Hours before their fatal helicopter crash, Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were taking communion before an early-morning church service. Minutes before the crash, their pilot was trying to get special permission to fly though foggy conditions. Seconds before the crash that killed all nine people on board, the pilot told air traffic control he…… MORE
A few hours before Kobe Bryant’s life was cut short in a helicopter crash, the NBA legend went to church and prayed. He visited Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach, California early Sunday morning ahead of the 7 a.m. mass, according to Father Steve Sallot. “We shook hands, I saw that…… MORE
Spencer Boston had a message. And nothing was going to stop him from delivering it — not even jail time. Boston, 20, was in court Monday in Wilson County, Tennessee, facing a simple marijuana possession charge, according to Wilson County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Scott Moore. But as he stood to face Judge Haywood Barry, he…… MORE
Senate rules limit what images can be broadcast on TV during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Notably, that restricts viewers from seeing how senators are responding to arguments of each side, or if they’re even in the chamber as the proceedings continue. Trump’s legal team on Tuesday wrapped up its opening arguments. Here’s…… MORE
The Pentagon is acknowledging that leadership failures within the US special operations community helped foster “conditions for unacceptable conduct,” according to a new report released Tuesday, which comes on the heels of several high-profile scandals and disciplinary cases involving members of the elite units. Gen. Richard Clarke, the head of Special Operations Command, highlighted those…… MORE
Fifty US military personnel have now been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries following the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month, according to a statement Tuesday from the Pentagon. That’s an increase on 16 from late last week when the Pentagon said 34 cases had been diagnosed. “As of…… MORE
As President Donald Trump tours the country holding rallies to support his reelection campaign this fall, he often brags about what the political landscape will look like in January 2021. “95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party,” he tweeted in October 2019. “Thank you! Just won two Congressional Seats in North Carolina, & a Governors…… MORE
A top editor at The Washington Post said Tuesday that a reporter who was suspended for tweets she posted in the immediate aftermath of Kobe Bryant’s death had not violated the newspaper’s social media policy. The reporter has been reinstated. The reporter, Felicia Sonmez, faced a fierce backlash online after she tweeted a 2016 Daily…… MORE
Kansas lawmakers are renewing bipartisan efforts to make sexual battery of a spouse illegal. The state House Judiciary Committee on Monday voted to advance HB 2467, a bill that would amend the state’s sexual battery law, according to committee assistant Kathi Rakestraw. Kansas currently defines sexual battery as “the touching of a victim who is…… MORE
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal judge to shut down a scheme involving companies in New York and Arizona that connect hundreds of millions of robocalls across the country each month. In two first-of-their-kind filings, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn requested temporary restraining orders against five companies and three individuals who allegedly bridged spam…… MORE
