Jaimie Marshall

Bridgegate Trial: Chris Christie Focus Looms Over Opening Arguments Against Bridget Kelly And Bill Baroni

Opening arguments begin today in the “Bridgegate” trial against Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni, but the focus of the scandal remains on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Kelly and Baroni are charged with nine counts of fraud and conspiracy, with the indictment alleging they arranged lane closings that caused gridlock on the heavily traveled […]

8y ago

jessica alba

Jessica Alba: Unilever Is In Talks To Acquire Honest Company

Jessica Alba’s net worth may be getting a massive boost from her successful business, the Honest Company. WSJ reports that Unilever, the company behind huge brands like Dove and Axe, is currently in talks to buy the company that Alba started in 2011. The Honest Company was valued at $1.7 billion in 2015 but it […]

8y ago

Hot Car Deaths: Rising Number Of Children Dying Prompts Hot Cars Act Of 2016

There has been another hot car death where a child has been forgotten by their parents or intentionally left in the car while the parent goes about their day. This week a mother in Texas forgot to drop her 1-year-old baby off at daycare and went to work, leaving the child in the scorching heat […]

8y ago

california|Football|Joe Biden|lady gaga|utah

Osa Masina: USC Football Player Charged With Rape And Sodomy In Utah, Under Investigation In California

Osa Masina, a USC football player, has been charged with three felonies including one count of rape and two of forcible sodomy after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted by him in Utah. Masina is also under investigation in California for allegedly sexually assaulting the same woman there two weeks before the Utah […]

8y ago

bangladesh

Bangladesh Factory Fire: 23 People Killed And Dozens Injured

A factory fire at the Tampaco Foils Ltd. Factory in Tongi, Bangladesh, has killed at least 23 people and injured dozens of others. The fire broke out at the packaging factory where around 100 people were working after an explosion occurred in the boiler room at the beginning of the day. Bangladesh factory fire: At […]

8y ago

Fresno Jail Shooting: Thong Vang Critically Injures Two Correctional Officers In Early Morning Shooting

An early morning shooting Saturday at a Fresno jail critically injured two correction officers. Thong Vang, a 37-year-old convicted rapist, entered the jail around 8:30 a.m. to visit someone and was reportedly exhibiting odd behavior. The Fresno Bee reports that Vang went to the front of the line but was told to go to the […]

8y ago

sarah jessica parker

Mylan To Launch Cheaper Generic EpiPen Alternative In Response To Backlash

Mylan Pharmaceuticals is launching a cheaper generic EpiPen alternative in response to the public backlash they have been facing. The company has lost more than $3 billion as investors react to the outcry over the pricing of the allergy drug. According to Raw Story, Mylan stocks went from $49.20 per share to $43.11. Mylan Raised […]

8y ago

elizabeth smart

Elizabeth Smart Says Pornography Made Her Life In Captivity Worse

Elizabeth Smart, the young woman who was kidnapped at the age of 14 but was miraculously rescued nine months later, has released a video regarding pornography and how it affected her captivity, saying that it “made my living hell worse.” The video was made by the organization Fight the New Drug, an anti-porn non-profit group, […]

8y ago

syria

Syrian War: Brother Of Boy In Heartbreaking Photo Dies

The Syrian war took on a new face this week when the image of a young boy covered in soot, rubble, and blood made news everywhere. Five-year-old Omran Daqneesh was pulled from the scene of a bombing in the Syrian city of Aleppo. CNN now reports that Omran’s 10-year-old brother succumbed to the injuries he […]

8y ago

Donald Trump|immigration|Kellyanne Conway

Donald Trump’s Immigration Policy Is Now ‘To Be Determined’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be changing his tune with respect to immigration after information leaked about his meeting with the Hispanic advisory council he has created on Saturday. During the sit-down, Buzzfeed reports that Trump was reversing his earlier statements about automatic deportation for people in the United States illegally, and said […]

8y ago

murder|New York|religion

Imam Murder: Man Charged In Broad Daylight Shooting Of Imam And His Assistant

A 35-year-old man has been charged in the brazen daylight shooting of Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and aide Thara Uddin, 64, in South Ozone Park, New York. Oscar Morel was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the shocking case, according to the New York Post. Morel’s brother Alvin said that in the aftermath […]

8y ago

Donald Trump|john mccain|Paul Ryan

Donald Trump Refuses To Endorse Paul Ryan Or John McCain

The 2016 election campaign continues to get more and more combative, but the most notable battles are within the Republican party. Presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he could not endorse Paul Ryan or John McCain in their primary campaigns. Both high-profile Republicans have endorsed Trump for president but they have criticized many […]

8y ago

Bitcoin|hong kong

Bitcoin: $72 Million Worth Of The Digital Currency Stolen From Bitfinex Exchange In Hong Kong

Approximately $72 million worth of the digital currency, Bitcoin, was stolen from the Bitfinex Exchange in Hong Kong in the second-biggest security breach ever for this type of currency. In an interview on Wednesday with Reuters, Zane Tackett, Director of Community & Product Development for Bitfinex, said that 119,756 bitcoins had been stolen from users’ […]

8y ago

Kevin Hart|louis c.k.

‘The Secret Life Of Pets’ Sequel Is Already In The Works

That was fast! It was announced today that The Secret Life of Pets already has a sequel in the works. According to Box Office Mojo, the popular kids movie has already earned more than $400 million worldwide in less than four weeks in theaters. The Secret Life of Pets had a production cost of approximately […]

8y ago

economy|India|Saudi Arabia

Lagging Saudi Arabia Economy Strands 10,000 Indian Workers Who Haven’t Been Paid In Months

The lagging economy in Saudi Arabia, combined with the drop in global oil prices, have resulted in approximately 10,000 Indian workers being stranded with no money and no food according to the New York Times. The Indian government is struggling to help the more than 10,000 people who have lost their jobs and, after not […]

8y ago

hulk hogan

‘Gawker’ Founder Nick Denton Files For Personal Bankruptcy

Gawker founder Nick Denton has filed for personal bankruptcy in the midst of his ongoing legal battle with Hulk Hogan and Peter Thiel. Denton’s company Gawker Media LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection in June and is the result of a $140 million judgment that Terry Bollea, a.k.a. Hulk Hogan, won in an invasion of […]

8y ago

Donald Trump|mike pence

Mike Pence: Vice Presidential Candidate Issues Statement On The Khan Family

Mike Pence, the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, is trying to calm the furor over Donald Trump’s attacks on the family of a Muslim war hero, but he may have actually made it worse. Pence’s statement was both condescending and self-serving, and it also lacked sincerity. Pence’s son is a Marine so there is no doubt […]

8y ago

Donald Trump|hillary clinton|nfl

Donald Trump: Retired General Warns of Massive Military Unrest If Trump Wins

Donald Trump is not having a great week. Today retired Marine General John Allen warned that if the Republican presidential nominee wins the election in November, there would be massive unrest in the military, saying, “I think we would be facing a civil military crisis, the like of which we’ve not seen in this country […]

8y ago

belgium

Belgium Terror Probe: Two Arrested, One Charged With Terror Related Charges

Two brothers were arrested Saturday in Belgium in connection with a terror-related investigation. One of the brothers was later released but the other, who is currently only identified as Nourredine H. According to CNN, was charged with attempting to commit a terrorist murder and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization. Two brothers, suspected […]

8y ago

United States To Expand Central American Refugee Program

With all talk about refugees revolving around Syria as of late, it is easy to forget that people from many other parts of the world are also desperate to escape their countries and move to the United States. In a move that will no doubt be criticized by Republicans, the U.S. government announced that they […]

8y ago