Six women filed lawsuits Tuesday alleging Tesla allowed “nightmarish conditions of rampant sexual harassment” at its electric car manufacturing and service facilities in California. The allegations followed a day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) tweeted that it …
Read More »Parents of Accused High School Shooter Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
The parents of the 15-year-old accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school earlier this week have each been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Oakland Countyprosecutor Karen McDonald announced Friday that both Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, would be charged in connection …
Read More »Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Steps Down: 'It's Finally Time for Me to Leave'
Jack Dorsey is no longer the CEO of Twitter. CNBC reported Monday morning that the social media platform’s co-founder and longtime chief executive is stepping down. The news was later confirmed by Twitter, which noted that the change is effectively immediately and that Parag Agrawal, who previously served as the …
Read More »Noodle the Pug Is Officially Canceled
Noodle the Pug has jumped the shark. The 13-year-old dog has become known globally as a bellwether for the national mood, thanks to his owner Jonathan Graziano making TikToks determining whether it will be a “Bones Day” — i.e., if Noodle stands up on his mat — or a No …
Read More »Simone Biles Reveals 'I'm Still Scared to Do Gymnastics' on 'Today'
Simone Biles revealed she’s still suffering from “the twisties” — a disorienting condition that forced the gymnast to withdraw from events during the Tokyo Olympics — in a new interview with the Today show. “I’m still scared to do gymnastics,” Biles admitted. “To do something that I’ve done forever and …
Read More »University of Delaware Kept Quiet About a 'Dating Violence Incident' — Then It Went Viral on TikTok
Protests have broken out all over the University of Delaware campus following the arrest of a 20-year-old student for the kidnapping, strangulation to the point of unconsciousness, and assault of an unnamed female student last Friday in an incident that took place off campus. Brandon Freyre, 20, was arrested by …
Read More »U.S. 'Freedom Flyer' Who Also Sells Nutritional Supplements Is Trying to Stir Up Anti-Vaxx Sentiment Among Pilots
After the Biden administration announced last month that all federal employees must be vaccinated, most major airlines (which are technically government contractors) have followed suit, requiring their workers to get vaccinated as well. As a result, there’s been an emerging sub-genre of disgruntled airline employees coming forward on social media …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Is Now a QAnon Hero
On the surface, one would assume that most people suffering from QAnon boomer brain would not be fans of Nicki Minaj, a powerful member of the Hollywood establishment, and prominent ass-eating advocate. Yet in the Year of Our Lord 2021, it seems that the tides have changed. Following the rapper’s …
Read More »Paul Flores Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Kristin Smart
Paul Flores pleaded not guilty to the murder and attempted rape of 19-year-old Cal Poly student Kristin Smart Monday after being arrested and charged with the 1996 crimes last week. His father, Ruben Flores, pleaded not guilty to being an accessory after the fact to the crime. Paul Flores was …
Read More »Larry McMurtry, 'Lonesome Dove' Novelist, Dead at 84
Larry McMurtry, the Texas novelist known for American West epics like Lonesome Dove and the Oscar-winning screenplay for Brokeback Mountain, has died. McMurtry’s death on Thursday was first reported by The New York Times. He was 84. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1936, McMurtry was a prolific author with …
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