In 2020, police reformers had many believing that Minneapolis was headed in the right direction. After Black Lives Matter protests demanded accountability following the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by […]
Of Course Netflix Is Already Plotting a Doc on the Alleged Crypto-Conspiracy Rapper
Mere days after rapper and self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur” Heather Morgan was arrested for conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen Bitcoin, Netflix announced it has ordered a docuseries on her and her husband, Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, […]
How Team USA Is Powering a Protest Movement Against China and the International Olympic Committee
The athletes wouldn’t dare take a knee — not in China. There would be no fists raised toward Xi Jingping or Vladimir Putin in the skybox, what with endorsements on the line. But young activists had […]
Statewide Mask Mandates Are Being Lifted — But What Happens Next?
With the Omicron wave finally ebbing, the biggest U.S. states that still had statewide Covid restrictions are beginning to lift many of them. California, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Oregon, Illinois, New York, and Rhode Island […]
Wordle Saves Woman From Naked Man Holding Her Hostage
Denyse Holt was held hostage by a bloodied naked stranger in her suburban Chicago home for hours earlier this week, but she survived thanks to help from family living across the country and Wordle, the […]
Feds: Alleged Crypto-Conspiracy Rapper Used Her Bengal Cat to Distract Agents
The recent arrest of Heather Morgan and her husband Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein had everything: a pair of serial entrepreneurs conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen Bitcoin, Morgan’s side hustle as a rapper named Razzklekhan, […]
A Porno-Metal Song About Gay Cowboys Is Disrupting the Anti-Vaxx Trucker Convoy
In a recent chat on a Zello channel titled “Windsor Convoy 2,” a group of people supporting the trucker convoy — a Canadian protest against vaccine mandates and lockdowns — started an impromptu singalong for […]
Is a Russian Doping Scandal Behind Canceled Figure Skating Medal Ceremony?
The Russian Olympic Committee might have earned top marks in team figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics — but the gold medal still remains out of reach for the skaters as a mysterious “legal […]
Sarah Palin Pauses NYC Covid Superspreader Tour to Testify in Court
Sarah Palin carried herself with a quaint charm when she took the witness stand Wednesday at Manhattan Federal Court. Sitting behind a three-sided Plexiglass barrier, Palin, in a double-breasted pink jacket, cheerily answered questions about […]
Dave Chappelle’s Latest Achievement: Helping Kill an Affordable Housing Development
Dave Chappelle threatened to pull his various business ventures from his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio, if the village council went ahead with a plan to build — wait for it — more affordable housing […]
They Were Convicted of Scamming $18 Million in Covid Relief Loans. Now, the FBI Can’t Find Them
A California real estate broker has fled the authorities rather than reporting to serve prison time for her part in a massive family Covid-loan fraud scheme — making her the third convict in the group […]
Why Are Wellness Influencers Cheering On the Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy?
Ange Peters sighs contentedly, bathed in warm light, her skin glowing against her yellow-and-pink striped sweater and flawless ombre highlights. “What a feeling today,” she says to the camera before pausing dramatically. “This was it. […]