As the trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz reconvenes in Florida, the defense has begun presenting its case to spare him the death penalty for the Feb. 2018 rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty last …
Read More »Andrew Tate Banned From Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
Former kickboxer and semi-professional misogynist Andrew Tate has been booted from Facebook and Instagram as a consequence of violating their content policy, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone. Tate, who boasted over 4.6 million followers on Instagram, has achieved viral fame by becoming an online “lifestyle” guru who panders …
Read More »He Was Young, Gay, and Sold For Sex. How Jose Alfaro Escaped a Trafficking Nightmare
A s a kid growing up in the small Texas town of Navasota, Jose Alfaro spent his summers playing in the pastures and creeks near his home, examining bugs and frogs, crawfish and turtles. “It was one of those towns where tractors hold up traffic,” he says. Trains slowed things …
Read More »TikTok is Obsessed With New York City, Rightfully So
On a cloudy day in May, I meet the TikTok Creator @tweakseason near Madison Square Park, where he’s filming before his shift at Trader Joe’s. When he gets his phone out to shoot a video of a nice car parked on the street, he takes maybe a few seconds to …
Read More »A Missing Musician, a Broken Family, and a Bag of Bones: Inside a 40-Year Murder Mystery
T his story begins in 1982 with less than half a man — a pile of bones discovered under a layer of February snow, his broken skull smiling up at an adolescent worker behind his family’s factory. The bones were far from home, discarded in small-town Twinsburg, Ohio, which got …
Read More »Three Men Face Charges Related to 2018 Killing of Mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger
A trio of men are facing new charges related to the 2018 killing of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger. On Thursday, federal prosecutors announced Fotios “Freddy” Geas and Paul “Pauly” DeCologero allegedly carried out the beating death of the notorious gangster. A third man, Sean McKinnon was charged with making false …
Read More »Welcome to the New Rolling Stone
It’s time for something new. We’ve been remaking Rolling Stone to be faster, harder-hitting, and more vital. Now we’ve got a site to match that mission – highlighting the kind of world-class journalism, iconic imagery, and must-see videos that you’d expect from the bible of pop culture. Here’s a sample …
Read More »Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rebukes 'Disturbing' Attacks on Boston Children's Hospital Over Trans Healthcare
Rachael Rollins, a U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, decried the “disturbing” attacks on Boston Children’s Hospital and its pediatric and adolescent transgender health program. Since last week, the hospital has been inundated with harassing calls, emails, and death threats after several prominent conservative social media accounts shared videos and screenshots about …
Read More »Wiseguys Charged for Poker Parlor Alliance Linking Notorious N.Y. Mafia Families
Two of New York’s most storied Mafia families formed a secret gambling alliance — then suffered a whack to their profit streams with a round of arrests Tuesday morning. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say eight members or associates of the Bonanno and Genovese crime clans were taken into custody for …
Read More »Photographer Accused of Causing Bomb Scare on Flight Sues American Airlines
An unidentified amateur photographer is suing American Airlines for defamation, false imprisonment and emotional distress, among other charges, stemming from an in-flight disturbance that allegedly began when another passenger mistook the man’s vintage camera equipment for an explosive device. The incident, which resulted in the hasty evacuation of passengers and …
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