Monday, September 6, 2021
Machine Gun Kelly’s first time directing a movie is already eventful — a parking lot attendant is accusing him of battery … something folks on the movie set say simply did not happen. Law enforcement sources tell us the L.A. parking attendant… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, September 6, 2021
Tripwire Interactive president John Gibson’s Saturday tweet praising the new Texas anti-abortion law has him under fire from not only gamers, but also partner studio Shipwright Studios, which on Sunday canceled its existing contracts with the studio behind hit games like “Killing Floor” and “Maneater” effective immediately. Under the new legislation that took effect earlier this week, all abortions are banned in Texas after about six weeks of pregnancy, ending most Roe v. Wade protections in the state. Additionally, the new law will be enforced by private lawsuits which can be filed by anyone against almost anyone they believe to…
Sunday, September 5, 2021
Among the victims was an infant who was still in their dead mother’s arms when police found them, according to Polk County authorities. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Willard Scott, the longtime weatherman for “The Today Show” and the original Ronald McDonald, has died. He was 87. Current “Today” weatherman Al Roker shared the sad news on Saturday on his Instagram, calling him his “second dad.” “We lost a beloved member of our @todayshow family this morning. Willard Scott passed peacefully at the age of 87 surrounded by family, including his daughters Sally and Mary and his lovely wife, Paris. He was truly my second dad and am where I am today because of his generous spirit. Willard was a man of his times, the ultimate broadcaster. There will never…
Saturday, September 4, 2021
“Nobody needed to lose their life over frickin’ gas today,” a Jefferson Parish sheriff said. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Armageddon is upon us – we see it clearly, now. Just look west, to the wildfires that have decimated millions of acres and most recently had their sights on Lake Tahoe. Or east, to the hurricane that ravaged the East Coast and brought flooding that killed dozens. Or south, to hospitals overwhelmed by scores of the unvaccinated, beset with COVID. Or simply look to Texas, to the doctors offices and clinics forced to turn away pregnant women. MSNBC’s Joy Reid says it has all helped her see the Republican Party for what it is – the party of death. Reid,…
Friday, September 3, 2021
Remington, which made the gun used in the 2012 massacre, has received the disciplinary records, report cards and employment records of several victims. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, September 3, 2021
Imagine growing up at the end of times, on a tattered planet suffocating under ceaseless environmental mayhem and the putrid fumes of socioeconomic injustice. That today’s children and teenagers, conscious of the discouraging prospects left for them by adults, can still envision a livable future must be a miracle of our species’ resilient hopefulness. Testimonies from those young souls bolster “C’mon C’mon,” a heartwarmingly chaotic intergenerational dialogue turned heartening dramedy. Mike Mills’ latest feature, his first in five years, sees the writer-director once again observing the impasses and affinities of parents and their kids. He plied similar emotional topography in…
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Benjamin Dagley, 54, was taken into custody outside of a shopping plaza in Dayton, Ohio. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
NBC News correspondent Geoff Bennett got emotional while reading the “haunting and tragic” final words of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man killed by Colorado police and paramedics in 2019. On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted three police officers and two paramedics in McClain’s death, charging all five with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Later that day, Bennett discussed the tragedy of the case with his guests, Georgetown University law professor Paul Butler and civil rights attorney David Henderson. “Based on everything we know about it, there’s no reason for Elijah McClain to be stopped in the first place,” Bennett…