Louisiana State Police (LSP) said they caught 19-year-old Corey Boyd. Boyd is the fifth of ten Orleans Parish Correctional Facility inmates to have been recaptured since their jailbreak on Friday, May 16. LSP said in a Tuesday evening Facebook post that Boyd was caught in New Orleans. He was in prison on charges of second-degree […]
The NBA conference finals tip off Tuesday night, May 20, when the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, in the Eastern Conference, it’s the Indiana Pacers against the New York Knicks. Why are new teams pushing to the top of the NBA? For the seventh straight season, the […]
A 24-year-old Venezuelan man was arrested after Perrysburg, Ohio, police said he posed as a 17-year-old high school student for more than a year. According to a police report acquired by WTOL, Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra, 24, used fake documents to enroll as an 11th grader at Perrysburg High School in 2024. Police said Sierra […]
Amid an intense manhunt following a brazen jailbreak, a controversy erupted in New Orleans over a surveillance system that secretly used artificial intelligence to monitor the city. Police say the system gets dangerous criminals off the streets, including one of the jail escapees. Civil liberties advocates say it’s an unwarranted intrusion into the privacy of […]
“Sesame Street” is back in session. After a brief financial scare and streaming uncertainty, the beloved children’s show has found a new home on Netflix. In a viral moment last month, Elmo “announced” his own layoff in a now-deleted LinkedIn post. The parody post played off budget cut concerns after Warner Bros. Discovery chose not […]
The year 2025 was shaping up to be a banner one for Salt-N-Pepa. The iconic hip-hop duo known for hits like “Push It,” “Shoop,” and “Let’s Talk About Sex” was set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Now, it’s also the year they’re taking their record label to court. Per […]
The Israel Defense Forces say they recovered a document linking former freelance photographer Hassan Aslih to Hamas. An IDF international spokesperson posted two images on X, claiming they prove Aslih was not a journalist, but rather a member of the militant group behind the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Israeli Defense Forces allegedly recovers […]
A group of senior House Republicans launched an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, May 19, citing concerns over the school’s alleged collaborations with researchers linked to Iran’s government and China’s military. The lawmakers sent a letter Thursday, requesting internal documents and communications regarding Harvard’s partnerships with foreign nationals, particularly those tied to adversarial regimes. […]
NFL players could add “gold medal winner” to their football resume, but they’re not going to be hitting the gridiron in full pads to face other countries in their American-born sport. On Tuesday, May 20, the NFL voted unanimously to allow its players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Olympic Games. What needs […]
In January, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, D, joined rail authority officials outside of Bakersfield to celebrate the initial construction of the state’s high-speed rail. The governor hammered a ceremonial spike into the ground and discussed the project. “No state in America is closer to launching high-speed rail than California — and today, we just took […]
