Sinclair confirms that Jamie Allman, who has a nightly show on St. Louis'
@KDNLABC30
, has resigned after his tweet about sexually assaulting David Hogg with a hot poker sparked backlash and an advertiser boycott
Spox: "Yes his show is canceled and he is off the air immediately"
It's been a while since I teared up interviewing someone because the story was so heartfelt and genuine
I'm sure you've seen the viral photo of the 5-year-old who got adopted and his whole class came to support him. Well, the backstory is even more feels
Madison Cawthorn is the youngest Congressman ever elected and a rising star in the Trump sphere of the Republican party
In college, his former female classmates said they would warn one another: You don’t want to be alone with him, especially in his car
Ok I lied this is the best. These 13-year-olds “took damsels in distress and turned it around.”
“We’re sick of being seen as princesses so we made our own take on it,” says Ava (aka Sleeping Beauty)
Live as the verdict was read and people erupted into cheers and started sobbing when the jury announced Derek Chauvin was guilty of murdering George Floyd
Just came out of the Hollywood Bowl where a man charged and tackled Dave Chapelle on stage and got his ass kicked by at least 10 people.
LAPD and LAFD are now loading him into an ambulance
This woman ran up and stood outside a pillaged Vans and was begging people to stop looting because it will help get Trump re-elected.
“We don’t want Trump re-elected, please don’t do this”
I started reporting on Costco a month ago. Since then, I've spoken to over 100 warehouse and corporate workers who say a company, which they love, put them in harm's way during the peak of the coronavirus panic. A big story, thx to a ton of💪🏻from
@RMac18
In a fundraising letter dated the day before the
#ElPaso
shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott asked his supporters to help "defend" Texas from "illegal immigrants" by taking "matters into our own hands" via
@TheTexasSignal
"A tipster told the FBI that after the insurrection, Secor moved back in with his mother, got rid of his cellphone, and bragged that he 'would not be caught for his involvement at the US Capitol.'"
People have raised millions for the Black Lives Matter Foundation
Only thing is this nonprofit has *nothing* to do with the global movement. It's run by an LA music producer who says his org's mission is to unite the community and police
A doctor who helped treat and save HIV/AIDS patients during the height of the crisis died in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
"He would hold my hand, without gloves, when I was feeling really bad," one of his patients said. He "kept us alive the longest"
I’ve been reporting on Hurricane Ian since it hit Florida in late Sept. The storm caused $112.9 billion in damage, the second-largest insured loss on record after Katrina. In Nov, I started hearing that something strange was happening with storm victims’ insurance claims…
RGB was the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She died surrounded by family on Rosh Hashonah, the start of the New Year—one of Judaism’s holiest days. It’s about clearing your soul for what comes next and celebrating the start of something new with people you love
R. Kelly is back in custody for failing to pay $161,633 in child support to his ex-wife, Cooks County Sheriff's Office confirmed. He was detained after a hearing this afternoon and will remain in jail until he pays the full delinquent amount owed, sheriff spox Sophia Ansari says
Piggybacking off this update. One of the "bros" who encouraged Colin and Theodore to kiss said he knew what it felt like to be harassed or made fun of
and told the teens to "never stop being themselves and to ignore those that seek to not allow that"
Another little update: I've heard from one of the "bros" on the roof (turns out I know a few of them... because, of course, it's Jersey). He said they were up there for their friend Wilson's bachelor party and they love this whole thing. "We are all very happy for those guys."
Afterward, they all hugged on Michael as his dad laughed
McKee called the whole thing a “domino effect” of kindness and exemplifies what she always her students: “you rise when you lift others”
So there you go happy Friday not everything is awful people are good etc
On 1/6, hours before Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, US Park Police monitoring rallygoers at the Washington Monument were already feeling overwhelmed
Officers arrested a man for breaching the barriers. In response, a woman yells "Antifa, let him go"
🚨🚨 The $20million Build the Wall campaign is getting refunded.
@gofundme
is refunding everyone (~330,000 people) who donated because, according to a spokesperson, Brian Kolfage broke the original promise of the campaign to give the money back if they didn’t reach their goal
I don't write personal things often, but running changed my life. It can be hard and frustrating, but there's a "why" behind it. Running right now is disconcerting and strange. I have some tips on staying safe and vigilant, and shared a bit about my why
Dorothy Sewell, a beloved grandmother who loved the Toronto Blue Jays and Leafs just as much as her family, died in the van attack, her grandson confirmed. The 80-year-old loved bowling, skating, curling, and was an adventure-seeker, her friend said
An update from Tokyo:
#TeamUSA
men's epee team deliberately wore pink masks for their opening match to stand in solidarity w/ sexual assault survivors and against their teammate, Alen Hadzic, who is under investigation for sexual assault
"The disdain was clear," a source said
Native American elder Nathan Phillips said he’d like to meet with the Covington students and Catholic leaders at the Kentucky high school. He also said that the statement from the main student in the video, Nick Sandmann, was not an apology and contained “intentional falsehoods”
In another TikTok video before he was taken away, a Trump supporter murmurs about the police “...rush them. There's more of us than them."
"You piece of shit," they yell. "You wouldn't do this to Antifa or BLM!"
Mikayla Holmgren said she was so shocked she cried when she won two awards at Miss Minnesota yesterday. She also made history as the first woman with Down Syndrome to compete in a
@MissUSA
state pageant 👑
The judge, who cried during Michael's ceremony, and court officials blocked off a section for them
The family of one student, Michael's best friend, even delayed their long-planned trip to Florida to ensure "their son could be in the courtroom for his best friend," McKee said
And in this is where we are today: This guy kept interrupting Alex Jones bc he was upset that the conspiracy theorist wouldn’t admit that the earth was flat. Then Jones’ fans got upset bc they couldn’t hear his speech about baseless other fraud theories
.
@CAL_FIRE
says it has "no idea" what Trump's talking about in regards to "bad environmental laws" making California's fires worse.
"We have plenty of water for the firefight. The Mendocino complex is next to Clear Lake and the Carr fire has the Whiskeytown Lake and Lake Shasta"
.
@ACLU
's response/message to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey:
"We will not stand by while politicians endanger the lives of women and doctors for political gain. Know this, Governor Ivey: If you sign this dangerous bill into law, we will see you in court.”
Coleman-Madison introduced an amendment to the abortion bill that would require Alabama to pay for medical care for all children the state requires a woman to carry to term until they are 13, plus care for the mother
It failed 23-6
"This bill is about control," she restates
The judge said that in her entire 22 years, she’d never had a class come to witness an adoption.
Here’s Michael banging the gavel to signify his family was officially official and his classmates cheered and waved their heart sticks
"We had them pick what color heart they wanted to bring and put them on rulers because, 'love rules’...I'm corny like that,” McKee said
And then they sang the damn song 😭
YouTube shooting suspect Nasim Aghdam, who describes herself as a vegan artist, bodybuilder, and animal rights activist, often lashed out at the video platform for censoring and demonetizing her content
Over 3 dozen people detailed and corroborated allegations that Cawthorn targeted and harassed women, particularly at Patrick Henry College
4 women said he was aggressive, misogynistic, or predatory toward them
RAs said they warned their students not to be alone with him
After nearly a year, this behemoth is finally live:
Hundreds of US law enforcement and other public agencies got access to a facial recognition tool.
And thousands of officers ran searches on people, often without their own departments knowing about it.
The GoFundMe campaign to build Trump's wall just hit $20M
The decorated veteran behind the viral effort has crafted his persona as a conservative, altruistic public figure, but people who've worked with him say he can be vengeful and shady with donations
Someone left this note: “I was there that day. It could have been me. It could have been any of us. When will this nightmare end?” With their King Scooper’s receipt. They checked out at 2:17 pm, about 10 minutes before the shooting started
“My son has to grow up watching this,” Beasley says. “What do you expect us to do?”
Like many across the US, he harped that peaceful demonstrations haven’t worked in the past. Every few months, they’re back out saying another name.
Escalating is getting people’s attention
I just walked past a lemonade stand and was like sorry guys I don’t have any cash and one of the kids, a 6-year-old boy, goes: “that’s ok we take Venmo!!”
So now I have 3 glasses of lemonade bc talk about hustle
Veterans of Foreign Wars said it was "disappointed" in its members for following president Trump's lead to boo and heckle the media during his speech at their convention today.
They "were our invited guests. We were happy to have them there"
Update: after Trump’s speech, Veterans of Foreign Wars releases statement: “We were disappointed to hear some of our members boo the press. The reporters onsite today were our invited guests and we rely on them to help spread the VFW’s message."
The young Latina women say they’re not her protesting, they’re “celebrating”
“Four years ago they told us to deal with it. We dealt with it. Now it’s their turn”
Hi
@nytimes
, I know we’re all working hard to inform readers about the horrific Maui fires-especially when it comes to accountability-but at least credit the outlet who first did the investigating, particularly if you are going to basically use the same sources and documents. Ty!
A pretty surreal, exciting update: I’ll be joining the
@washingtonpost
soon to cover what I am most passionate about—extreme weather and disasters. This is a dream job and I’m still a bit in shock. Thrilled to be joining the climate team’s incredible crew
Veteran independent insurance adjusters said their estimates were being significantly altered: photos deleted, descriptions of damage erased, and the final amounts reduced by over 80% .
They'd had issues with carriers before but never seen this behavior
Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D: “This bill isn’t about the right to life. This bill is about control.”
She then goes in how Alabama does not provide support, education, medical care to these mothers
"The sin to me is bringing a child into this world and not caring for them"
@TheTexasSignal
Greg Abbott's fundraising mailer implores residents to "DEFEND" the state from "illegal immigrants"
While the rhetoric echoes Trump, Democrats say this flagrant, fear-inducing language was "piloted in Texas" and we're now seeing the ramifications
Quite a few people here are every day voters who are upset at what they believe to be issues with their ballots (sharpies kept coming up) and want a fair and equal election
Gilbert Serna is 37 and has worked at the Cielo Vista Walmart for almost 19 years. On Saturday, he helped more than 100 people escape the shooting by ushering them out of a fire exit to the back of the building and hiding them in large shipping containers
She pitched it to the principal, who said💯 But there was a major hurdle: transportation. The school's a walking district-they don't have school buses and couldn't afford to hire one
She emailed parents asking if any would help drive: "14 out of 23 offered to skip work and come"
So, Kolfage has again updated the campaign to build the wall himself. He’s formed a non-profit (to move the $$ to) and a team
Since he broke his original promise, GoFundMe said “all donors will receive a refund”
New info here. It’s a ride
This family just fucking killed it. Janet, Terence, and their son T went all out. Janet is a nurse at the LA Children’s Hospital and says “the hospital is afraid. Most people we treat are heavily dependent on Medicare and many are immigrants”
OH i forgot to explain that they were able to get the bus because a parent emailed McKee asking how much it would cost to rent a school bus and decided to cover it.
So, in total, 18 kindergarteners and 14 adults(including school administrators, secretaries, parents) were there
This is david Brown. He’s lived in Santa Monica and was here for the Rodney King riots. He says this is worse and it’s heartbreaking to see. He wants peace and is against the looting and destruction. I just watched him get detained and put in zip tie handcuffs.
USPP has been plagued by chronic issues
After their role in violently clearing peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square last June, their union wrote to Congress asking for reforms, stating they “lack the staffing to implement crowd control effectively”
Inside Cup Foods when the news broke that a verdict has been reached in trial of Derek Chauvin.
The owners say they’re closing in case the former police officer is found not guilty
While at school, Patrick Henry students said Cawthorn often used his white Dodge Challenger as a way to entrap and harass his women classmates
Two said he would drive recklessly and ask them about their virginity and sexual experiences while they were locked in the moving car
McKee called the bus garage, but the driver said she hadn't gotten her request in on time
"Then [she] asked what it was for and I told her and she said you can have the bus and I'll drive for free"
On Thurs, the driver dropped the ecstatic group off in front of the courthouse
In 2015, he raised $16,246 on GoFundMe for a veteran mentorship program, citing three hospitals he would help. The funds went directly to him, GoFundMe confirmed.
But all 3 vet centers say they have no record of any peer-mentoring programs or of him working with their patients
!!! California becomes the first state in the US to make “stealthing” (non-consensual condom removal) illegal, giving victims an avenue to seek justice and damages
Meanwhile, Florida residents are getting desperate and running out of patience and savings. They feel helpless, but refuse to give up.
“They're trying to wear me out,” Terry, 69, said. “I told them they picked the wrong person.”
Investigation here:
Charles, a 21-year-old former Republic of Florida member, says that Cruz wasn’t involved and that leader Jordan Jereb was using this as a stunt to bring more attention to the group, which Charles says has at most 5 guys and is inflated by social media
Portland police have been in coordination with DHS from the start, according to
@JoAnnPDX
On a
@WStatesCenter
call about the federal response, the commissioner said she "just found out" that a DHS person has been embedded in the police's "emergency command center from day one"
Hundreds of pages of claims & internal records I reviewed show big changes were being made to Hurricane Ian estimates without adjusters' knowledge or consent. I saw a $488,000 claim reduced to $13,000. Some were cut below deductibles, leaving residents with nothing
Last night and sunrise in Redding, California, where the
#carrfire
has been raging barely contained since Monday.
Officials just said it’s burned more than 80,000 acres, up from 48,312 last night.
Still 5% contained
A Tennessee man accused of harassing two teenage girls wearing hijabs and then swinging a knife and attacking their father has been charged with a hate crime
Michael goes to Wealthy Elementary School in East Grand Rapids. The school's theme is "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
"You know that song by Annie Lennox?" his teacher, Kerry McKee said.
She teaches her kindergarteners to always embrace others, no matter the circumstance