Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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A deaf-blind Paralympian has quit Team USA after she was denied essential accommodation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. Becca Meyers, 26, a three-time gold medalist, revealed on Tuesday, July 20, that she is dropping out of the games because the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee denied her request to…
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A couple is facing 20 years in prison after their gender reveal stunt led to a wildfire that killed a firefighter. It was announced on Tuesday, July 20, that Refugio Manuel Jimenez and Angela Renee Jiminez have been charged with involuntary manslaughter relating to the El Dorado wildfire, as per…
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People have voiced their heartbreak and outrage after an eight-year-old girl revealed that the recent shooting at the Nationals game was the second she has experienced. According to CBS Sports, the game between the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. was interrupted on…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene was hit with a 12-hour suspension from Twitter after spreading misinformation surrounding the ongoing pandemic. According to CBS, the controversial Georgia representative was suspended from the social media platform on Monday, July 19, after sharing a series of posts on Sunday regarding vaccines and Covid-19 that Twitter…
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At least two people have lost their lives after a fatal shooting and a house fire also left three children missing in Arizona. The Tuscon Police Department said a gunman was shot after he killed a neighbor, injured three first responders and a bystander in a deadly rampage, per ABC…
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A brave officer rescuing a distraught six-year-old girl who had been allegedly kidnapped by a stranger was caught on a bodycam. It was reported on July 2 that a stranger pulled up and got out of his vehicle in Valley Station, Louisville, before grabbing a little girl from her bicycle.…
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Caitlyn Jenner has confirmed that she would support former President Donald Trump if he ran for office in 2024. Jenner, who is running for governor of California as a Republican, shared her support of Trump - in the event that he does run again in three years' time - during…
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A judge has ordered a woman in New Jersey to take down her "vulgar" anti-Joe Biden flags, but she insists that they are freedom of speech. Roselle Park resident Andrea Dick has brought the attention of many to her yard after displaying flags that show how she feels about the…
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A man lost his life after trying to save his drowning girlfriend, who fell into a waterfall and tragically died. On Monday, July 12, 29-year-old Michael Mayer and his family went to a picturesque swimming spot in Tompkins County, New York, per Syracuse. It was a familiar area for the…
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It appears that Chris Watts, made famous by a Netflix documentary exploring the triple murder of his family, has his own fanbase. At the very least, he has one devoted fan by the name of Christa Richello who features in the Lifetime documentary, Cellmate Secrets: Chris Watts. As per the…
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Parents have slammed a "woke" New York school after their kids were shown a "blatantly racist" video mocking white women. Pupils were shown a video that "openly derides, humiliates and ridicules white women", as per the New York Post. Gabriela Perez-Marques Baron - an alumna and former trustee of the…
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Illinois has become the first state to require Asian American history to be taught in schools. Per BBC, Governor JB Pritzker signed the new legislation on Friday, July 9, which requires schools to teach "the contributions of Asian American communities to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the…
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A man who stormed the US Capitol earlier this year thinking it was the White House has been shown leniency by the judge. Doug Jensen joined the insurrection on January 6 in support of former President Donald Trump. Five people including an on-duty Capitol police officer lost their lives as…
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Oregon's wildfire has now spread so far that the 200,000-acre blaze can be seen from outer space. Per CBS News, the Bootleg Fire fire has now destroyed 54 structures and 21 homes and forced more than 100 more to be evacuated. Although the cause of the fire currently remains unknown,…
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Women in Texas who seek abortions after six weeks during their pregnancy could be turned in for a $10,000 reward from September 1. This comes after Texas passed the Heartbeat Act through the state legislature in May - a decision that sparked mass outrage across the country. The act allows…
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Donald Trump has slammed Hillary Clinton at yesterday's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), as he referred to her as the "most angry person" in the US. During his 90 minute address at the GOP event, the ex-POTUS slammed a number of his political rivals and critics including the likes of…
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Donald Trump Jr. has teased a potential 2024 presidential run. The son of former POTUS Donald Trump admitted that while he hasn't "personally thought about it" yet, he's not ruling the idea out as a whole. Speaking to Fox News at a Conservative Political Action Conference gathering in Texas, Don…
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Universal Florida has been hit with a $30,000 lawsuit after their Despicable Me Gru allegedly "flashed a White supremacy sign". The 'OK' hand gesture, which involves making a circle with your index finger as the others point up, was adopted by white supremacists in 2017 and was quickly added to…
