Arrests of Anti-Monarchy Protesters In the aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II's death, reports of protesters arrested in the UK circulated on social media.
The Formula Shortage, Explained A nationwide formula shortage worsened in May 2022, and experts provided scant applicable advice for parents of infants reliant on formula.
Actor Luke Perry Dead at 52 Actor Luke Perry, a Gen-X heartthrob best known for his work on Riverdale and Beverly Hills: 90210 has died. Perry was best known for his role in the teen drama about a group of wealthy classmates in southern California, but went on to distinguish himself in other television shows and films, such as the in […]
Stan Lee, Comic-Book Legend, Dead at 95 Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics co-creator who left an enduring mark on popular culture and changed the world of comic books forever, has died, reports TMZ. Lee’s storied career spanned decades. ComicBook.com reports that before he was deployed during World War II, he was hired by another well-known name to do grunt work: Lee was […]
Connecticut GOP Sends Mailer Showing Jewish Candidate Grinning at Fistful of Money In late October 2018, just days after a gunman — reportedly encouraged by racist political rhetoric — slaughtered eleven people during a service at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, Connecticut’s Republican candidate for a state senate seat sent out a flyer that showed his Democratic opponent Rep. Matthew Lesser (who is Jewish) grinning over a fistful […]
Suspect in Attempted Bomb Attacks Had History of Crime, Conspiracy Theories An unsettling week of threats and bombs sent to various high-profile political figures and pundits culminated in the arrest of a suspect in south Florida, a reckoning online, and a whole slew of conspiracy theories around the bombs and the culprit. Cesar Sayoc, Jr. already had a long list of convictions by the time he […]
Is Arkansas Law Enforcement Photographing Inmates in ‘Nike’ Gear? The Union County, Arkansas sheriff’s department has responded to widespread outrage in October 2018 about its policy of photographing inmates in shirts bearing the Nike slogan: The Sheriff in Union County, Arkansas is putting Nike t-shirts on people they arrest and making them wear them during mugshots. Source says it is to mock Nike and […]
Trump Administration Ends Visas to Unmarried Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats On October 1, 2018, as much of the United States was preoccupied with stories about sexual assault, drinking, and fighting by a Supreme Court nominee, the Trump administration enacted a policy change affecting diplomats. A September 13 memo to United Nations staff laid out the changes: 3. Since 2009, the United Nations has been informed that […]
Investigative Journalists: Russian Agents Were Responsible for Britain Poisonings On March 4, 2018, the quiet and picturesque British town of Salisbury was rocked by the discovery of former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia Skripal foaming at their mouths on a bench outside an Italian restaurant. The culprit: Novichok, a nerve agent known to have been developed and used by […]
