Bobby Wingate, a black Jacksonville, Florida man, is suing the local police department after he was reportedly punched in the face, Tasered, and arrested, all for “walking on the wrong side of the road.” Wingate was walking to an appointment along Oliver Street in the neighborhood of Arlington when a JSO Police Officer pulled up […]
Russian president Vladimir Putin has a message for the U.S. – striking Syria is totally not a good idea. In a NYT op-ed titled “A Plea For Caution From Russia,” Putin writes that the strike “will result in more innocent victims and escalation, potentially spreading the conflict far beyond Syria’s borders. A strike would increase […]
A picture of a woman holding a handgun to a toddler’s head has sparked outrage and concern about the child’s welfare. Though the photograph has been shared hundreds of times online, the origin of the picture is unknown. There are few details, but it seems to have appeared originally on an Argentinian Facebook page around a […]
Radio personality and co-host to Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, opened up on Monday about her secret battle with cancer, which at one point was so severe that she began to make funeral arrangements. She told fans on Stern’s SiriusXM show that doctors discovered a tumor in her pelvis in 2012. The host might have to […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and Dennis Rodman might not be friends anymore after the former basketball star spilled the beans on his baby daughter’s name. While talking about his most recent visit to see his BFF, Rodman said, “I held their baby Ju-ae and spoke with Ms Ri [Sol-Ju, Kim’s wife] as well. He’s a […]
The American people aren’t the only ones unhappy about Obama’s plan to intervene in the civil war in Syria. The U.S. has just intercepted an order form Iran militants in Iraq to attack the U.S. Embassy in the event of a strike against Syria. Maybe it’s time to rethink things…[WSJ] Taking a last minute summer […]
A medical marijuana activist, who for years argued that the drug was safer than alcohol, was the fatal victim of a car crash involving a drunk driver. Jennifer Friede, 34, died on Saturday when a car hit the vehicle she was traveling in head on. Police arrested the driver of the other car, which was […]
Somebody wasn’t paying attention during yesterday’s Syria Senate hearing. While foreign policy and military officials debated on whether or not to use military force against Syria, Rep. John McCain was busy playing poker on his iPhone. A Washington Post photographer captured the moment and after being caught in the act, McCain tweeted this: Scandal! Caught playing […]
PETA alleges that eating chicken wings could shrink your baby’s penis size. This ‘news’ comes in advance of the National Buffalo Wing Festival. According to a letter from PETA to Drew Cerza, the founder of the festival, “The latest scientific evidence shows that the sons of pregnant women who consume chicken are more likely to have smaller […]
In the wake of a high-profile trial involving a female Navy midshipman who accused three Naval Academy football players of rape, the U.S. military is coming under fire for how they handle accusations and the alleged victims. As many as 26,000 service members said they were the targets of unwanted sexual contact last year, but only 3,374 incidents […]
A community in Sanford, Florida is outraged after learning that police who profiled and tasered an innocent middle-aged black male will not be punished by the department. Friends and family are saying that the attack brings back memories of another racial profiling situation gone wrong – Trayvon Martin’s death. Take a look at the video […]
When Sergeant Sean Murphy released graphic and behind-the-scenes photos of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Boston Magazine last month, he faced major criticism from the department and was even suspended for a day. Eventually, he was placed on restrictive duty, but Boston Magazine is continuing what Murphy started – showing the real face of […]
