New Orleans music legend Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a cornerstone of the city’s musical nightlife for decades, has died of cancer, just days after turning 79. Washington died Dec. 22 at Passages Hospice, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. Funeral services are scheduled for Jan. 4. at 2 p.m. at Jacob… Read More
Cameraman hurt on New Mexico film set nets $66M in lawsuit
A Los Angeles cameraman who suffered a spinal cord injury while on a New Mexico movie set has been awarded more than $66 million in a lawsuit, among the largest settlements in the state’s history, a news outlet reported. The Santa Fe New Mexican quoted Jame Razo as saying that… Read More
Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded
The statue of a 19th-century Northern California rancher and meat-packing magnate was decapitated earlier this week, leaving investigators in the state’s capital city scratching their heads to find a motive behind the vandalism. Tipsters could receive a $1,000 reward for information about what befell the nearly century-old granite statue of… Read More
Alleged doughnut thief charged with brandishing hatchet
A Bismarck man is in trouble with the law after he allegedly raised a hatchet toward a convenience store clerk who tried to stop him from stealing doughnuts. Brently Iron Road, 36, faces a charge of felony terrorizing and misdemeanor criminal trespass in connection with the incident on Friday, the… Read More
Michelle Obama makes shocking marriage confession (ouch!)
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has been promoting her new book called The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times. In order to push sales, the former first lady has pursued an unlikely strategy: using interviews to discuss her resentment towards her husband, former President Barack Obama. “There were 10… Read More
Flu begins to wane after an early, brutal start
Flu is decreasing in many parts of the U.S. after an alarmingly early and strong start to the season. The number of flu hospital admissions fell for the second week in a row, according to a national surveillance system run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the… Read More
Joe Mersa Marley, grandson of Bob Marley, dies at 31
Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps,… Read More
Bats lose their grip in the cold… and fall
Hundreds of bats lost their grip and plunged to the pavement underneath a bridge in Houston after going into hypothermic shock during the city’s recent cold snap, according to wildlife rescuers who saved them by administering fluids and keeping them warm in incubators. The Mexican free-tailed bats that roost at… Read More
Karine Jean-Pierre left speechless by this
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court allowed a pandemic-era restriction on asylum-seeking illegal immigrants to stay in place for the duration of the court battle over it. President Joe Biden has presided over more than two-thirds of the policy’s lifespan… and yet the administration is making excuses for its delayed, disorganized… Read More
Midwestern waitress gets $1,000 tip from Christmas customer
A Wisconsin waitress got a Christmas morning surprise from a customer — a $1,000 tip. Callie Blue, 29, was waiting tables at Gus’s Diner in Sun Prairie, just outside Madison, at 6 a.m. Sunday when she started chatting with one of the few customers in the restaurant at that hour,… Read More
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