Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Serial Killer, was charged today with a seventh murder for the 2000 killing of Valerie Mack, The New York Times reports. Heuermann appeared in court Tuesday, Dec. 17, in Riverhead, New York, where he pleaded not guilty to the new charge. Mack was a …
Read More »Luigi Mangione Indicted for Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione was officially indicted in New York City on multiple charges connected to the killing of UnitedHelathcare CEO Brian Thompson. The office for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the grand jury indictment Tuesday, Dec. 17, just over a week after Mangione was first arrested and charged. The new …
Read More »Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Supreme Court Justice to Perform on Broadway
Supreme Court Justice (and theater fanatic) Ketanji Brown Jackson made her Broadway debut over the weekend. As she joined & Juliet on Saturday, Jackson made history by becoming the first member of the Supreme Court to perform on Broadway. The Justice appeared in a one-night-only role during Saturday night’s showing …
Read More »Police Identify Wisconsin School Shooter as 15-Year-Old Female Student
The juvenile shooter at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, was a 15-year-old female student, according to Madison police. During an evening news conference on Monday, Police Chief Shon F. Barnes identified the shooter as Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha. She was pronounced dead while …
Read More »Politicians and Pundits Escalate Dangerous Drone Hysteria
December is a month of twinkling lights and heavy air traffic, which seem to have collided in the most curious phenomenon of this holiday season: a sudden, unfounded panic that remotely controlled drones are patrolling the night skies up and down the eastern coast of the U.S. A month ago, …
Read More »NFL Commissioner: Our Jay-Z Relationship 'Not Changing'
TheNFL’s relationship with Jay-Z and his company Roc Nation is not changing after a woman accused the rapper and entrepreneur of rape in a lawsuit, said the league’s commissioner Roger Goodell. “We know about the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s very strong response to that,” Goodell said at a press conference …
Read More »Judge Blocks The Onion's Bid to Take Over Alex Jones' Infowars
A Texas bankruptcy court ruled on Tuesday that The Onion‘s acquisition of Alex Jones‘ disinformation empire, Infowars, could not move forward, dealing a blow to the satirical newspaper. The most surreal media merger in recent memory is now set to disintegrate — at least for now — after almost a …
Read More »Luigi Mangione's Lawyer on Fighting Extradition in CEO Shooting: 'We've Seen No Evidence'
The lawyer for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man arrested and charged with killingUnitedHealthcareCEO Brian Thompson, appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday to explain why the suspect is fighting extradition from Pennsylvania — where Mangione was apprehended — to New York City, where Thompson’s murder occurred. Thomas Dickey, Mangione’s lawyer, told …
Read More »Hayley Kiyoko to Make Directorial Debut With 'Girls Like Girls' Feature
It’s time for the disciples to gather —because Lesbian Jesus is finally coming back to people’s screens. Pop star Hayley Kiyoko will make her directorial debut with her Girls Like Girls film, which was acquired this week by Focus Features. The film, which Kiyoko also co-wrote, is loosely based on …
Read More »Hannah Kobayashi 'Found Safe,' Family Says
Hannah Kobayashi’s family said they found and made contact with Hannah, who has been missing since early November. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, the family said, “We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe. This past month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our …
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