Istanbul Airport Attack: 36 Dead, 147 Injured, Turkish Officials Say: Gunshots, screams and explosions pierced the air Tuesday as three terrorists armed with bombs and guns killed at least 36 people at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey. Witnesses described deadly carnage and crowds in a panic as the attackers struck one of the world’s busiest […]
Colts Owner Jim Irsay Wins Bid For Prince’s ‘Yellow Cloud’ Guitar: Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay added Prince’s “Yellow Cloud” electric guitar to his collection of musical instruments, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). Irsay spent $137,500 on the guitar, which the late musician used for concerts until the mid-1990s: Michelle Obama, Daughters Visiting Liberia: […]
Brexit: Labour Party Crisis Deepens; Boris Johnson Calls For Unity: As the United Kingdom wakes up to a new week, the full extent of the Brexit hangover is becoming apparent ahead of a flurry of meetings to start negotiating the UK’s exit from the European Union as quickly and as painlessly as possible. Meanwhile, the […]
United Kingdom Votes To Leave EU In Historic Referendum: The United Kingdon has voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum, with 51.89% of the population voting to leave and 48.11% voting for remain. Almost 46.5 million people were registered to vote in Thursday’s referendum. Leave.EU and UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who had […]
Orlando Shooter Texted Wife During Attack, Source Says: The Orlando shooter and his wife exchanged text messages during the Pulse nightclub rampage, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told CNN. Around 4 a.m. on June 12, about two hours after he started the attack and while holed up in a bathroom, Omar Mateen […]
Biden Backs Clinton; VP And Warren Call Trump Comments ‘Racist’: Vice President Joe Biden endorsed Hillary Clinton Thursday night as he and Sen. Elizabeth Warren launched blistering back-to-back attacks at Donald Trump, both calling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s comments about a federal judge “racist.” Biden was discussing the empty seat on the Supreme Court […]
Hillary Clinton Clinches Democratic Presidential Nomination: Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Monday, according to CNN’s delegate and superdelegate count, and will become the first woman in the 240-year history of the United States to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party. A strong showing in Puerto Rico’s Democratic primary on Sunday […]
California Is First State To Approve $15 Minimum Wage: Both the State Assembly and State Senate passed the measure on Thursday afternoon. Governor Jerry Brown said he would sign it on Monday. “No one who is working full time in California should live in poverty due to a low wage,” said Democratic State Senator Mark […]
An award-winning veteran of Pittsburgh news station WTAE was fired from her post after 18 years for grossly stereotyping Black people as criminals with "multiple siblings and multiple fathers" in a racist Facebook post.
Actress Patty Duke Dead At 69: Patty Duke, the actress who won fame with her stage and screen portrayals of Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker,” died Tuesday, according to her agent. She was 69. Duke died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, according to a statement from Mitchell K. Stubbs & Associates, the agency […]
A Louisiana Pastor decided to switch things up this Easter and practice what he preaches, literally. The Shreveport Times reports: Bishop Rickey Moore with Sunrise…
At Least 8 Suspects Are At Large With Links To Attacks: European security agencies are searching for at least eight suspects they believe are linked to the ISIS attacks in Paris and Brussels. Their names are listed in an 11-page security bulletin that was circulated among European law enforcement agencies on March 23, the day […]
