Inmates in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) began receiving tablets this week as part of a plan to supply all state prisoners with secure tablet computers. More than 21,000 inmates at over 20 facilities will receive tablets that will give them access to books, college classes, music and even a way to communicate with…… MORE
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Deadly attacks on Black trans women are going up. This grieving mom is fighting back
Dallas resident Stephanie Houston was driving from the store with her teenage son one day six years ago when he blurted out words that changed their lives forever. “Oh by the way,” Pierre, then 17, told his mom. “I’m going to live my life as a woman now.” Houston was stunned, but she maintained her…… MORE
‘It’s a moving chess board’: Covid reopening creates new anxieties
Deirdre Lawson was living her best life before the pandemic — if she wasn’t traveling, she was going to concerts, movies or doing other activities with friends — often at the spur of the moment. “Then 2020 hit and the universe says, ‘Hey, I got something for you,’” she told CNN. Like millions of Americans,…… MORE
Have suitcase, will travel! Americans take to the skies in almost pre-pandemic numbers as Covid-19 restrictions ease
As more Americans get vaccinated against Covid-19 and states and cities further ease pandemic restrictions, more people are flying to vacations, family visits or just getting away. The Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2 million passengers Friday, the highest number since March 7 of last year, just before lockdowns and coronavirus restrictions started keeping…… MORE
Scientists say 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off in mystery extinction event 19 million years ago
About 19 million years ago, roughly 90% of the world’s open-ocean sharks died off, and scientists don’t know why. The recent discovery left researchers stunned, unable to explain the immense loss or the reason behind the deaths of one of the ocean’s most powerful predators. It began when scientist Elizabeth Sibert and her team were…… MORE
A suspect has been arrested in connection with 3 shootings in less than 24 hours in Georgia and Alabama
A 39-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with three separate shootings in less than 24 hours that wounded five people across the Columbus, Georgia, metro area, according to police. “They were able to apprehend the suspect in the downtown area,” Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said at a news conference Saturday. Justin Tyran Roberts…… MORE
Biden set to cap off first G7 summit with an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
When Joe Biden was preparing for his first audience with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as a young senator, his mother — an Irish American born with the surname Finnegan — had a piece of advice. “Don’t you bow down to her,” she told him in 1982, according to a memoir Biden published several years ago.…… MORE
A father is suing an Illinois police department for opening an urn containing the ashes of his daughter
A Springfield, Illinois, man is suing the city and six of its police officers for opening a small urn containing his daughter’s ashes and allegedly “desecrating” it during a traffic stop. In his lawsuit, Dartavius Barnes claims that the officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure. Barnes also claims the officers…… MORE
Former Deputy AG Rosenstein has said he was not aware of subpoena for lawmakers’ data, source says
Ex-top Trump Justice Department official Rod Rosenstein has told people in recent days he was not aware of a subpoena that targeted the data of Democratic members of Congress while he was deputy attorney general, a source familiar with Rosenstein told CNN on Saturday. The attorney general at the time of the Apple subpoena, Jeff…… MORE
2 people, including a young child, are dead after being swept out by Florida currents. A man who tried to rescue them is missing
Two people — including a 3-year-old child — are dead and a third person is missing after being swept out by strong currents at a beach near Tampa, Florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. Authorities received a “frantic” 911 call around 7:30 p.m. Friday reporting that a man and a child had been wading…… MORE
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Steven Tyler recorded a cover of the Rolling Stones’ 1971 classic “Brown Sugar”
Tyler’s session took place in April, at the same studio where some of his favorite records were recorded. “I’m standing, doing these vocals to ‘Brown Sugar,’ right where Little Richard sang,” Tyler told Rogan. “Right where he sang, I see a picture on the wall of him standing right there.”
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