Donna Heinel, USC official fired over college bribery scandal, now drives for Lyft
A top University of Southern California official who was fired for allegedly taking bribes in the college admissions scandal is now working as a Lyft driver — and selling her $2 million mansion, according to a new report. Donna Heinel lost her job as USC’s senior associate athletic director last month when she was busted...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:25:36 -0400
Administrator used marker on student’s head for violating dress code
A school administrator in Texas is on leave after drawing on a seventh-grader’s head with a marker for violating the district’s dress code, according to officials. The unidentified administrator at Berry Miller Junior High in Pearland gave the student three options after the boy recently went to school with a haircut that didn’t comply with...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:51:57 -0400
Robert Kraft showed off Super Bowl ring after leaving spa embroiled in prostitution scandal
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft flaunted his Super Bowl ring to officers when he was pulled over after he allegedly paid two women to perform a sex act on him, officials said. “[Kraft] asked the [officer] if he was a Dolphins fan. He then told the officer he was the owner of the Patriots...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:48:15 -0400
US growth increases by 3.2% in first quarter due to trade and inventory
WASHINGTON — US economic growth accelerated in the first quarter, but the burst in growth was driven by trade and the largest accumulation of unsold goods since 2015, temporary factors that are likely to reverse in the coming quarters. Gross domestic product increased at a 3.2 percent annualized rate in the first quarter, the Commerce...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:04:40 -0400
Rare 400-year-old Bible stolen from US library found in Netherlands
A rare Bible, stolen in the 1990s from the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh as part of an extensive years-long heist with an estimated $8 million worth of items, has returned home, according to the FBI.
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:22:12 -0400
Joe Biden struggles to defend treatment of Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas hearing
Former veep Joe Biden on Friday struggled to defend his treatment of Anita Hill during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — but also called her a “remarkable person” and “historic figure” who helped launch the #MeToo movement. Appearing for an entire episode of ABC’s “The View,” Biden was...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:46:31 -0400
Joe Biden blasts Trump for ‘both sides’ response to deadly Charlottesville rally
Joe Biden on Friday doubled down on his criticism of President Trump for saying there were “very fine people on both sides” in the deadly 2017 neo-Nazi riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. Asked on ABC’s “The View” what he meant by saying “we’re in a battle for the soul of this nation” in a video announcing...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:46:54 -0400
First case of measles reported in Suffolk County
Suffolk County health officials have received their first confirmed case of the measles, authorities announced. The woman is from outside of the US, but traveled to New York, where a laboratory in Suffolk County confirmed she was infected with the measles, according to a Department of Health Services press release from Thursday. The victim is under...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:24:06 -0400
Trump touts American economy’s growth in first quarter
President Trump on Friday hailed robust economic growth in the first quarter, saying that the 3.2 percent rise in the gross domestic product showed that his economic policies were working. “The GDP numbers were just announced and they were far higher than even the high expectation. There were many people who thought it would [be]...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:41:28 -0400
Alleged mastermind behind Sri Lanka Easter attacks is confirmed dead
The fiery Islamic cleric who allegedly masterminded the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka has been confirmed dead, the country’s president reported. President Maithripala Sirisena announced that Zahram Hashim died at the Shangri-La hotel in the country’s capital, Colombo, the BBC reported Friday. Sirisena identified Hashim as the leader of the attack on the...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:24:13 -0400
Mutilated cats left without ears in series of deranged slashings
A feline-hating fiend is lopping the ears off cats in the UK, police said. The latest victim — named Patch — was one of at least five mutilated cats discovered in the past two weeks in Norwich, The Sun reported. Sarah Cutting, 35, said she found the stray cat on her doorstep Tuesday with both...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:51:50 -0400
Mohamed Noor, who killed bride-to-be, expresses regret over joining force
The Minneapolis cop who shot and killed an Australian bride-to-be took the stand at his own murder trial and tearfully confessed that he regrets becoming a police officer, according to reports. “If I knew this would happen, I never would have become a cop,” Mohamed Noor said while being questioned by his lawyer, Tom Plunkett,...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:16:49 -0400
Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison for trying to infiltrate NRA
Maria Butina, the pro-gun activist who admitted being a secret agent for the Kremlin in an attempt to infiltrate conservative political circles in the US, was sentenced by a federal judge Friday to 18 months in prison. The 30-year-old Siberian native — who pleaded guilty in December to conspiring with a senior Russian official to...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:46:00 -0400
Brazil’s president says 1,000 penises amputated every year due to bad hygiene
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said 1,000 men have their penises amputated in his country each year due to a lack of basic hygiene — a number he called “ridiculous and sad.” “In Brazil, we have 1,000 penis amputations a year due to a lack of water and soap,” the far-right president told reporters Thursday in...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:22:04 -0400
Trump, 72, says he is a ‘young, vibrant man’ who can defeat Biden
President Trump on Friday called himself a “young” and “vibrant” man who can “easily” beat Joe Biden, a day after the former vice president announced his White House bid. “I just feel like a young man,” Trump, 72, told reporters before leaving to address the National Rifle Association in Indianapolis when asked about whether age...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:30:01 -0400
Moped-riding thugs bust into Tiffany’s in London
A group of smash-and-grab thugs slammed into a London Tiffany’s shop with a van — and barged inside on mopeds, swiping several items from the high-end jewelry retailer, according to a new report. The bandits used a transit van to smash the front window of the flagship store just before 3 a.m. Friday, authorities told...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:49:28 -0400
Man accused of killing infant over paternity had been deported 5 times: ICE
A man accused of fatally beating a 4-month-old boy after finding out the infant wasn’t his son had been previously deported from the United States five times, most recently in late 2016, immigration officials said. Carlos Zuniga-Aviles, a 33-year-old Honduran national, has used multiple aliases, including the fake name of Jose Agurcia-Avila he gave police...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:06:43 -0400
Raids signal ‘something bigger’ in Baltimore mayor probe: expert
The raid by federal agents on the home of embattled Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh could signal she’s facing “something bigger” than the scandal over her shady dealings with a kids book series she authored, a lawyer who defended another Charm City pol said. The Democrat was already under investigation by the state prosecutor’s office for securing...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:29:08 -0400
USC changes admissions process in wake of cheating scandal
The University of Southern California will revamp its admissions process for student-athletes in the wake of the nationwide cheating scandal, according to a report. School officials announced Thursday all prospective student-athletes’ applications will be subject to a more thorough review starting with the class of 2024, according to CNN. “Every student-athlete candidate’s file will be...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:24:17 -0400
Horrifying moment tractor-trailer sparks deadly 28-vehicle crash
A YouTuber captured the horrifying moment a semi-truck zoomed past him on a Colorado interstate and sparked a 28-vehicle crash that killed multiple people. The smash-up happened just before 5 p.m. Thursday under the Denver West Parkway bridge, in the eastbound lanes of I-70 — when the semi rammed into slower-moving traffic, local station 9...
Fri, 26 Apr 2019 09:33:23 -0400
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