The man who set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Trump’s hush money trial was being held has been pronounced dead, according to officials. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, Florida, died Friday night from his severe burns after lighting himself on fire earlier in the day inside Collect Pond Park near the Manhattan …
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‘Reacher’ star doubles down on claim cops ‘get away with murder,’ touts own bravery for speaking out
“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson sparred with a police organization and trashed Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., on social media this week after being called out for recently claiming that “cops get away with murder all the time.” Ritchson, who also stars in the new film “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” ripped the National Fraternal Order of Police on Instagram Tuesday for …
Read More »Police called to ND forensic examiner's office on day she was fired over homicidal, suicidal remarks
North Dakota’s state forensic examiner was fired earlier this month in an episode during which police were called to her office. Officers from the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Bismarck police responded to Dr. Barrie Miller’s office in Bismarck on April 10, according to two police reports. An employee told police Miller was about to be fired and was “interrogating …
Read More »I spent 20 years in prison for one mistake. I know the system is broken even when you get out
Federal supervision policies are supposed to help people successfully return to their communities from prison. Unfortunately, in many cases, they erect barriers to successful reintegration. The bipartisan Safer Supervision Act would break down those barriers, reduce recidivism and improve public safety. I’ve experienced the barriers created by onerous federal supervision policies firsthand. In 2019, President Donald Trump personally invited me …
Read More »Wisconsin college student’s body parts found after first date with suspect compared to Dahmer: report
A college student with hopes of joining the military was killed in horrific fashion after a date with a suspect who drew comparisons to the “Milwaukee Monster.” Sade Robinson, 19, was allegedly dismembered by Maxwell Anderson on April 2, and law enforcement is still finding her body parts, which washed up along Lake Michigan’s shores as recently as Thursday, the …
Read More »Rep. Ilhan Omar 'proud' of daughter after NYC arrest at anti-Israel protest
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., praised her daughter Friday, a day after the Ivy League college student was arrested in New York City while participating in an anti-Israel protest. “I am enormously proud of my daughter @israhirsi,” Omar wrote on X. “She has always led with courage and compassion, from organizing a statewide school walk out on the 20th anniversary …
Read More »I was banned from my YMCA because I dared say men don’t belong in the women’s locker room
I live in the small town of Port Townsend, Washington. We have a community pool, built in the 1960s. There are two dressing areas, one for men and one for women, both with curtained gang showers. Stick figure logos direct men to one side, women to the other. I’ve been swimming there for 40 years, meeting friends, exercising and practicing …
Read More »Coban Porter sentenced in fatal DUI crash days after brother's lifetime NBA ban for gambling
Coban Porter, the younger brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter and Jontay Porter, who was recently banned from the NBA, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for killing a 42-year-old woman in a drunken driving crash last year. Porter was a sophomore playing basketball for the University of Denver at the time of his arrest. He was …
Read More »3 Northern California officers charged with involuntary manslaughter of suspect pinned face-down on ground
Three Northern California law enforcement officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man who was pinned facedown during a 2021 incident that drew comparisons to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The charges against James Fisher, Cameron Leahy and Eric McKinley were announced Thursday by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. The charges were …
Read More »Morgan Wallen breaks silence after Nashville bar arrest, says tour will go on
Morgan Wallen broke his silence Friday, nearly two weeks after he was arrested in Nashville for allegedly throwing a chair off a rooftop bar. The country star took to X, formerly Twitter, to denounce his actions while reassuring fans his One Night at a Time tour will continue as planned. “I didn’t feel right publicly checking in until I made …
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