People across the United States celebrated on Tuesday as Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd after cities across the country had been on high alert for protests in the case of a not guilty verdict. Hundreds of people who had gathered outside a courthouse in Minneapolis could be heard inside as they cheered … Read more
Singer Ted Nugent has revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19, just months after he called the virus a ‘leftist scam’ and ‘not a real pandemic’. The 72-year-old musician announced his diagnosis in a Facebook Live video Monday telling fans ‘I got the Chinese sh*t’ and ‘thought I was dying’. Nugent has repeatedly dismissed the virus … Read more
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is praying for George Floyd’s family and called the evidence in the Derek Chauvin trial ‘overwhelming.’ He said he hoped the jury, which has begun deliberations on the charges of murder and manslaughter against Chauvin, reaches the ‘right verdict.’ ‘I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. The … Read more
Maxine Waters, 82, is facing an intense amount of backlash for her Saturday comments calling for rioters to engage in ‘more confrontation’ as they await the ruling against Derek Chauvin. ‘We’ve got to stay on the street and we’ve got to get more active, we’ve got to get more confrontational,’ Waters demanded of rioters as … Read more
Al Sharpton has been blasted for sharing a ‘tone deaf’ video of himself boarding a private jet to travel to Minnesota for Derek Chauvin‘s murder trial. The 66-year-old civil rights activist uploaded the clip to Twitter Monday as the trial wrapped up in Minneapolis. Chauvin, a white police officer, has been charged with second-degree murder over … Read more
Congresswoman Maxine Waters may have handed Derek Chauvin’s defense grounds for appeal and the turning over of any guilty verdict. Speaking after the jury was sent out on Monday afternoon, Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson once again made a bid to have the case against his client thrown out on grounds that there was no way … Read more
The Smiths rocker Morrissey has hit out at The Simpsons in a scathing attack, after he was parodied during the most recent episode of the long-running hit show. During Sunday night’s Panic On The Streets Of Springfield episode, Lisa Simpson was seen making an imaginary friend in the form of depressed singer and vegetarian Quilloughby of … Read more
George Floyd died because Derek Chauvin’s ‘ego and pride’ took over and caused the cop to betray his badge and abandon his training when he pressed his knee into the handcuffed black man’s neck. That was the conclusion prosecutor Steve Schleicher put before the jury as he delivered the state’s closing statement at Chauvin’s murder … Read more
George Floyd died because Derek Chauvin’s ‘ego and pride’ took over and caused the cop to betray his badge and abandon his training when he pressed his knee into the handcuffed black man’s neck. That was the image the prosecutor Steve Schleicher put before the jury as he delivered the state’s closing statement at Chauvin’s … Read more
Minneapolis was transformed into a fortress over the weekend, as a tense city braced for a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin – the white police officer accused of murdering George Floyd – this week. More than 3,000 members of the National Guard have been drafted into the city, in addition to 1,100 officers from … Read more