Laken Riley bodycam footage shows officers trying to resuscitate student

ATHENS, Ga. – The judge in Georgia nursing student Laken Riley’s murder trial issued a warning to the courtroom about graphic body cam footage about to be shown — prompting several to get up and leave and family members to cover their eyes. “I’m going to interrupt you,” Judge H. Patrick Haggard said to prosecutor Sheila Ross as she was …

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Murdered nursing student Laken Riley’s horrifying 911 call played in court — leaving her mom in a flood of tears

ATHENS, Ga. — The chilling 911 call that captured Georgia nursing student Laken Riley’s horrifying final moments was played in court Friday – leaving her grieving mother in a flood of tears during the first day of opening statements. Riley, 22, triggered the emergency function on her cell phone and called 911 while running on the University of Georgia campus …

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Why you’re still smelling smoke today in New Jersey and around NYC

Don’t hold your breath — the smoky air and fire smell aren’t going anywhere fast. New Jersey residents woke up on Friday to yet another day of haze and a distinct burning scent as teams continue to battle the Jennings Creek blaze in Passaic County — and experts warned that the wind could shift the poor air conditions over New York City. …

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Laken Riley ‘fought for her life’ when she was killed: prosecutors

ATHENS, Ga. — The illegal Venezuelan immigrant charged with murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley went out “hunting for females” when he preyed upon the 22-year-old jogger — who “fought for her life” as he beat and choked her to death, prosecutors said Friday. Opening statements got underway in the highly anticipated bench trial against Jose Ibarra, the Tren de …

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Elon Musk starts recruiting for DOGE — with one catch

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have already started recruiting for President-elect Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency on X — but jobseekers apparently need to cough up a subscription to the social media platform to apply. Trump tapped Musk and Ramaswamy earlier this week to head up the newly created department — already dubbed DOGE — to find ways to slash federal …

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Joe Rogan says hippies, artists, musicians thanked him for Trump endorsement

Joe Rogan says a slew of famous artists, musicians and even “f–king hippies” have reached out to privately thank him for endorsing now-President-elect Donald Trump — because they were too scared of being canceled to also publicly show their support. Joe Rogan claimed he received the praise for publicly backing the Republican because liberal-leaning personalities “can’t do it” X /@joerogan …

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Sylvester Stallone called Trump ‘second George Washington’ at Mar-a-Lago gala

Sylvester Stallone labeled President-elect Donald Trump the “second George Washington” as the actor invoked his movie series “Rocky” during the star-studded America First Policy Conference at Mar-a-Lago Thursday night. The 78-year-old Stallone described the opening scene of the first film where the camera pans down from a mural of Jesus inside an old church converted into a boxing ring as …

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Trump jokes that his presidency should start early

President-elect Donald Trump quipped Thursday that Election Day should be considered the start of his second term, joking that Congress “should pass a bill” to make it official.  Trump, 78, speaking at the America First Policy Institute Gala, touted that “almost every single day” since his Nov. 5 victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, the country has “set new records …

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