Video appears to show members of the Houston Police Department near the Astroworld stage while Travis Scott performed. TMZ Footage seems to show police officers near the Astroworld stage during the deadly crowd surge. The Houston Police Department declined to comment specifically on the video. A police representative told Insider all footage “will be looked […]
Assistant district attorney Thomas Binger and judge Bruce Schroeder Associated Press The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial shouted at a prosecutor over a “grave constitutional violation.” Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger was in the middle of his cross-examination of the teen. Judge Bruce Schroeder later yelled at Binger over another line of questioning, shouting “Don’t […]
As Vermont reports higher than ever COVID-19 case rates, state health officials have been trying to understand why. How can a state that did so well during the first part of the pandemic — even garnering national recognition — be doing so much worse now? “There is not one simple answer,” said Vermont Health Commissioner […]
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand at his murder trial Wednesday and testified he was under attack when he shot three men during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha. “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself,” he said. Making the high-risk decision to testify at his murder trial, the 18-year-old […]
An Ohio school district is mourning the death of a mother of five who was killed in a car crash near an elementary school. Officials say Christy Corder was driving a 2021 Tesla Model Y during the morning of Nov. 8 when it overturned after going off the side of the road, WLWT reported. The […]
Chris Columbus said Robin Williams would have been “brilliant” as Remus Lupin. Williams was interested in a few “Harry Potter” roles but the producers only cast British actors. Columbus and J.K. Rowling agreed that they wanted the “cast to be 100% British.” “Harry Potter” director Chris Columbus thinks Robin Williams would have had a different […]
SEATTLE (AP) — A metallurgist in Washington state pleaded guilty to fraud Monday after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make U.S. Navy submarines. Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn, Washington, was the director of metallurgy at a foundry in Tacoma that supplied steel castings […]
Gaige Grosskreutz cries as he describes the moments where he was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during the trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via Associated Press Gaige Grosskreutz, who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse, testified Monday in the teenager’s homicide […]
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, left, and the actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio. Joshua Roberts/Reuters; Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Amazon founder Jeff Bezos issued a joking threat to Leonardo DiCaprio on Twitter. Video from a gala shows Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sánchez, chatting closely with the actor. Bezos and Sánchez were outed as a couple in January […]
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France showcased its military muscle Monday with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne in the eastern Mediterranean, seeking to underscore what the ship’s captain said was the importance that Paris attaches to ensuring security and stability in the region. Captain Paul Merveilleux de Vignaux said the Auvergne with its 150-strong […]