TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo in northeastern Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the incident happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, when a Sumatran tiger named Sanjiv attacked the worker in a secured, indoor space. Topeka Zoo director Brendan Wiley says the zookeeper was awake…
Easter Weekend Bombings In Sri Lanka Kill 138 At Churches, Hotels
COLOMBO, April 21 (Reuters) ― Easter Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and four hotels killed 138 people and wounded more than 400, hospital and police officials said, following a lull in major attacks since the end of the civil war 10 years ago. The explosions, some of which officials said were suicide…
This Is The Part Of ‘Medicare For All’ That You Never Hear About
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his allies talk a lot about how “Medicare for All” would take back money from insurers and drug companies, and use those savings to help make sure every American has generous health insurance. That is accurate. But Sanders and his allies rarely mention that Medicare for All would also restrict the…
What It’s Like To Be Homeless At The ‘University of Spoiled Children’
LOS ANGELES ― Yoojin Park, a junior at the University of Southern California, is a biology major and a tutor for a program that matches undergraduates with local elementary schools. And as of November of last semester, 21-year-old Park is also a sex worker. Since escaping an abusive home three years ago, Park has bounced…
Roman Polanski, Admitted Child Rapist, Sues To Get Back Into The Academy
Disgraced film director Roman Polanski, who admitted to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977, sued the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to get his membership reinstated nearly a year after the organization kicked him out. Polanski’s attorney filed a lawsuit on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court to force the…
Journalist, 29, Shot Dead In Northern Ireland In ‘Terrorist Incident’
A 29-year-old journalist was shot dead in Northern Ireland on Thursday night in what police called “a terrorist incident.” Lyra McKee was fatally struck by gunfire at around 11 p.m. during a riot in Derry/Londonderry. She was hit by shots that an unidentified gunman fired at police during the “orchestrated violence,” according to Assistant Chief…
Ben & Jerry’s Demands Congress Expunge Cannabis Convictions
Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating 4/20 with a call for criminal justice reform, warning Congress that without it, marijuana legalization is a “half baked” idea. In a video tweeted Saturday, which is known as the annual holiday for stoners, the ice cream brand pointed out that when it comes to pot, those who profit and…
NOW He Tells Us: Ken Starr Says Impeachment Is ‘So Bad For The Country’
Former independent counsel during the Clinton administration Ken Starr changed his tune big time Friday and said Democrats shouldn’t pursue impeachment against President Donald Trump because “it’s so bad for the country.” Starr was all in on impeachment for former President Bill Clinton in 1998. What a difference a party makes. Starr said on Fox News:…
The Reason Behind That Surprising ‘Game Of Thrones’ Cersei Moment
As Cersei says in the “Game of Thrones” Season 8 premiere, “You want a queen? Earn her.” Or, you can probably just give it another minute or two. Perhaps the most confusing moment of the episode occurs when Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk) finally brings the Golden Company, an army of mercenaries, to Queen Cersei Lannister (Lena…
Mueller Report Accurately Told Don McGahn’s Truth, Lawyer Snaps Back At Giuliani
A day after Rudy Giuliani disdainfully attacked the credibility of former White House counsel Don McGahn, his attorney slammed back that everything attributed to McGahn in the report by special counsel Robert Mueller was accurately recounted. McGahn’s lawyer William Burck said in a statement that it’s a “mystery why Rudy Giuliani feels the need to…