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Vester Flanagan was determined to explain himself. After murdering two TV journalists (and former coworkers) during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday, he faxed three different suicide notes to ABC News that were strewn with absurdities, contradictions, and baffling rationalizations. Flanagan, who was black and went by the name Bryce Williams on air, complained…
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for broadcasting “false news,” sparking an international outcry and underlining how authorities are trampling over free speech just over a year into general-turned-politician Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s presidency. Related Stories The Latest: Greste calls on el-Sissi to ‘undo injustice’ Associated…
One person is dead and three more are injured after a gunman opened fire in a Prospect-Lefferts Gardens hookah lounge early this morning. According to police, the shooting occurred at Buda Lounge on Flatbush Avenue just before 3 a.m. One 27-year-old man, who was shot in the head and torso, was pronounced dead at Kings…
Cindy Mills, the former Subway franchisee who said Jared Fogle had suggested she advertise herself for sex on Craigslist, claims that she warned Subway about Fogle way back in 2008 and the company didn’t do anything about it. Mills, who was a Subway franchisee in Florida during 2006 to 2012, said that Fogle used to…
Per an alert sent to students by school administrators, Savannah State University in Georgia is on lockdown while campus police investigate a shooting near the student union. One man has been taken to the hospital, CBS 46 reports. “The SSU campus is on lockdown following a shooting incident this evening at or near the Student…
George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin who was last seen hawking paintings of the Confederate battle flag that praised the Second Amendment, took to Twitter in the wake of yesterday’s shootings of Alison Parker and Adam Ward to condemn the “Black [piece of shit]” who murdered them and the “Ignorant Baboon” in the White…
This is what we will tell you about the two young TV journalists for Virginia station WDBJ who were shot to death on Wednesday, on air. Reporter Alison Parker had just turned 24, and had celebrated her birthday with her colleague and boyfriend, Chris Hurst. Cameraman Adam Ward, 27, was engaged to the station’s morning producer, Melissa…
The Roanoke Times reported that he had a troubled time at the station, suing them for damages in 2014 alleging he had been discriminated against at work. The paper said he named “most of the WDBJ staff in his complaint” which was dismissed by a judge in 2014. He appears to have been unemployed at…
Alison Parker and Adam Ward – WDBJ Alison Parker and Adam Ward – WDBJ MONEAT, Virginia – A reporter and photographer from a local news station in Roanoke were shot and killed during a live news interview on Wednesday morning. The shooting occurred at Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia. WDBJ confirmed the deaths of…
An alleged informant against former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle gave her first public interview on Thursday, telling ABC News the entire process took 10 years, including four-and-half years wearing a wire for the FBI. “That was my biggest question, ‘Why was it taking so long?’” journalist Rochelle Herman-Walrond told ABC affiliate WWSB. “A case of…