Day: February 22, 2024

Oregon jail faces federal lawsuit after 22-year-old inmate dies during opioid withdrawal

1:13 pm February 22, 2024

Kendra Sawyer spoke with her dad from the Deschutes County jail and told him she loved him. Six hours later, in the throes of opioid withdrawal, the 22-year-old took her own life. A year later, Sawyer’s father, Kent, is left wondering whether his daughter, troubled as she was, might still be alive if the jail […]

Braxton Berrios, on girlfriend Alix Earle’s podcast, addresses Dolphins future after ‘very mean’ video

1:10 pm February 22, 2024

Braxton Berrios is set to become an unrestricted free agent once the NFL offseason officially begins next month after one season with the Miami Dolphins. Berrios, a wide receiver who primarily returns punts and kicks on special teams, was an All-Pro with the New York Jets in 2021 and signed with the Dolphins before the […]

ABC ordered to face trial in lawsuit with former ‘General Hospital’ employees on COVID vaccine mandates

1:00 pm February 22, 2024

ABC is dealing with legal troubles and “religious discrimination claims” from two former employees who worked for the long-running soap opera “General Hospital,” according to a report from Wednesday. The two former crew members “sued the network after they were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccination, marking one of the first rulings to clear the […]

Border Patrol has arrested 6,400 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions, 178 gang members in FY24

12:58 pm February 22, 2024

Border Patrol agents have caught thousands of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions in FY24, with those apprehended having rap sheets for violent crimes such as murder, rape, child molestation, as well as drugs and weapons trafficking. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens posted on X Wednesday that agents patrolling the southwest border nabbed 10 illegal […]

Pandas to return to San Diego Zoo as China brings back ‘panda diplomacy’

12:09 pm February 22, 2024

China plans to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after recalling nearly all the iconic bears on loan to U.S. zoos as relations soured between the two nations. The China Wildlife Conservation Association recently signed cooperation agreements with zoos […]