Friday, June 5, 2020
Police Arrest Cyclist In Assault Of Girl Posting George Floyd Protest Signs
Viral video shows a man violently yanking the girl’s arm on a park trail linking Washington, D.C., and suburban Maryland. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, June 5, 2020
George Floyd Tested Positive for COVID-19 in April, Autopsy Reveals, but It Wasn’t a Factor in His Death
George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19 in April, the Hennepin County medical examiner disclosed on Wednesday, though this was not a contributing factor in his death. The information comes from the full autopsy report, which was made public on Thursday with Floyd’s family’s permission. According to the report, Floyd “was known to be positive for 2019-nCoV RNA on 4/3/2020,” and coronavirus antibodies were detected during his autopsy. However, the report makes it clear that “positivity for 2019-nCoV RNA can persist for weeks after the onset and resolution of clinical disease,” and subsequently, “the autopsy result most likely reflects asymptomatic but…
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Porn Actor Nacho Vidal Arrested In Photographer's Toad Venom Death
The adult film star is one of three people Spanish police arrested in connection with the death of a photographer who died after inhaling psychedelic toad venom. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, June 4, 2020
LAPD’s Proposed Budget Increase Canceled, Millions in Further Cuts Likely, LA Mayor Garcetti Says
In an unexpected move, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that a planned funding increase for LAPD has been canceled and the city will likely seek as much as $150 million in further cuts, with the money used for “reinvesting in black communities and communities of color.” “This is bigger than just a budget, but I want you to know we will not be increasing our police budget. How can we at this moment?” Garcetti said in public remarks Wednesday night. Garcetti said he has now tasked the city to “identify $250 million in cuts, so we could invest…
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
L.A. Sheriff's Deputies Beat Detained Compton Man, Think No One's Watching
L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he’s aware of the video involving he deputies and his department is investigating. Villanueva is also encouraging the person who shot the video to contact the LASD. A man was wrestled to the ground by cops,… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Seth Meyers Says Our ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ With Trump is Here: ‘This Is a Horrifying Moment’ (Video)
It would have seemed impossible a few weeks ago for any breaking news topic to supersede the global pandemic that has killed more than 100,000 Americans, but the nationwide protests against racist police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s death has done it. And on Tuesday, Seth Meyers focused his newest “A Closer Look” segment on Donald Trump’s threat to send American military forces against American citizens. “Donald Trump’s speech last night was one of the most menacing moments in his three-and-a-half years as President. And that’s saying a lot given that he is always menacing,” Meyers said to…
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Retired St. Louis Police Captain Killed Amid Unrest
Dorn, who was black, was found dead in front of his friend’s pawn shop that had been broken into. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Ex-Trump Hotel Housekeeping Employee Sues Biz, Made Her Work Sundays
A housekeeping employee who used to work for the Trump Hotel in Vegas claims she was kept out of church (and on the clock) for years, despite being a devout Christian … now, she’s suing. The woman’s name is Sonia Torres, and according to a… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
‘Tiger King': Judge Grants Carole Baskin Control of Joe Exotic’s Former Oklahoma Zoo
In a huge new wrinkle to the labyrinthine “Tiger King” saga, Big Cat Rescue owner Carole Baskin won a lawsuit against her imprisoned nemesis Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage and was granted control of the Garvin County, Oklahoma property at the center of the hit Netflix docu-series. As detailed in “Tiger King,” Baskin had already won a trademark infringement lawsuit against Exotic in 2011, and Exotic was ordered to pay her $1 million. But prior to the judgement, Exotic transferred ownership of the 6.2 acre Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park property to his mother, which meant that Baskin could not take…
Monday, June 1, 2020
Kodak Black Plans to Sue Fed Who Allegedly Leaked Pic of Him in Custody
Kodak Black was allegedly photographed by a U.S. Marshal — without his permission — the day he was arrested at Rolling Loud … and now, his lawyer’s ramping up for a lawsuit. The Miami Dade Police Department took a report showing that Kodak’s… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
