Day: August 28, 2023

California jury awards $3.75 million to protester hit by LAPD projectile during 2020 protestss

4:45 pm August 28, 2023

A jury awarded $3.75 million in damages this week to a protester shot twice with hard-foam projectiles fired by Los Angeles police during demonstrations in 2020. Jurors on Wednesday ruled that the LA Police Department was negligent when one or more of its officers fired the so-called less-lethal devices at Asim Jamal Shakir Jr., the […]

Cowboys’ Will Grier has ‘best performance’ of preseason since 1999, coach says after team acquired Trey Lance

4:10 pm August 28, 2023

Cowboys third string quarterback Will Grier had the impossible task of playing what was likely his final snap in Dallas on Sunday, just a day after the team acquired first round draft pick Trey Lance in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers. For head coach Mike McCarthy, Grier not only showed up – he […]

Trans teacher known for massive prosthetic breasts returning to Canadian classroom

4:05 pm August 28, 2023

A Canadian trans teacher who became infamous for wearing massive prosthetic Z-cup breasts to class is reportedly returning to the classroom. Kayla Lemieux has claimed to be suffering from a condition called “gigantomastia,” which is a “rare condition” during which one’s breasts “become excessively large,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. However, Lemieux, who formerly identified as a man, […]

Oregon GOP senators sue to run for reelection following walkout that led to their disqualification

4:04 pm August 28, 2023

Five Republican state senators in Oregon are suing to be allowed to run for reelection next year even though they accumulated a large number of unexcused absences during a walkout aimed at blocking votes on abortion rights and gun safety. Oregon voters passed a constitutional amendment last year that says any lawmaker who accrues 10 […]

Virginia man stolen from mom at birth travels the world to hug her for first time: ‘the oceans I’ve cried’

4:03 pm August 28, 2023

A 42-year-old Virginia man hugged his biological mother for the very first time this month after they were separated at birth and had not seen each other since. “Hola, Mama,” Jimmy Lippert Thyden told Maria Angelica Gonzalez in Spanish, when the two met for the very first time at her home in Valdivia, Chile, in […]