Content warning: This man’s mother had become a Twitter troll who relentlessly attacked the parents of Madeleine McCann, the girl who disappeared in 2007 at the age of 3
After a journalist told her tweets were being investigated, she died by suicide https://www.theguardian.co...
After a journalist told her tweets were being investigated, she died by suicide https://www.theguardian.co...

My mother, the troll: ‘I think she lost sight of the McCanns’ humanity’ | Online abuse | The Guardian
When Ben Leyland’s mum said she was in trouble, he had no idea she was about to be exposed for sending hundreds of abusive tweets about Madeleine McCann’s parents – or of the tragic end to her story
01:55 PM - Mar 21, 2023



Only a handful of Trump supporters came to the pro-Trump rally held outside the Manhattan district attorney’s office ahead of his potential indictment
"We purposefully kept it small," an organizer said
"We purposefully kept it small," an organizer said
10:41 PM - Mar 20, 2023



A deadly and highly-drug resistant fungus is spreading at “an alarming rate” in health facilities caring for very sick people, the CDC announced
Scientists say it poses a danger to medically fragile people, including nursing home patients & cancer patients.
Scientists say it poses a danger to medically fragile people, including nursing home patients & cancer patients.
05:30 PM - Mar 20, 2023



New story from my colleague Molly Redden:
The American elite are planning their escape – and it starts with paying for passports.
Hundreds of ‘Armageddon Americans’ are willing to fork over six figures for citizenship in nations where they may have never set foot (just in case)
The American elite are planning their escape – and it starts with paying for passports.
Hundreds of ‘Armageddon Americans’ are willing to fork over six figures for citizenship in nations where they may have never set foot (just in case)
04:18 PM - Mar 20, 2023



A Mississippi woman's life has been transformed by a treatment for sickle cell disease with the gene-editing technique CRISPR. All her symptoms from a disease once thought incurable have disappeared.
01:18 PM - Mar 18, 2023



11:05 AM - Mar 18, 2023



Trump says he expects to be arrested next Tuesday, and calls on people to "protest, take our nation back"
07:38 AM - Mar 18, 2023



A lawyer representing Donald Trump said that the former president will surrender to law enforcement if he's criminally charged
06:37 PM - Mar 17, 2023



The people affected by the toxic fuel leak in Hawaii are now receiving tax bills for the emergency aid they were sent
'We arent even done paying our medical bills and now we're going to start [being] taxed on something forced on us by the Navy’s mistake'
'We arent even done paying our medical bills and now we're going to start [being] taxed on something forced on us by the Navy’s mistake'
06:24 PM - Mar 17, 2023



'The Wire' star Lance Reddick has died, TMZ reports. He was 60.
03:01 PM - Mar 17, 2023



THE HAGUE (AP) — International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Russian President Putin because of his actions in Ukraine.
11:49 AM - Mar 17, 2023



A Florida Republican confirmed in a committee hearing that his bill would ban young girls from discussing their menstrual cycles with school officials.
02:23 PM - Mar 16, 2023



A Black family from Georgia was pulled over in rural Tennessee. Police arrested the dad for possession of 5 grams of marijuana
Without their knowledge, Children’s Services got a court order to put their five kids in state custody, where they remain — a month later.
Isn't this kidnapping?
Without their knowledge, Children’s Services got a court order to put their five kids in state custody, where they remain — a month later.
Isn't this kidnapping?
11:43 AM - Mar 16, 2023



A publisher created multiple versions of its social studies material, softening or eliminating references to race — even in the story of Rosa Parks — as it sought to gain approval in Florida
https://t.co/0jRuHUOmox
https://t.co/0jRuHUOmox
09:06 AM - Mar 16, 2023



NEW from me: I talked with Bobby Caldwell's wife about the relationship the late singer had with his Black fans, how he loved comedian KevOnStage's video of him, and how he was honored that rappers would sample his music.
05:09 PM - Mar 15, 2023



Minnesota GOP State Sen. votes against free school lunch, says he's never met hungry kids
“I have yet to meet a person in Minnesota that says they don’t have access to enough food to eat.”
“I have yet to meet a person in Minnesota that says they don’t have access to enough food to eat.”
12:18 PM - Mar 15, 2023



“What You Won’t Do For Love” singer Bobby Caldwell has died, TMZ confirmed. He was 71.
10:34 AM - Mar 15, 2023



A new bill from "pro-life" Republicans in South Carolina could make abortion a crime punishable by death
08:47 PM - Mar 14, 2023



Big: Michigan lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s ‘Right to Work’ law
"Democrats, who won majorities last fall in the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years, begin unraveling policies that Republicans considered among their top achievements."
"Democrats, who won majorities last fall in the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years, begin unraveling policies that Republicans considered among their top achievements."
06:49 PM - Mar 14, 2023



DeSantis administration revokes Hyatt Regency Miami alcohol license after it hosted 'A Drag Queen Christmas'
04:52 PM - Mar 14, 2023



A must-read: Christopher Trotter had three months left in prison. He was looking forward to meeting his 3-year-old daughter.
He tried to save another incarcerated man’s life in a fight against white supremacist guards—and was punished with over a century behind bars
He tried to save another incarcerated man’s life in a fight against white supremacist guards—and was punished with over a century behind bars
11:54 AM - Mar 14, 2023



The Justice Dept. has reportedly opened an investigation into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
11:53 AM - Mar 14, 2023



Trump blamed Mike Pence for the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, saying the former vice president should have just gone along with his coup attempt
“Had he sent the votes back to the legislators, they wouldn’t have had a problem with Jan. 6. So in many ways, you can blame him for Jan. 6.”
“Had he sent the votes back to the legislators, they wouldn’t have had a problem with Jan. 6. So in many ways, you can blame him for Jan. 6.”
06:18 PM - Mar 13, 2023



Man sues Buffalo Wild Wings, claims pricey 'boneless wings' are basically nuggets
09:15 AM - Mar 13, 2023



The U.S. government announced all Silicon Valley Bank clients will be protected and have access to their funds, just days after the bank failed.
06:56 PM - Mar 12, 2023



A YouTube star who went viral as a toddler talks about her resentment toward her parents, who told her she had to keep making videos so they could maintain their "nice" lifestyle.
https://www.teenvogue.com/...
https://www.teenvogue.com/...
01:44 PM - Mar 11, 2023



Three women in Texas are facing a lawsuit from a man who says they aided his now-ex-wife in obtaining abortion medication
10:51 AM - Mar 11, 2023



The GOP strategist who accused GOP activist Matt Schlapp of sexual assault has now himself been accused of sexual assault

GOP strategist who accused Matt Schlapp of sexual assault is himself accused of sexual assault in unrelated case | CNN Politics
Carlton Huffman, the Republican strategist who has accused conservative leader Matt Schlapp of sexual assault is now being accused of sexual assault by two women, according to court documents filed in Raleigh, North Carolina.
05:21 PM - Mar 10, 2023


When Shanteari Weems learned her husband was accused of molesting children at the daycare she owned, she shot him twice. She’s been sentenced to 4 years in jail.
“I will apologize when he apologizes to those children,” she said
“I will apologize when he apologizes to those children,” she said
04:19 PM - Mar 10, 2023



Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, a top Tennessee Republican who helped advance anti-LGBTQ legislation, is embroiled in a scandal over comments he left on a gay man's Instagram posts
02:27 PM - Mar 10, 2023


