Blue Apron employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, alleging that they weren’t paid overtime, or for meal breaks, among other labor law violations. They are seeking back pay for missed wages and a trial by jury. The…
Four people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting at a Chicago hospital (BuzzFeed)
Four people were killed, including a gunman, Monday afternoon in a shooting at a Chicago hospital, authorities said. A doctor, a pharmaceutical assistant, and a police officer were among the victims, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. Just before…
Diddy paid tribute to Kim Porter, his ex-girlfriend who died At 47 (BuzzFeed)
Kim Porter, an actor and Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, who shares three children with him, died on Thursday. The 47-year-old was found dead at her Los Angeles home after recently experiencing flulike symptoms, according to reports. Diddy and Porter were in an…
A Trump Policy Change Will Hurt Children Who Cross The Border Illegally (Buzzfeed)
Unaccompanied children who cross the US–Mexico border illegally will no longer have the right to apply for asylum under new changes instituted by the Trump administration, a shift in previous practice and a major restriction to how minors apply for…
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema Has Won Arizona’s Senate Race (Buzzfeed)
US Senator-elect Kyrsten Sinema speaks after being declared the winner Monday in Arizona’s Senate race. Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, the first openly bisexual person elected to Congress, has defeated Republican Martha McSally to win a US Senate race in Arizona, narrowly…
A Young Woman Who Killed Her Abusive Fiancé Said She Tried To Leave Him (Buzzfeed)
A 27-year-old Irish woman has told a Sydney court she tried to leave her fiancé multiple times over the course of their abusive relationship before she killed him in February 2017. On Tuesday, Cathrina Ann Cahill, who has pleaded guilty…
At Least 12 People Were Killed In A Shooting At A California Bar (BuzzFeed)
At least 12 people were killed, including a sheriff’s deputy, when a gunman opened fire Wednesday night inside a country music bar in Southern California, authorities said. Authorities were first called to the scene of the shooting at the Borderline…
Tallahassee Yoga Shooter Was A Far-Right Misogynist Who Railed Against Women And Minorities Online (BuzzFeed)
The man who shot and killed two women at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday before killing himself was a far-right extremist and self-proclaimed misogynist who railed against women, black people, and immigrants in a series of online…
Twitter deleted thousands of accounts that were posing as Democrats (BuzzFeed)
Twitter on Friday said it has deleted thousands of automated accounts that were posing as belonging to Democrats while trying to spread false information and discourage people from voting in the upcoming midterm elections. “We stopped this quickly and at…
