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Bob Saget passed away at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida. The police and the fire department responded to the hotel around 4pm ET after a security team member found him unresponsive during a welfare check. He was declared dead at the scene and his cause of death was unknown, but TMZ had reported that he died peacefully in his sleep without suffering. A preliminary autopsy was performed on the morning of January 10 and said, "At this time, there is no evidence of drug use or foul play."

A Glasgow-born paedophile has been convicted for exposing what the Scottish press described as “her manhood” in Northern England. Chloe Thompson, born Andrew McNab, pleaded guilty to, as the Daily Record put it, “[c]ommitting a public nuisance by indecent exposing herself while exposing her penis to members of the public while performing a sex act upon herself.” Thompson also pleaded guilty to outraging public decency by behaving in an indecent manner by using a sex toy in public, outraging public decency by performing a sex act in a public place and in view of members of the public and outraging...

This is a live stream monitoring Police, Fire, EMS, Security and other radio bands in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada during the Freedom Convoy 2022 Protest. The station is located near Algonquin College. The antenna is a Sirio Performer 5000 and raised about 65 ft. Be patient, this is an experimental feed. Subscribe so you get the live link for the future broadcasts. Sometimes the stream will crash. Just try reconnecting. The stream does go down due to connection problems. Just SUBSCRIBE to get the new live feed notifications! #freedomconvoy2022 #freedomconvoyottawa #livescanner #ottawaprotest #checkpoints

Seattle drops bike helmet law because cops unfairly targeted people of color and homeless people: Black cyclists were four times as likely to be stopped as whites The King County Board of Health voted Thursday to repeal its decades-old mandatory helmet rule Data showed the rule was rarely enforced, but enforced disproportionately Since 2017, Seattle police had given 117 helmet citations, more than 40 percent of which went to people who were homeless Since 2019, 60 percent of citations went to people who were homeless Central Seattle Greenways found that black cyclists were almost four times as likely to receive...

In the ever-worsening culture wars, schools have emerged as a battlefront, with fierce arguments raging about the contents of curricula and propriety of particular books. Debating what literature and ideas to teach students is a mark of a healthy democratic society. But coming amid assaults on voting rights, protest rights and respect for dissent, these efforts to repress disfavored ideas and books must be recognized as part of a larger attack on democracy itself. Book bans and curriculum debates in the United States have flared up episodically over time, as rattled communities have sought to pump the brakes on social...

Reporter from Rebel News was shot point blank by Ottawa Police while during a peaceful demonstration at parliament against mandates. This is a breakdown of the incident.

“‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted’” (Matthew 5:4). We talked yesterday about two specific sins that hinder biblical mourning. Let’s consider two others today. The sin of presumption is actually a form of pride. Presumption is satisfied with cheap grace and expects God to forgive just a little bit because it sees so little to be forgiven. It leads us to think our sins are not really bad enough for us to confess them, repent of them, and forsake them. But Isaiah exhorts sinners as follows: “Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) in a new interview said she anticipates winning reelection despite not having the support of former President Trump. Mace on Tuesday told The State “I’m gonna win without him,” after Trump endorsed Mace's primary challenger.

Singapore is known for being one of the world's most highly urbanised countries, with no lack of gleaming skyscrapers and luxury apartments. But for one man, that couldn't be further from the place he called home - a makeshift shelter in one of the country's forests. On meeting Oh Go Seng the first thing that strikes you is the glint in his eye. He wears his 79 years very lightly, looking in far better shape than many people half his age. His brother however, did get a government flat and Mr Oh was invited to live there - but he...

This is a story that first surfaced earlier in the week but hasn’t gained a lot of traction yet. (This is perhaps understandable given the situation in Ukraine, but also likely by intention.) For the first time in decades, the CDC has changed many of the recognized milestones for childhood development in terms of speech and cognitive functions. These markers are considered important in terms of recognizing when children aren’t progressing quickly enough, suggesting the potential need to determine if some sort of impairment is being observed and if the child may require greater medical attention. The curious thing about...

Australian authorities said they plan to reopen the country's borders to international tourists on Monday after closing it for nearly two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported. Since November, Australia has allowed citizens and residents to travel in and out of the country, then admitted international students and some employees. On Monday, leisure and business travelers will be able to enter the country, according to Reuters.

The sister of disgraced Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff, along with her husband, were found dead last Thursday in their home in an apparent murder-suicide, officials announced on Sunday.The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reported: Around 12:55pm on February 17th Deputies responded to a 911 call advising a male and female were unresponsive inside their residence. Upon arrival deputies located an elderly female and male deceased from a gunshot wound.Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division arrived on scene to investigate further. After further investigation it appears to be a murder/suicide.

WASHINGTON, February 19, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Suffolk County, New York. Samples from the flock were tested at the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa. APHIS is working closely with state animal health officials in New York on a joint incident response. State officials quarantined the affected premises, and birds...

Thanks PSU Students. You always find a way to come through. And God bless the cancer kids at Hershey Medical Center. Charles Milard started something really special almost 50 years ago.

A “highly pathogenic” bird flu is expanding across the U.S. as the latest infections were detected in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Suffolk County, New York, according to a statement released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). On Saturday, the APHIS confirmed positive tests for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in what the agency described as a “small, non-commercial backyard flock” on Long Island. Poultry farmers in the area have been told to be on high alert. “State officials quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will...

It’s been well established that companies that exploit gender stereotypes to prey on women’s self-doubt are harmful to society. But the lawsuit filed by families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting against gun manufacturer Remington might help to show how men are just as vulnerable to damaging gender ideals. The case sets a novel and remarkable precedent for gun manufacturers to be held liable for expressly preying on men’s specific vulnerabilities.The Remington settlement marks the first time a gunmaker has been held accountable for its product’s role in a mass murder in the U.S. Gun companies...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) – One person died after an officer-involved shooting in southwest Portland Saturday night, according to the Portland Pol…Two suspects are in custody, according to Portland Police. A protest was planned at Normandale Park in solidarity with Amir Locke, a 22-year-old black man who was shot by police in Minneapolis earlier this month, at the same time as the shooting.On Sunday, PPB said a preliminary investigation indicates the shooting began as a confrontation between an armed homeowner and armed protesters.

United Kingdom will reportedly seek to strike a swath of trade agreements 'with individual American states' in order to boost commerce while the Biden administration drags its feet on a post-Brexit deal between the two countries. During his first White House meeting with President Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was told that the Democrat administration would not commit to signing a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain before the 2024 election....Biden reportedly told Johson that he had “a lot of fish to fry” and therefore a trade deal was not a top priority. In stark contrast to Trump, Biden has consistently...

Romanian Member of European Parliament Cristian Terhes lambasted Canadian Prime Minister Coward Justin Trudeau over his authoritarian response to the Freedom Convoy, calling him a “tyrant” and a “dictator.” During an EU press conference in Strasbourg last week, Terhes denounced Trudeau for his declaration of martial in Canada to crush the protesters who’ve been occupying Ottawa for weeks. “The prime minister of Canada, the way he’s behaving right now, he’s exactly like a tyrant, a dictator. He’s like Ceaușescu in Romania,” Terhes said, referring to the former Romanian communist dictator. Romanian MEP @CristianTerhes absolutely mops the floor with PM @JustinTrudeau...

This past November, Missouri's conservative Defense of Liberty PAC scheduled a high-profile event featuring a speech by Donald Trump, Jr. On November 9, however, WePay—a JPMorgan Chase subsidiary that provided the payment services for the event—announced the termination of those services. WePay accused the organization of violating its policy against promotion of "hate, violence, racial intolerance, terrorism, the financial exploitation of a crime, or items or activities that encourage, promote facilitate or instruct others regarding the same." Although WePay eventually reversed its decision, the organization had to cancel the speech. WePay's actions followed a series of similar incidents in recent...