A specially appointed prosecutor announced that no charges will be pursued against the two white Atlanta police officers who clashed with Rayshard Brooks during a 2020 encounter, ending with the 27-year-old black man’s fatal shooting. Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, believes that Officer Garrett Rolfe – who shot and killed …
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Autopsy confirms body found in Northern California reservoir is missing 16-year-old Kiely Rodni
The Placer County Sheriff’s office said in a statement on Tuesday that the body found inside a submerged car in Northern California on Sunday has been confirmed to be missing teen Kiely Rodni, who disappeared at a campground party in the area about three weeks ago. Authorities and volunteers had been searching for the 16-year-old Rodni …
‘House of the Dragon’ is the biggest series premiere ever for HBO
Over three years after the final episode of Game of Thrones premiered on HBO Max, ‘House of the Dragon’ has finally landed on the streaming service. The prequel series pulled in a massive 9.986 million viewers, making it the largest original series premiere in HBO history. The House of the Dragon premiere even caused HBO …
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Elton John shares first snippet of new collab with Britney Spears “Hold Me Closer”
Elton John has teamed up with Britney Spears on a reimagined version of John’s and Bernie Taupin’s “Tiny Dancer”, set to drop on Friday, August 26. John unveiled a snippet of “Hold Me Closer” on his Tik Tok, and in the 14-second clip, Spears’ voice can be heard alongside John’s singing the 1971 hit. Elton’s …
Donald Trump requests third party to review items seized from Mar-a-Lago
On Monday, former President Donald Trump filed a motion (which can be read in full here) in a Florida court, requesting a third party to review materials seized from his Mar-a-Lago home by the Justice Department earlier this month. Trump’s lawyers called for an injunction preventing the government from further reviewing the seized materials until a “special master” …
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Suspect in custody after two people are killed, one person hospitalized in Atlanta shooting
The Atlanta Police Department confirmed that two people were killed and another was wounded in two shootings in the Midtown area of Atlanta on Monday. Atlanta’s interim Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters that a suspect was taken into custody hours later at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after police received information she had transported herself …
Watch the latest trailer for HBO’s ‘The Idol’ starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp
HBO has released a new trailer for its forthcoming drama series ‘The Idol’ starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp; and co-created by The Weeknd (aka Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), Reza Fahim, and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. According to HBO’s official synopsis, the six-episode drama is “set against the backdrop of the music industry and centers …
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ wins the weekend box office with over $20.1M in domestic earnings
‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ opened with $20.1 million-plus in earnings in North American box office to win the weekend box office, easily beating the weekend’s other new film, ‘Beast.’ Crunchyroll, the distributor of the Japanese movie, says the sequel to 2018’s Dragon Ball Super: Broly is scoring the best global opening ever for an anime film. Dragon …
Federal appeals court blocks subpoena to Sen. Lindsey Graham in Georgia election probe
On Sunday, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked an order requiring Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify about his role in an effort to alter Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. In the two-page ruling issued by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the subpoena was blocked after a federal district judge in Atlanta rejected the effort …
Three Indiana State University students are killed in single-vehicle crash
Indiana State University confirmed that three students were killed in a single-vehicle crash early on Sunday morning. In a statement, the university said all five people in the vehicle were believed to be ISU students, including several football players, adding that police are working to positively identify the victims who were killed in the crash. ISU President …
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