Swatting Con Artist Behind Dozens of False Alarms
Swatting Con Artist Behind Dozens of False Alarms
What Would Ahed Tamimi Do?
Ahed Tamimi is the ginger-haired sixteen year old Palestinian girl currently being held in Israeli prison for slapping soldiers after her cousin was shot.
Religious Landmark May Be Torn Down After Decades
Religious Landmark May Be Torn Down After Decades
Woman Allegedly Murdered New Year’s Eve Date
Woman Allegedly Murdered New Year’s Eve Date
Lawsuit Filed Against Iowa County After Wrongful Arrest and Two Month Jail Stay
Earlier this week a lawsuit was filed against an Iowa county and prosecutor after an Arizona man “was arrested, transported cross-country and jailed for a robbery that he didn’t commit.” According to the lawsuit, the man, Joseph McBride, ended up spending “two months in custody after “authorities arrested him at his Phoenix apartment on Aug. 24.” McBride wasn’t the only one charged for the Jan. 1 home invasion “in his former hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa though.” In fact, he was one of three who was arrested, “even though he had proof he was 1,500 miles (2415 kilometers) away and investigators never spoke with him before his arrest.”
Top-Ranking Democrat Stokes New Fears of Government Shutdown Over DACA
One of the Senate’s top-ranking Democrats is back to stoking fears of an imminent government shutdown. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) criticized the Trump administration on Friday, calling plans to tighten border security an attempt to undermine bipartisan talks. Talks, Politico.com notes, which have prattled along for months. While an end to negotiations may not be
Southwest Airlines Agrees to $15M Settlement, Ending Price Collusion Lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit against Southwest Airline just came to a close, thanks to a federal judge approving a $15 million settlement. The lawsuit itself stemmed from accusations that Southwest, “along with three other airlines, conspired to limit the number of seats available to customers and keep ticket prices high.” According to the lawsuit the “conspiracy began in 2009,” and since then, “the cost of airfare with Southwest, American, Delta and United — which plaintiffs claimed collectively controls about 80 percent of domestic passenger seats — rose substantially compared to those of other domestic air carriers, despite stagnant or decreasing demand and declines in the cost of jet fuel.” As a result of the pricing conspiracy, the lawsuit accused Southwest and the other airlines of violating federal antitrust laws and said, “Passengers have been injured by paying higher airfares and facing reduced flight choices.”
Was Your Child’s Land of Nod Toddler Bed Recalled?
Parents with toddlers, listen up. Recently a popular toddler bed was recalled over concerns that the bed can fall apart, trapping and potentially injuring the child sleeping in it. The recall itself was issued back on December 28 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and includes the Land of Nod’s Nook toddler bed.
City of Sacramento Hit with $1M Medical Malpractice Claim After Woman was Allegedly Fondled
The city of Sacramento was recently slapped with a $1 million lawsuit after a 19-year-old woman was allegedly fondled by a paramedic while “she was unresponsive, strapped to a gurney and being taken to a hospital in an ambulance after suffering a seizure.” According to the woman, whose name is not being disclosed at this time, she suffered a seizure back on April 1, 2017, “and was taken to the Kaiser Permanente hospital in south Sacramento by a Sacramento Fire Department ambulance.”
HP Recalls Lithium-Ion Laptop Batteries Amid Fire Concerns
If you or someone you know has an HP laptop with a lithium-ion battery, listen up. Earlier today, HP announced that it was recalling “more than 50,000 laptops because of the danger of fire in cases of battery malfunction.” The recall itself was issued after HP “received eight reports of batteries overheating, melting, or charring,” according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. As a result of the malfunction, there were “three incidents of property damage totaling $1,500 and a single first-degree burn to the hand.”