promenade.
- NextShark
Chinese official sparks ridicule for tweeting Taiwan’s many Chinese restaurants show island has ‘always been a part of China’
On Sunday, senior Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying sparked online ridicule for her tweet suggesting that Taiwan’s many Chinese restaurants proved that the two were of one culture. Hua has been extremely vocal about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) controversial visit to Taiwan last Tuesday, a trip that has been condemned by China as a violation of the communist country’s “One China” policy, which maintains Taiwan as an inalienable part of the mainland.
- Miami Herald
She was walking across a parking lot in Florida. Then came the armored truck, cops say
Armored car. vs. a pedestrian. It was a scary scene in New Port Richey, Florida, last week.
- The Daily Beast
John Oliver Gleefully Mocks Alex Jones’ Trial Text-Message Screw-Up
HBOOne week after kicking disgraced U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his way out the door, John Oliver returned to the Last Week Tonight desk on Sunday to weigh in on the defamation trial of unhinged conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was found liable for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a “hoax” filled “with actors.”The jury awarded Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of slain 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, $45.2 million in punitive damages and $4.1 million in compensatory dam
- Idaho Statesman
Police search for Boise River bridge jumper who hurt rafters. Here’s latest on victims
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- NextShark
Arcadia nurse accused of shooting into neighbor’s apartment over piano noise in California
A registered nurse was arrested for allegedly firing several gunshots into her neighbor’s apartment over piano noise in Arcadia, California. Pin Hsin Lin, who had been teaching piano lessons in her Sunset Boulevard apartment in Arcadia for nearly three years, was getting ready for a lesson when a bullet that was fired through her ceiling barely missed her. “Suddenly, there’s a straight bullet,” Lin told ABC 7.
- Esquire
Looking for Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas grew up speaking a language of the enslaved on the shores of Georgia. He'd become the most powerful Black man in America, using the powers of the Supreme Court to hold back his own people. Mitchell S. Jackson travels south to figure out what happened.
- The Daily Beast
One Woman’s ‘Underground Railroad’ for Molested Children Raises New Questions
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- Victorville Daily Press
Helendale resident who went missing has been found, now ‘home with her family’
Faith Tucker, 66, has been found after reportedly disappearing Friday morning when she left Helendale for Victor Valley College.
- KTRK – Houston
Safety measures to be discussed after 4 killed in golf cart crash
A grandfather, his niece, and his two grandkids were killed after a drunk driver crashed into a golf cart in Galveston, police said.
- Biloxi Sun Herald
Mayor ‘alarmed’ and ‘disturbed’ by video of handcuffed Black man’s arrest in Mississippi
Video of Eugene Lewis’ arrest on Friday, Aug. 5, has sparked outrage online.
- The Advocate
Texas Boutique Owner Arrested and Charged With Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crime
Evan Berryhill-Jewell, arrested Monday, is accused of attacking a transgender man and his boyfriend in April.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Texas man accused of killing teen daughters testifies he was followed on night of shooting
Yaser Said testified at his murder trial Monday, saying he did not kill his daughters but left them alone in his taxi because someone was following them who he thought was coming to “assassinate me.”
- WFTV
Man recovering credit card skimmer kicks Brevard County K-9 officer, sheriff says
A Brevard County K-9 officer took a bite out of crime after it was kicked by a fleeing suspect, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.