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Virginia Beach officer claims Donovon Lynch pointed gun at him before fatal shots were fired
Read more: Virginia Beach officer claims Donovon Lynch pointed gun at him before fatal shots were fired“Four months later, the police officer that was never named publicly (Solomon Simmons), now says Donovon Lynch pointed his gun first. This is a bunch of hogwash. Virginia Beach Police Department really thinks its citizens are stupid.” — Queenie Burns Wavy.com VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) — The Virginia Beach police officer who shot and killed Donovon…
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Street Style Is Alive and Well—Shop the Looks of All the Couture Showgoers
Read more: Street Style Is Alive and Well—Shop the Looks of All the Couture ShowgoersVogue.com Outside the fall 2021 couture shows, street style was back and better than ever. Vogue senior fashion news writer Emily Farra described it perfectly: Showgoers showed up in more “personal, eclectic ensembles” with a “refreshing new energy.” Captured by street style photographer Acielle, you could feel how happy everyone was to be out at shows again—you could also make the…
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Leyna Bloom Just Made History on the Cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue
Read more: Leyna Bloom Just Made History on the Cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit IssueVogue.com Every year the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue releases to considerable fanfare, but 2021’s edition is something special. Each of its three covers spotlights an inspiring woman. Tennis champion Naomi Osaka represents groundbreaking athletes, hip hop star Megan Thee Stallion continues her pop culture dominance by snagging her first SI appearance, and model-actor Leyna Bloom shines in an ivory one piece.…
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Two Virginia police officers on administrative leave after posting ‘inappropriate’ TikTok videos
Read more: Two Virginia police officers on administrative leave after posting ‘inappropriate’ TikTok videosTwo police officers are facing termination for posting controversial videos to TikTok. Officers Caleb Lafferty and Rondell White are reportedly on administrative leave from the Crewe Police Department in Virginia. They told local media they took down the videos after the former police chief asked them too, but they say the new police chief told…
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Virginia Beach asks federal court to dismiss lawsuit related to killing of Donovon Lynch
Read more: Virginia Beach asks federal court to dismiss lawsuit related to killing of Donovon Lynch13NewsNow.com The City of Virginia Beach was named as a defendant in one count of the suit filed by Donovon Lynch’s father. A police officer shot and killed Lynch in March 2021. NORFOLK, Va. — The City of Virginia Beach said it believes a federal lawsuit filed against it after a police officer shot and…
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Cameron (CAM) Thomas 2021 NBA Draft
Read more: Cameron (CAM) Thomas 2021 NBA DraftIn the 2021 NBA Draft, Oklahoma City Thunder own two picks just outside the lottery at No. 16 and No. 18 overall. One of the prospects who could fall in that range is Cameron Thomas who most recently played at LSU. Profile: Thomas is a walking bucket, standing at 6-foot-4 with the ability to play both guard positions. NBADRAFT.NET https://www.nbadraft.net/players/cameron-thomas/
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Father of Pharrell’s cousin killed in police shooting files $50M federal lawsuit
Read more: Father of Pharrell’s cousin killed in police shooting files $50M federal lawsuitNYPost.com The father of Pharrell Williams’ late cousin filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit Monday after his son was fatally shot by police in Virginia. Wayne Lynch claimed his 25-year-old son, Donovan, was a “young, innocent, black man” who was shot “unlawfully and without warning” in March by a cop responding to a shooting that did…
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Sha’Carri Richardson Wins the Women’s 100 Meters at the Olympic Track and Field Trials
Read more: Sha’Carri Richardson Wins the Women’s 100 Meters at the Olympic Track and Field TrialsRunnersWorld.com In the women’s 100-meter final, Sha’Carri Richardson, Javianne Oliver, and Teahna Daniels made the Olympic team that will represent the United States in Tokyo this summer. Richardson blazed the track with a winning time of 10.86 (into a headwind). Oliver finished second in 10.99, and Daniels claimed the final spot by finishing third in…
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Biden Signs Bill into Law Making Juneteenth a National Holiday
Read more: Biden Signs Bill into Law Making Juneteenth a National HolidayCNN.com (CNN) President Joe Biden said that signing legislation into law on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day — a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — will go down as “one of the greatest honors” of his presidency. “I have to say to you, I’ve only been…
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Michigan boy, 6, shot while retrieving his bike from neighbor’s yard
Read more: Michigan boy, 6, shot while retrieving his bike from neighbor’s yardFox2Detroit.com YPSILANTI, Mich. (FOX 2) – A man accused of shooting a 6-year-old boy is free after being given what an extremely low bond. Six months ago Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit there vowed to reform the bail system – doing away with cash bonds in most situations. “We are not opening the jail house doors,” Savit said to FOX…
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Wait no more: New Sea-Tac program lets travelers reserve a time at airport checkpoint
Read more: Wait no more: New Sea-Tac program lets travelers reserve a time at airport checkpointUSAToday.com The good news: Air travel is picking up. Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 1.6 million passengers, the most since March 12, 2020. The bad news: Long wait times at security checkpoints may be coming back, too. At times during spring break, the lines to go through the security checkpoint stretched into the…
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Test cruises with volunteer passengers are on the horizon as CDC issues new guidance
Read more: Test cruises with volunteer passengers are on the horizon as CDC issues new guidanceUSAToday.com The return of passenger-filled cruise ships sailing in U.S. waters is in sight. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released additional guidance for cruise ships with instructions for trial voyages with volunteer passengers meant to take place in advance of sailings that include paying passengers. “With the issuance of these next two phases,…
