Forty-five years to the day after 15-year-old Martha Moxley went missing, prosecutors for the state of Connecticut said Friday that they would not retry Michael Skakel in her brutal slaying. Skakel, 60 and the nephew of Robert and Ethel Kennedy, served roughly half of a 20-year sentence for Moxley’s death. Addressing the Stamford Superior Court…… MORE
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Utah sent every phone in the state an emergency alert warning about rapidly rising Covid-19 cases and overwhelmed hospitals
The alarming alert was sent to everyone in Utah who had a phone capable of receiving one: the state has reached a record number of Covid-19 cases, and it was time to get serious. “State of Utah: COVID-19 is spreading rapidly. Record cases. Almost every county is a high transmission area. Hospitals are nearly overwhelmed,”…… MORE
Bubba Wallace’s new car shares colors with Michael Jordan’s former NBA team
The 23XI Racing team, co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, unveiled Friday the car that driver Bubba Wallace will be racing when the team makes its official NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2021. The car sports a red, black and white color scheme, the same colors as the Chicago Bulls. Jordan played the majority…… MORE
Florida wildlife officials captured a 10-foot-long python that had snaked its way into a Ford Mustang
There are lots of reasons that the check engine light could come on in a Ford Mustang, but a big, honkin’ snake curled up under the hood is probably not in the service manual. Wildlife officers were called to a business in Dania Beach, Florida, on Thursday morning to remove a 10-foot long Burmese python…… MORE
In El Paso, the man who inspired ‘BlacKkKlansman’ and wife battle Covid-19 amid surge
Four minutes. That’s how long Patsy Stallworth can breathe on her own if she takes out her oxygen tube in her hospital room. The trashcan overflows at times. The hospital is short-staffed. Nurses and doctors walk in wearing hazmat suits. It’s a scene unfolding across El Paso, as the area faces a rapid surge of…… MORE
Lori Loughlin begins two-month prison sentence in college admissions scandal
“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin has reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, to begin her two-month sentence, a prison spokesperson told CNN. “She reported today,” the spokesperson said Friday. In August, the actress was sentenced to two months in federal prison for her role in the college admissions scandal. A representative for…… MORE
This football coach is leading his players and community in a powerful remembrance of an American tragedy
Oklahoma college football coach Aaron Fletcher and his team will pay their respects to one of the darkest moments in their state’s and America’s racial memory. The assistant coach of the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane has organized the “Legacy of Black Wall Street” game-day program on Friday to remember the Tulsa Race Massacre of…… MORE
The Louisville, Kentucky, police officer shot while executing a warrant at Breonna Taylor’s home has sued her boyfriend
The Louisville, Kentucky, police officer who was shot while executing a no-knock warrant at Breonna Taylor’s home has sued her boyfriend Kenneth Walker III for battery, assault and emotional distress, court documents show. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly claims he is entitled to damages for medical treatment, trauma and pain he suffered after he was fired upon…… MORE
Scientists captured 2 ‘murder hornet’ queens in Washington State
The first-ever known nest of Asian giant “murder hornets” in the US was eradicated on October 24. However, two queens managed to survive and were captured by entomologists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). It’s unclear if both queens are virgin queens or if one is a virgin queen and the other is…… MORE
The cops who shot Walter Wallace Jr. didn’t have Tasers. Here’s why that might not have made a difference
The Philadelphia police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. has raised questions about why the 27-year-old was shot and killed, rather than tased and detained. Wallace, who had a knife in his hand, was described by family members as having bipolar disorder and was in crisis during the time of the shooting. “All I’m thinking in…… MORE
