Day: April 6, 2023

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon’s wife dead at 80

9:19 pm April 6, 2023

Sex Pistols singer John Lydon’s wife of nearly five decades has died at 80 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Lydon – whose stage name was Johnny Rotten – cared for his wife, Nora Forster, for years after she was diagnosed with the illness. On Thursday, a statement was shared to his official social media […]

Disorderly protests hit France for the 11th day, but number of strikers falls

9:17 pm April 6, 2023

Police fired clouds of tear gas against unruly protesters in Paris and other French cities Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people returned to streets across the country to vent anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension reforms. Macron’s drive to raise the national retirement age from 62 to 64 has ignited a months-long firestorm […]

Michigan man charged with impersonating police after pulling over actual cop

9:15 pm April 6, 2023

A Michigan man man was caught red-handed after he was seen flashing red and blue police lights and impersonating a police officer by attempting to pull over a real police officer in a fake traffic stop. Christian Katan Mansoor, 18, of Macomb Township was darting around in a silver BMW with flashing red and blue […]

Reddit user questions kids’ Easter baskets loaded with cash, gifts and goodies — as a child, his was ’empty’

9:13 pm April 6, 2023

One of the most popular traditions of Easter Sunday includes the “arrival” of the Easter bunny — and of Easter baskets for the kids. However, as the tradition has continued, many parents and caregivers have taken the filling of the baskets to new heights. One Reddit user took to the social media platform because he […]

Connecticut prison guard fired over ‘ISIS windchimes’ meme reinstated

9:13 pm April 6, 2023

A Connecticut prison guard who was fired in 2021, several years after posting what the state determined to be an anti-Muslim meme on Facebook, has been reinstated to his job. An arbitrator ruled in February that Anthony Marlak’s termination was an excessive response by the state Department of Correction and reduced the punishment to a […]