An Arizona man was indicted on federal weapons charges after being arrested as part of a sting operation that involved a planned hate crime-related mass shooting at an Atlanta concert. Mark Adams Prieto, 58, was charged with firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm for use in a hate crime, and …
Read More »Elon Musk, SpaceX Accused of Illegal Firings, Sexual Harassment in New Lawsuit
SpaceX and CEO Elon Musk were hit with another lawsuit on Wednesday by eight former employees alleging Musk personally ordered their firing after they raised concerns about sexual harassment and discrimination against women at the company. SpaceX fired the workers in 2022 after they wrote and circulated a letter denouncing …
Read More »Wiener Wars: Joey Chestnut Banned From Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Over Glizzy Grievances
Chaos has consumed the world of competitive eating after 16-time Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest winner Joey Chestnut was banned from this year’s competition over his new sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a rival purveyor of plant-based franks. Major League Eating confirmed the ban in a statement shared on …
Read More »Gabby Petito Asked Brian Laundrie to 'Stop Crying and Stop Calling Me Names' in Letter
Nearly three years after Gabby Petito‘s remains were discovered following her disappearance while on a cross-country trip with her then-fiancé Brian Laundrie, the FBI has released more than 350 pages of documents from the investigation surrounding the incident. Appearing just over 100 pages into the release is a letter that …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein Files to Appeal Los Angeles Rape Conviction
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein filed an appeal to overturn a rape and sexual assault conviction in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, NBC News reported, weeks after he successfully overturned a similar conviction in New York. Weinstein has requested a new trial. “Harvey Weinstein was tried by a system devoted …
Read More »Amanda Knox Plans to Appeal 'Unfair' Slander Re-Conviction: 'I Will Fight for the Truth'
Amanda Knox said she will continue to “fight for the truth” and planned to appeal her re-conviction on slander charges tied to the police investigation into the infamous 2007 murder of her roommate. In an interview with Sky News Italy, Knox said, “I have been unjustly accused for 17 years. …
Read More »FBI Release 475 Pages of Documents on O.J. Simpson
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman and just two months after his death, the FBI has released 475 pages of documents on O.J. Simpson. The documents, obtained by Rolling Stone, are largely focused on the investigation into the 1994 murders of …
Read More »Shane Smith Returns to Vice After Company Bankruptcy, Sets Podcast With Bill Maher
More than three months after ViceMedia Group CEO Bruce Dixon announced plans to layoff hundreds of employees and the shuttering of its flagship website, co-founder Shane Smith is set to return as editor-in-chief of Vice News and to host a podcast with Bill Maher this summer. Smith, who co-founded Vice …
Read More »Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Charged With Two More Murders
The man accused of being the Long Island Serial Killer was charged with two more counts of murder in connection to the remains of victims found near his alleged dumping ground of Gilgo Beach and further east along Long Island’s southern coast. According to a new Suffolk County bail application …
Read More »Amanda Knox Re-Convicted of Slander by Italian Court
Amanda Knox’s attempt to “clear my name once and for all” in connection to the headline-gripping 2007 murder of her roommate in Italy concluded Wednesday with a re-conviction for slander as an Italian court found Knox wrongly accused an innocent man for the killing. Making her first appearance in an …
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