Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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Joandrea McAtee, from Porter County, Indiana, is facing preliminary felony charges of child neglect after it was discovered she had allowed three students to take the wheel of a school bus. The 27-year-old bus driver was caught on camera in a now-viral video, allowing students from Boone Grove High School…
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A restaurant employee at Comerica Park in Detroit was terminated from his job this week after a colleague shared video footage of him spitting on pizzas. Jaylon Kerley, the employee in question, apparently spat on customers' food after his managers irritated him, and was exposed when a video of the incident was…
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Last week, Donald Trump took to his favourite social media platform - Twitter - to share his thoughts on the sexual assault allegations surrounding the current SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh has been accused of sexual assault by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who claims that the…
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A 19-year-old woman in Florida has claimed she was forced to jump out of a moving car to escape after an Uber driver attempted to "kidnap" her. Brooke Adkins suffered cuts and scrapes to her feet and hands after her Uber driver reportedly refused to stop the car when she…
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An "exceptionally rare" two-headed venomous snake has been found in a woman's backyard in northern Virginia. The reptile, which has been identified as a copperhead snake, was found by a woman named Stephanie, who reportedly posted a picture of it on Virginia Wildlife Management and Control’s Facebook page asking: "What are…
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The former US rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight had pleaded no contest over a voluntary manslaughter charger pertaining to a hit-and-run in 2015. It is reported that Knight will be formally sentenced to 28 years in prison next month. The incident occurred in 2015 following an argument about the NWA…
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Carrying firearms and the weight of the law behind them, it makes sense that the police be held accountable for their actions, and operate in a safe and responsible manner. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case, as we have seen many acts of brutality, profiling, and other injustices committed by…
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On Monday, Pasco County deputies responded to a call at a home in New Port Richey, Florida. A man, later identified as 24-year-old Kevin Wilson, was accused of attempting to kidnap a six-month-old baby. According to the sheriff's office, he climbed up to the second-story window of the residence, and tried…
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It's impossible to tell how we'd react when it comes to a life-threatening situation, especially if you've never been in one before. Me? I have a pretty easy life, all things considered. I never have to stare death in the face or fight to survive in hostile conditions, and I…
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A school in Pearland, Texas, is reportedly reevaluating its dress code after a male Shadow Creek High School student received an in-school suspension for wearing makeup in class last week, and refused to remove it. Alvin Independent School District's (ISD) dress code, which was "established to teach grooming and hygiene"…
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It's a sad fact that black Americans are forced to put up with an unwarranted amount of discrimination and abuse in their day-to-day lives, and talk to any minority in the United States, and you're sure to hear more than a few anecdotes from them about the racist treatment they've endured…
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Xavier Cunningham was just your average boy from western Missouri, playing with his friends, when one Saturday afternoon, he took an unfortunate fall. Xavier was with his friends in a neighbour's house, when they tried to climb into a treehouse that happened to house a wasp's nest. One of those wasps…
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In October last year, Juli Briskman, a 51-year-old former marketing executive from Virginia, made headlines around the world when she flipped the bird at Donald Trump's motorcade as she rode past on her bicycle. "He was passing by and my blood just started to boil," she explained at the time. "I’m…
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From snatching the mic at awards shows to his apparent support of Donald Trump, Kanye West is known for his outlandish behaviour. However, when it transpired that the 41-year-old rapper was presenting the Pornhub awards, no one knew where to look. It all started when he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel…
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On Tuesday, the United States came together once again to mourn the thousands of lives lost in New York City in 2001. It was the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, in which 19 Al-Qaeda militants hijacked four planes, carrying out attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, while a…
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Today marks the 17th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. On September 11, 2001, 19 Al-Queda militants hijacked four planes to carry out suicide attacks. Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. A third plane crashed into the…
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On September 11, 2001, the world came to a standstill as America suffered its worst ever terror attack. Two planes ploughed into the World Trade Center in New York City, one hit the Pentagon, and a fourth was heroically steered away from its target by passengers on board the flight.…
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A video of a confrontation at an apartment building in Tallahassee last Saturday night has gone viral, showing a man draw a firearm on four students trying to enter. The four juniors, from Florida A&M University, were waiting to get into their friend's apartment that evening for a party when…
