Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — The stranding of 70 gray whales along the United States’ west coast is considered to be an “unusual mortality event” by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. Thirty-seven gray whales have washed up in California, including more than a dozen in the San Francisco Bay Area, experts …
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May 31
‘Good Old Boy Network’: 16 women allege gender bias at FBI Academy
iStock/krblokhin(QUANTICO, Va.) — Sixteen women this week filed a lawsuit against the FBI with detailed allegations of gender discrimination while they were trainees at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The civil suit, filed Wednesday, alleges that what it calls a so-called ‘Good Old Boy Network’ at the academy resulted in female trainees being written …
May 31
Body of missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis possibly discovered in Arkansas
(HOUSTON) — The remains of a child discovered in Arkansas may be those of 4-year-old Maleah Davis, missing from her Houston home since April 30, Houston police said Friday. Authorities said a child’s body had been recovered from a garbage bag at a location that police had been directed to by the girl’s stepfather. “HPD …
May 31
12 dead, including suspect, in Virginia Beach shooting: Police
iStock/aijohn784(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) –Twelve people are dead, including the suspected gunman, after a shooting occurred at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday afternoon, according to police. Six additional victims were taken to the hospital with injuries, police said. An emergency services spokesperson would not comment on the condition of the injured victims. It’s unclear …
May 31
It’s now legal to carry brass knuckles in Texas for ‘self-defense’
iStock/Moussa81(DALLAS) — Beginning on Sept. 1, people in Texas won’t be criminally charged for possessing brass knuckles. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott signed the bill, HB446, into law on May 25. The bill, HB 446, signed by Governor Abbott, will remove knuckles from the Penal Code’s definition of prohibited weapons. Right now, “it is an offense …
May 31
Nearly 900 migrants found at Texas facility with 125-person capacity: DHS watchdog
DHS/OIG(EL PASO, TX) — In a report out Friday, the Homeland Security inspector general has found “dangerous overcrowding” and unsanitary conditions at a Customs and Border Protection facility in El Paso, Texas, where hundreds more migrants were being housed than the center was designed to hold. “Border Patrol agents told us some of the …
May 31
Multiple people injured, shooter in custody in Virginia Beach: Police
iStock/aijohn784(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — Virginia Beach police and other emergency services responded to an active shooter at the Municipal Center on Friday afternoon. Multiple people were injured and the suspect is in custody, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION-municipal center, building 2. Multiple injuries. At this time it is believed that …
May 31
Chicago Police officers handcuffed 8-year-old, made him stand in the freezing rain during a police raid: Lawsuit
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A Chicago mother is accusing Chicago police of using excessive force on her family, including her 8-year-old son, who officers allegedly handcuffed and left in the freezing rain for 40 minutes, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the Chicago Police Department. On March 15, Alberta Wilson and her children, who …
May 31
‘I have a gigantic alligator…in my kitchen’: 11-foot gator detained after breaking into Florida home
Clearwater Police Department via Facebook(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — An 11-foot alligator has been detained for breaking and entering a Florida home after its resident woke up to find the reptile taking over her kitchen. The offense began just before 3:30 a.m. Friday when a newspaper delivery woman called 911 to report a “large alligator acting in …
May 31
The one burning question David Letterman still has for Donald Trump
NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Late-night legend David Letterman has interviewed President Donald Trump many times. As a trailblazing pioneer of late-night comedy and more than 33 years on-air, Letterman told “The View” that Trump was not only a “great guest” but someone he “could always count on.” “I think he just …
