Robert Durst, convicted murderer, eccentric scion of a New York real estate dynasty and subject of the HBO docuseries The Jinx, has died at the age of 78, less than three months after Durst was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2000 murder of his friend Susan …
Read More »A Juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell Case Revealed He Was a Victim of Sexual Abuse. Now Defense Wants a New Trial
A juror from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial has given interviews to news outlets including Reuters and The Independent, sharing insights from the deliberations that led to the Dec. 29 conviction of Maxwell on sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges. The juror, who identified himself by his first and middle name, Scotty David, …
Read More »She Asked the Army to Investigate a Rape Trial. They Fired Her
A victim advocate formerly assigned to the Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina was placed on administrative leave, investigated for two years, and ultimately fired after she raised questions about the military’s handling of a Delta Force soldier accused of rape. The victim advocate, Lindsey Knapp, was a civilian …
Read More »I-95 Is a Snow-Covered Dystopian Hellscape. These Truckers Came to the Rescue
As truckers, it’s second nature for Emily Slaughter and Michele Rusher to keep tabs on bad weather and road closures. But as the drivers, who work for the shipping company New Prime, Inc., headed southbound on Interstate 95 early Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, no radio updates or electronic road signs …
Read More »Antonio Brown Booted From Tampa Bay Buccaneers After Mid-Game Meltdown
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown made a wild and abrupt exit during his team’s game Sunday versus the New York Jets when — in a moment that has since gone viral — he shed his pads and jersey, danced in the end zone, and left the field. Following …
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty on Nearly All Charges
A jury has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of the six charges in her sex-trafficking trial. Accused of procuring young girls for her former boyfriend and serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, Maxwell faced six counts — a conspiracy charge (for agreeing to do the crime) paired with …
Read More »Dave Chappelle's New Orleans Show Made It Clear He's Not the Victim
Dave Chappelle and Joe Rogan’s arena show in New Orleans, announced in June and later delayed after Rogan contracted Covid-19 in August, finally took place Thursday night. Both comedians made damn sure everybody was aware of the hot water they’ve found themselves in — Rogan for his spurious vaccine-alternative claims, …
Read More »Anti-Vax, Pro-Kyrie Irving Protestors Rally at Brooklyn Nets Arena Ahead of Home Opener
Anti-vax protestors descended on Brooklyn’s Barclays Center ahead of Sunday afternoon’s Nets game in support of Kyrie Irving, who is currently unable to play basketball at home games due to the city’s vaccine mandate. Video from outside the arenas shows dozens of protestors waving flags, touting anti-vax signs and chanting …
Read More »Man Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking During Super Bowl LIV
A Connecticut man was found guilty of coercing two women and a 17-year-old girl into sex trafficking during the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami, the Department of Justice announced Friday. A federal jury convicted 48-year-old Edward Walker on charges of sex trafficking by force and coercion, sex trafficking of a …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Wants Anti-Maskers to Take Action. Now Some Are Harassing Children at School
“Maybe people should stay and fight and take back the schools, which belong to us. They’re ours.” So said Tucker Carlson to millions of viewers on Tuesday night. It was the latest installment of the Fox News host’s months-long crusade against school mask mandates, one that has included multiple calls …
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