Source: Pool / Getty On Friday, Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges related to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024. NBC News reports that Mangione read his plea in a Manhattan court while Thompson’s family was in attendance. “I emailed UnitedHealthcare with the intent to shoot Brian Thompson,” Mangione said in his statement. “On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. […]
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune / Getty Months without a clear end date are taking a serious toll on sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, with family members and crew members raising concerns about worsening morale, mental health struggles and possible self-harm. Those fears were raised directly with senior Navy officials Thursday during town halls held for families of the carrier’s crew. At a San Diego meeting attended by roughly […]
Source: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office / Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Back in April, a former North Carolina police officer was arrested in Florida after being accused of planning to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major music festival in New Orleans. In June, a Louisiana grand jury declined to indict the ex-cop on a state terrorism charge, and now, we learn that 45-year-old Christopher Gillum has been […]
Source: Carolina Molina / Screenshot You know, when it comes right down to it, it’s not terribly difficult to imagine how and why things escalated so quickly in the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. I mean, if you’re Black, it’s probably even less surprising, considering we’ve been well accustomed to how volatile and trigger-happy law enforcement can be for […]
Source: ShuangxiangTian / Getty A recall affecting nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs has been assigned to the United States Food and Drug Administration’s most serious risk category. The recall was initiated due to concerns about potential Salmonella Enteritidis contamination. On Wednesday, the FDA categorized this as a “class 1,” which is “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative […]
Source: Goodboy Picture Company / Getty August is already proving to be a powerful month for personal growth, and on Aug. 13, four zodiac signs could find themselves in an especially lucky position. According to YourTango astrologer Aria Gmitter, the cosmic energy on Thursday favors Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn, and Cancer, bringing opportunities for greater abundance, progress, and even a few unexpected wins. The Moon moves from fiery Leo into practical […]
Anna Frank At best, a proper surrogacy plan can help a couple struggling with childbirth to achieve the gift of parenthood by way of a willing woman’s reproductive power. Then there’s the worst-case scenario, which typically arises when said surrogate grows an attachment to the life growing inside of her. Many are trying to wrap their heads around the recent viral case of McKenna West, a surrogate to a California […]
Source: Danielle Villasana / Getty In news that can only be described as wild, weird, and deeply upsetting, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to provide agents with gloves that emit electric shocks to subdue individuals they’re targeting. AP reports that a notice published by the Department of Homeland Security on Monday revealed the agency intends to spend $10 to $20 million on “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices.” So, […]
Source: City of Rifle Police Department / via Courthouse News In today’s episode of The Call Is Hootin’ and Hollerin’ From Inside The House, it appears that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is finding out the hard way that, while she has spent years denigrating the LGBTQ community and accusing it of “grooming” children based on zero evidence, she should have turned her suspicions toward her son, who has been arrested […]
