A Missouri judge has ruled to vacate Lamar Johnson’s murder conviction. Johnson, who spent nearly 30 years behind bars for the 1994 slaying of 25-year-old Markus Boyd — a murder he always said he didn’t commit — walked free on Tuesday. Judge David Mason said the decision to vacate required “reliable evidence …
Read More »2 monkeys missing from Dallas Zoo believed to have been taken, police say
Two emperor tamarin monkeys missing from the Dallas Zoo were “intentionally taken,” police said Monday, the latest in a series of incidents at the zoo involving missing or dead animals. On Monday morning, zoo officials contacted Dallas police after their animal care team reported a monkey enclosure pen had been …
Read More »Texas executes former cop for hiring 2 people to kill his wife during custody battle nearly 30 years ago
A former suburban Houston police officer was executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago amid a contentious divorce and custody battle. Robert Fratta, 65, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the November 1994 fatal shooting of his …
Read More »Henry Cavill says he won’t be returning as Superman
Henry Cavill will not be reprising his role as “Superman,” nearly two months after the British actor said he would return. After a meeting with DC Studios co-presidents James Gunn and Peter Safran, Cavill said in a social media post that he would not be back as the “Man of …
Read More »Balenciaga designer Demna apologizes for controversial ad campaign
The creative director of Balenciaga has issued a personal statement about a controversial ad the fashion company apologized for last week. Demna Gvasalia said in an Instagram post Friday that he wanted to “personally apologize” for an ad campaign that featured children holding teddy bear bags outfitted in what appears …
Read More »Kim Kardashian and Kanye West settle divorce; rapper will pay $200,000 per month in child support
Kim Kardashian and Ye have reached a settlement in their divorce, averting a trial that had been set for next month, court documents filed Tuesday showed. The former couple and their attorneys filed documents asking for a judge’s approval of terms they have agreed on, including $200,000 per month child …
Read More »Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8 million chickens in Nebraska
Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture said Saturday that …
Read More »Tennessee man, Brandon Calloway, claims racial profiling after violent arrest
Somerville, Tenn. — A Tennessee man whose violent arrest for alleged traffic violations is under investigation by state police said Monday that he was stopped because he was a young Black man driving a nice car. Brandon Calloway and some of his family members spoke with an Associated Press reporter …
Read More »Melania Trump joins first lady Jill Biden and other former first ladies to help develop women’s suffrage monument on National Mall
Former first lady Melania Trump announced Wednesday that she will join the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation, serving as an honorary chair alongside first lady Jill Biden and former first ladies Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and others. Trump tweeted that she was honored to help “secure a monument on the …
Read More »8 people shot, wounded near Virginia’s James Madison University; suspect arrested
A suspect is in custody, authorities said, after a shooting near the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in the early morning hours Sunday left eight people wounded. All are expected to survive. At approximately 2:20 a.m., multiple gunshots were fired into a crowd at an outdoor gathering …
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