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Trump Supporters gathered in the US Capitol for the 'Save America March' have clashed with police officers and breached the building, forcing a lockdown with members of Congress inside. As reported by ABC News and CNBC, the Senate has been forced to recess after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building.…
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Earlier today (January 6), the outgoing US President Donald Trump revved-up his supporters at a rally near the White House, telling them: "We will never concede". Speaking prior to Congress assembling to count the electoral votes and officially certify Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election, Trump…
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An artist has provoked outrage this week after creating a 108-foot-high vagina sculpture on a hill near her house. According to a recent report by the Daily Mirror, the project was the work of a Brazilian artist named Juliana Notari, who spent a grand total of 11 months building the…
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A 27-year-old man was accidentally shot dead at a 'Peaky Blinders-themed' party after a guest brought a gun as a fancy dress prop. Thomas Bernabé attended the party on New Year's Eve in Monbazillac in Dordogne, southern France, where he was accidentally shot in the chest, the Daily Mail reports.…
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David J. Worley, an Atlanta lawyer and the only Democrat on the state election board in Georgia, has called on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to investigate potential civil and criminal violations committed by Donald Trump during a phone call over the weekend, it's reported. Worley said that a…
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Donald Trump has taken to social media to claim that the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the United States has been "exaggerated". Taking to Twitter on Sunday (January 3), the outgoing president wrote to his 88.6 million followers: "The number of cases and deaths of the China Virus…
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The Trump International Hotel in Washington DC has increased its room prices to over three times their usual rate over the dates of president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Per a recent report by The Independent, the hotel - located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue - recently unblocked the dates after months of…
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An Australian sailor feared to be dead has spoken out about being found clinging onto a water beacon for three hours after his yacht. As reported by 9News, 64-year-old David Simpson was found two-and-a-half kilometers away from his vessel after getting into trouble off Queensland's Sunshine Coast towards the northern…
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A homeless man who selflessly returned a woman's lost wallet has had his kindness paid forward, as her granddaughter raised hundreds of dollars for him. Earlier this month, grandmother and northern California resident Evelyn Topper stopped at Kamson coffee shop in San Rafael to grab herself a chai soy latte…
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The National Park Service is investigating an incident that saw a park ranger use a Taser on a Native American man walking off-trail, The Washington Post reports. Darrell House was walking through the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque on Sunday with his dog and sister when he walked off the…
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A man's romantic clifftop proposal went horrifically wrong after his fiancée fell 650ft off the cliff just moments after saying yes. As reported by German tabloid newspaper Bild, the unfortunate couple had trekked to the top of the mountain in Carinthia, Austria, where the man, 27, proposed to his 32-year-old…
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Dawn Wells has died at the age of 82 after suffering from health complications related to Covid-19. As reported by BBC News, the Gilligan's Island star passed away peacefully in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning (December 30), as confirmed by her publicist, Harlan Boll. [caption id="attachment_12630515" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Credit: PA…
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After standing for 141 years, Boston has removed a statue showing a formerly enslaved man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln. As reported by CNN, the Boston mayor's office confirmed the removal of the "Emancipation Group" statue, which had stood in Park Square since 1879. A spokeswoman for Mayor Marty Walsh…
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A seven-year-old boy is being praised for saving his younger sister's life after jumping into her room through a window in their burning home to rescue her from the fire. As reported by CNN, it had been a typical night for the Davidson family of New Tazewell, Tennessee on December…
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One lucky Las Vegas gambler had a very merry Christmas this year after winning a $15.5 million jackpot on a slot machine. After playing just $40 in a slot machine at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the man - named only as Kevin - hit the jackpot,…
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Grammy award-winning musician Keyon Harrold has shared a video with his fans showing the moment a white woman launched at his Black teenage son while accusing him of stealing her iPhone. As reported by the Washington Post, Harrold's now-viral video shows the moment an irate woman - who has not…
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A ceramic sculpture depicting the bust of Breonna Taylor has been smashed in an apparent act of vandalism. CBS SF BayArea reports, that police in Oakland are investigating the damaged bust, which was installed just two weeks ago in Latham Square near City Hall by artist Leo Carson. Carson told…
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With 2021 just days away, I'm sure many of us are hoping to put 2020 to bed and try to forget it ever happened. This year started with bushfires raging through Australia, saw the world locked down thanks to the global pandemic, and ended with political turmoil thanks to the…
