The FBI has arrested a member of an armed militia that had detained hundreds of migrants at the border this week, the New Mexico attorney general’s office said Saturday. Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, is a member of an armed group that had reportedly detained migrants near Sunland Park, New Mexico, state Attorney General Hector Balderas…… MORE
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A bill in Washington state would allow the composting of human remains
Lawmakers in Washington state passed a bill Friday that would allow human remains to be composted. If Gov. Jay Inslee signs Senate Bill 5001 into law, it will take effect May 1, 2020. Right now, if a person dies in Washington, the body can only be cremated or buried, according to the bill’s sponsor, state…… MORE
Multnomah County, Oregon, to pay $100K to employee who complained about ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flag
An African-American employee who claimed she was subject to stress and racial harassment after she complained about a coworker’s “Blue Lives Matter” flag and after she put up an “equity wall” has settled her lawsuit with an Oregon county, her attorney said Friday. As part of the $100,000 agreement, Karimah Guion-Pledgure resigned from her job…… MORE
Eminem is 11 years sober
Eminem is staying away from the venom. The real Slim Shady is 11 years sober and commemorated the occasion by posting a picture of a sobriety coin to Twitter and Instagram. “11 years – still not afraid,” the rapper wrote. Eminem posted a similar picture last year while he was at Coachella. The Detroit rapper…… MORE
New York Times: Boeing’s South Carolina plant faces production issues that ‘have threatened to compromise safety’
Former and current employees at a Boeing plant in South Carolina that produces the company’s 787 Dreamliner claim the factory is overrun by “shoddy production and weak oversight that have threatened to compromise safety” — a revelation that surfaces as Boeing is under fire over a separate aircraft, the New York Times reported Saturday. The…… MORE
Will Smith joins Jaden Smith on stage at Coachella
Now this is a story all about how Coachella got flipped-turned upside down. The Fresh Prince — aka Will Smith — made a surprise appearance during Jaden Smith’s set at week two of the festival. Will Smith joined his son for a performance of “Icon,” even rapping a verse himself. The actor posted a clip…… MORE
New York police detain person as they investigate death of woman found partially decapitated
Detectives have detained a person as they investigate the death of a woman who was found dead and partially decapitated in a Brooklyn apartment, New York police said. The body of Savannah Rivera, 20, was found early Saturday after another woman who was in the apartment flagged an Uber on the street and the driver…… MORE
Kim Kardashian on working with Trump on prison reform: ‘People sitting behind bars do not care who the president is’
Kim Kardashian West is making her case to become a lawyer after working with the White House to help commute the life sentence of a first-time nonviolent drug offender. “I know I got so many times people would say to me, ‘Don’t go to the White House, your career will be over, don’t go there,’”…… MORE
Michelle Williams and her husband, musician Phil Elverum, have split
Michelle Williams and her husband, indie musician Phil Elverum, have split after less than a year of marriage. A source close to the actress tells CNN the split took place earlier this year. “Michelle and Phil separated at the beginning of the year. It was an amicable spilt and they remain friends,” the source told…… MORE
Juventus crowned Serie A champions as Cristiano Ronaldo makes history
Juventus came from behind to beat Fiorentina and create Serie A history, while Cristiano Ronaldo made some history of his own. The Turin club became the team first in Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 or the Premier League to win eight consecutive league titles. Ronaldo, meanwhile, became the first player to win the…… MORE
