Amber Heard’s lawyer said the actress was “demonized” throughout the lengthy defamation trial against her ex Johnny Depp, and blamed the vitriolic social media campaign against Heard for influencing the jury’s decision following the verdict. On Wednesday, following three days of deliberations after the televised six-week trial, the jury sided with Depp, awarding him more than
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The largest police officers’ union in Texas is calling for a “strong, independent investigation” into the chain of events that prompted Uvalde authorities to wait over an hour before confronting the gunman responsible for the second-deadliest school shooting in American history. In a statement posted to the organization’s website, the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of
Don’t let anyone tell you MomTok is boring. Last week, the mormon mommy influencers of Utah saw their friend group (and at least one marriage) implode. Thankfully, numerous TikTokers were on hand to break down the juicy drama. At the center of the drama is Taylor Frankie Paul and her husband Tate. Paul’s TikTok has
Funerals for two victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas took place Tuesday, May 31, beginning a week of mourning after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary school. Funerals for 10-year-olds Maite Rodriguez and Amerie Jo Garza were held today after visitations and rosary services took place Monday. Services for
Every once in a great while, there comes a talent so mind-blowing that it warps the fabric of human history, inspiring generations of enviers and imitators. Freddie Mercury was such a talent; so were the Beatles. And so is Tico, an 18-year-old double yellow-headed Amazon parrot who sings classic rock covers on TikTok. With his
More details are emerging about the 911 calls made by children inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas as an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two adults at the primary school. On Friday, Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw held a press conference to discuss an updated timeline of the shooting, the police’s
I have been in education for almost two decades, much of it working to prepare student teachers to lead classrooms of their own. In the hours since the Uvalde, Texas, massacre that killed 19 children and two of their teachers on Tuesday, I no longer know what this work entails. I began teaching in 2005,
For the past few weeks, parents have been panicking over a nationwide baby formula shortage. The shortage, which stems from the closure of a manufacturing plant in Michigan due to a contaminated product that resulted in the deaths of two babies, has been going on for months, and has uniquely impacted children with specific dietary
It’s unclear what exactly transpired in the time between when Salvador Ramos crashed a pickup outside Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, to when he was killed 90 minutes later. Since Tuesday — when the 18-year old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers — state and local law enforcement officials have provided a steady stream
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler felt “like a coward” for not taking a knee as Metallica performed the national anthem at Oracle Park Wednesday, mere minutes after a gunman killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas. “Every time I place my hand over my heart and remove my hat, I’m participating in
The first hours after a mass shooting are often awash in disinformation, as Internet hacks try to piece together a portrait of the killer. Frequently, the worse the information, the faster it spreads — because the sloppy sleuthing appeals to the prejudices of those determined to blame the deadly violence on anything but guns. On
In the hours since Tuesday’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, some family members are beginning the unimaginable mourning process after learning that their loved one was taken from them. Others, meanwhile, are still trying to find their missing child, praying that their biggest fear isn’t about to become a reality. At
As the gut-wrenching news that 19 children and two teachers were killed in their Uvalde, Texas school on Tuesday, a few people remarked grimly on social media that it was time, once more, to post The Headline. “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens” was written in the days following
Berlinda Arreola lost her “world’s sweetest” granddaughter in the Texas school massacre that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers Monday, so when she watched Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defend the state’s lenient gun laws during a press conference Tuesday, it was personal. When Abbott said, “There are more people who are shot
Armed law enforcement officers were present on Tuesday as a shooter entered an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and slaughtered 21 people, including 19 young children. Witnesses say they weren’t doing enough to stop the shooter. The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that onlookers urged police to go into the school and stop the massacre,
If you live in the state of New York, you may have seen some new public service announcements in the past several weeks. With bright blocks of color and bold lettering appearing in English and Spanish iterations, they look like any other PSAs about mask-wearing or being polite on public transportation — except they’re about
In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, which left 19 children and two adults dead, thousands of students from across the country walked out of their classrooms at 12:00 pm EST today to protest gun violence in schools. Organized by Students Demand Action, a national organization against gun
The family of Irma Garcia — one of the two teachers who sacrificed their lives to save their students at the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, Texas — is now also mourning the loss of another family member. Garcia’s husband, Joe, died Thursday of a heart attack, minutes after dropping off flowers at her memorial,
Ana Rodriguez lost her only daughter in the horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, this week. She calls it utter madness that the gunman was able to legally purchase two AR-15 rifles the minute he turned 18 this month, but still couldn’t get served at a bar. “How can an 18
An 11-year-old survivor of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, described the moment the gunman shot her teacher and how she pretended to be dead in an interview with CNN. Miah Cerrillo said her teachers found out there was an active shooter in the school while the class was watching the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch.