An employee at the Dallas Police Department was fired following accusations that she lied about her college degree to receive a promotion. Gina Fowler-Strickland, who was a police report representative, was terminated on Thursday after a disciplinary hearing with the police chief, Fox 4 reported. The police department said Strickland was fired for “engaging in adverse conduct when she was …
Read More »Pearl Harbor Navy survivor Bob Fernandez recalls Japanese bombing on 83 anniversary
Bob Fernandez thought he’d go dancing and see the world when he joined the US Navy as a 17-year-old high school student in August 1941. Four months later he found himself shaking from explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so his ship’s guns could return fire on Japanese planes bombing Pearl Harbor, a Navy base in Hawaii. “When those …
Read More »Michigan high school choir performs holiday concert from 67-foot-tall Christmas tree-shaped structure
A western Michigan community is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its beloved singing Christmas tree. The Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree, which features a 180-student high school choir and stands 15 rows tall, belted out 19 holiday tunes at a Muskegon theater this week and was set to perform two more shows on Saturday. The 67-foot-tall tree is adorned with 25,000 …
Read More »USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus
The US government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in six states — California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and …
Read More »Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexual assault accuser revealed to be as NHL star Evander Kane ex-wife Anna Kane
The ex-wife of NHL star Evander Kane has publically revealed herself as one of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs earliest sexual assault accusers on Friday. Anna Kane, who was married to the Edmonton Oilers forward from 2018 to 2021, was the fourth woman to step forward and accuse the disgraced rapper of sexually assaulting her at his NYC recording studio when she …
Read More »‘Senators call me up saying he’s fantastic’
President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that he’s been hearing rave reviews from senators about Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth and is confident he will be confirmed. “It looks like Pete is doing well now,” Trump told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, in a clip from her interview with the president-elect that will air Sunday. “I mean, people were a little …
Read More »FBI joins investigation into UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing as NYPD believes suspect left NYC
The FBI had joined the investigation into the brazen murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of a luxury Manhattan hotel, the bureau confirmed Friday. The manhunt for the assassin who killed Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown has expanded beyond the five boroughs and perhaps the tri-state area as the NYPD announced that they believe the suspect has …
Read More »BLM head accuses Daniel Penny jurors of racism: report
The notorious leader of New York’s BLM chapter caused outrage outside the Daniel Penny trial by slurring the former Marine, saying “the KKK got another victory,” after the judge in the case dropped the top charge of manslaughter. Hawk Newsome, after the jury deadlocked Friday, told reporters anyone who thinks Penny is innocent has “racism in their heart”, and suggested …
Read More »Racially charged brawl breaks out between a band and patrons at Atlanta bar
A racially charged brawl broke out between a band and bar patrons at a watering hole in Atlanta — leaving several people injured, including a woman who was hospitalized. Customers at Ideal Sports Bar in southeast Atlanta became agitated with a performing band after the members made politically charged, derogatory comments about white people, according to WSB-TV Atlanta. Patrons turned …
Read More »Assassin in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing could be ‘disgruntled’ client or employee: NYPD
The killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could be a “disgruntled” employee or client of the health insurance giant, the NYPD’s top detective said Friday. Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny revealed investigators’ thinking on the still-unidentified gunman’s motive during a huddle with reporters. “Our thought on it is obviously it could possibly be a disgruntled employee or disgruntled client,” he …
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