Actress Amber Heard has submitted a graphic new court filing that details horrifying allegations of abuse she says she endured during her relationship to actor Johnny Depp. The Associated Press reports that on Thursday, the 32-year-old “Aquaman” actress asked a Virginia judge to dismiss a $50 million defamation lawsuit her 55-year-old ex-husband filed over an op-ed…
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MLB Promises To Feature Mike Trout On Logo, But There’s A Catch
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout could soon become the most-viewed man in Major League Baseball. That’s because MLB announced Friday that it is willing to change its logo to feature the superstar slugger’s cameo, much like the NBA logo featuring Jerry West. It could be an uphill battle: As of Friday afternoon, the…
Police Chief Rails At ‘Nazis’ Enforcing Laws After Girl Is Ordered Deported Without Mom
An infuriated Houston police chief blew up Friday on Twitter after an 11-year-old girl was ordered to be deported without her family. Chief Art Acevedo vented about the lack of human decency and “Nazis” enforcing laws following a story Thursday in the Houston Chronicle about the ordered deportation to El Salvador of Laura Maradiaga. Somehow…
Pretending Trump Never Happened: ‘An Evening With The Clintons’
“Shut up!” someone yelled at the gray-haired heckler standing to the left of the stage, before boos began to descend down from other attendees rallying in defense of the night’s two stars, Bill and Hillary Clinton. Sitting on the stage of the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Hillary Clinton played a…
How A Spat Between Two Rich People Gave Congress The Power To Get Trump’s Tax Returns
President Donald Trump doesn’t want to release his tax returns to Congress, but thanks to progressives, two of the biggest scandals in U.S. history and a fight between two millionaires, he doesn’t have a choice. Congress has had the power to request individuals’ tax returns since 1924. Now, House Democrats are using that law…
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Snow, Wind Impacts Midwest, Great Lakes
Heavy snow and strong winds hammered parts of the central U.S. on Thursday and began moving into the Great Lakes region, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and creating hazardous travel conditions a day after pummeling Colorado. The spring blizzard — the second “bomb cyclone” storm system to hit the region in…
Hillary Clinton Says Julian Assange Must ‘Answer For What He Has Done’
NEW YORK ― On the same day as Julian Assange’s arrest on a single conspiracy charge from U.S. prosecutors, former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton said the WikiLeaks co-founder must now face the consequences of his past actions. “The bottom line is he has to answer for what he has done ― at least as it’s been…
Israel Spacecraft Beresheet Fails In Attempted Moon Landing
YEHUD, Israel, April 11 (Reuters) – Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed onto the moon on Thursday after a series of technical failures during its final descent, shattering hopes of a historic controlled landing on the lunar surface. The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communications failures during the landing sequence, which lasted around 21 minutes,…
Inspector General Finds Chicago Gang Database Outdated, Inaccurate and Damaging
Chicago police do not have proper standards in place to ensure the accuracy of the gang data they collect and share with more than 500 agencies, according to a Thursday report from the city’s inspector general. The report released by the office of Joe Ferguson, the inspector general for the city of Chicago, highlighted major concerns…
The White House Has A Rat Problem And Everyone’s Making The Same Jokes
President Donald Trump called his former personal attorney Michael Cohen a “rat” last year for turning on him. Now, it looks like his White House has a problem with another kind of rat. On Thursday, Bloomberg White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted images of rodent traps on the grounds of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.: Given that the White…