A Department of Justice report released today contains harrowing details about human rights violations in Alabama state prisons, including multiple stabbings, knifepoint gang rapes, and a prisoner setting fire to someone else’s blanket while they were sleeping. In a letter to Alabama governor Kay Ivey, the DOJ writes that “there …
Read More »Cardi B, Post Malone, Camila Cabello Receive iHeartRadio Titanium Award
Cardi B, Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Taylor Swift and Halsey are among the recipients of iHeartRadio’s Titanium Award, which is given to artists who have reached one billion total audience spins of their hit song on iHeartRadio stations. To date, the award for songs from 2018 has been presented to …
Read More »College Student Samantha Josephson Killed After Mistaking Car for Uber
Last Friday morning, Samantha Josephson, a 21-year-old college student at the University of South Carolina, ordered an Uber at 2:00 a.m. after spending the night out with her friends. She was last seen on surveillance footage getting into a black Chevy Impala in downtown Columbia, thinking it was her Uber. …
Read More »The First Time: Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams
Game of Thrones actresses, real life best friends and recent Rolling Stone cover stars Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams spoke about playing it up for the paparazzi, losing different roles to the same actress and the moment they realized they were soulmates on the latest installment of “The First Time.” …
Read More »Irish Authorities Reportedly Investigating UFC Star Conor McGregor for Sexual Assault
Conor McGregor, the flamboyant UFC fighter, is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault, according to The New York Times. A woman claims the mixed martial artist sexually assaulted her in December at a hotel on the outskirts of Dublin. Authorities arrested him in January but did not charge him, …
Read More »Michael Avenatti Arrested After Alleged Extortion Attempt Against Nike
Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels‘ lawyer who recently inserted himself into the ongoing court battle against R. Kelly, has found himself in legal trouble of his own after federal investigators arrested him Monday on charges of extortion. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s complaint against Avenatti, filed Monday into the …
Read More »'Us' Sets Box Office Record for Original Horror Film
Jordan Peele‘s Us scared up a new box office record in its first weekend in theaters as the film set the best-ever opening for an original horror movie. With a $70 million domestic opening weekend – nearly double its early estimates of $38 million – Us surpassed A Quiet Place …
Read More »Why Have So Many Trump Officials Used Private Messaging for Government Business?
President Trump built a not insignificant part of his political career on demonizing Hillary Clinton for using a private email server to conduct government business. On Thursday, Americans were provided with more evidence that the problem is rampant within Trump’s own administration. In a letter to White House Counsel Pat …
Read More »The Breeders' Josephine Wiggs Previews First Solo LP 'We Fall' With New Song
Josephine Wiggs, the original bassist for the Breeders who performed on the group’s 1993 breakout album Last Splash, has announced her debut solo album. We Fall will be released on May 17th via The Sound of Sinners. She announced the news via Twitter on Wednesday, where she also shared the …
Read More »CDC: Fentanyl Deaths Increasing Fastest in Communities of Color
We already know that fentanyl is incredibly dangerous and is involved in more deaths than heroin. But a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sheds light on exactly how lethal it it — and who it’s hitting the worst. According to the report, fentanyl deaths …
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