Vivienne Scott

Woman’s Bra Stops Hunter’s Stray Bullet

[Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images] The would-be victim of a stray bullet was spared from serious injury by an unlikely source: a woman’s bra. Earlier this week, a German woman having a day out in the countryside was on a bike ride with her husband when they decided to stop for a rest on the […]

8y ago

United States Tightens Visa Program Amid Fears Of Foreign Fighter Infiltration

Concerned that foreign militants could easily enter the United States, security is being increased on a program that allows visitors from 38 countries to enter the country without a visa. The visa waiver program, run by the United States Department of Homeland Security, makes it simple for people from these countries to enter the U.S. […]

8y ago

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Hillary Clinton Email: ‘Gaps Of Months And Months’

Hillary Clinton and her quest for the 2016 presidential nomination may have hit another speed bump as revelations about her use of a personal email account continue to surface. According to the Weekly Standard, Rep. Trey Gowdy, who chairs the committee investigating the case of Benghazi, Hillary has significant gaps in her email account. Clinton […]

8y ago

Madison Shooting Angers Some Community Members

Following the Madison shooting of an unarmed teenager in his home by a veteran police officer, scores of city residents spent Saturday and Sunday protesting. Nineteen-year-old Tony Robinson was shot in his home on Friday night after police said they responded to complaints of Robinson causing a disturbance in the street, including jumping in front […]

8y ago

California Town Raises Thousands For Newborn After Mom’s Death

A town in California went to bat for one of its smallest residents last week, when they started to work on a fund to raise money for a newborn baby who just lost her mother. The baby, Chelsea Marie, was born to 45-year-old Melinda Rodriguez on February 8. But Rodriguez tragically died just a few […]

8y ago

Class Teaches Moms To Carry Baby And Gun At Same Time

A community class in Iowa is offering gun-carrying moms lessons on how to safely tote their bundle of joy and a loaded gun simultaneously. The class for moms (and dads) is run by a mom and gun owner Melody Laurer, who told her local ABC affiliate in an interview that she saw the need and […]

8y ago

Texas Town Fires Police, Hires Private Security

The small Texas town of Sharpstown fired their police department and replaced them with a privately-run security team, with surprising results. Sharpstown let their police force contract lapse back in 2012, and then hired S.E.A.L. Security, according to Guns. The town calls the security force the Sharpstown Patrol, and their work has resulted in a […]

8y ago

NYPD Officers Say Post-Eric Garner Training ‘Boring’

An exclusive, inside look at the NYPD’s post-Eric Garner policing training by the New York Post has revealed that the cops required to go through the mandatory, three-day training have found it a total “waste of time.” In a unidentified interview with the Post, a high-up police source said that about 80 percent of those […]

8y ago

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Roughly 2,800 Texas Prisoners To Be Relocated After Riot

A prison riot in Texas that broke out over the weekend will lead to at least 2,800 federal prisoners being relocated to other facilities. The prison riot broke out in South Texas over the weekend, and there has been so much damage that much of the facility has been deemed uninhabitable. Though the inmate riot […]

8y ago

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Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Says Minorities Shouldn’t Have Guns

A speech at the Aspen Institute earlier this month about gun control has landed former New York City mayor and media magnate Michael Bloomberg in hot water. When taken out of context, the speech, which was made in front of a crowd of about 400 people on February 5, negatively pegs minorities as gun-toting criminals […]

8y ago

Gun Control|michael bloomberg

Pope Denounces Mafia Members, Says They’re ‘Not Christians’

During a brief visit to Calabria in southern Italy on Sunday, the pope again publicly denounced mafia members, saying that they are not members of the Christian faith. It was the second time in less than one year that the pope has denounced the mafia, saying in a public speech on Sunday that if you […]

8y ago

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Dubai Police Showcase Fleet Of Flashy Sports Cars

The Dubai police have taken luxury to a new level as they continue to add more vehicles to their fleet of fancy sports cars that they use for local patrols and police work. A slickly-produced informational video that looks more like a music video was released recently by the Dubai police, showcasing some of their […]

8y ago

Dubai|middle east

Reporter Walks Through Paris As A Jew, Gets Cursed At And Spat On [Video]

A reporter for the Israeli news website NRG documented an entire day walking through Paris wearing the religious symbols of a tzitzit and a kippa (yarmulke) and the negative, threatening reactions of some Parisians. The reporter, Zvika Klein, did nothing but walk silently through the streets of Paris as a colleague filmed him. The reaction […]

8y ago

FAA Rules For Drones Finally Proposed

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has at last issued proposed rules for drones. The list of proposed regulations for drones, which wouldn’t go into effect for a couple of years, includes things like not flying at night, not going out of the operator’s sight, and not buzzing around near airports. There are also different categories […]

8y ago

Jewish Graves Desecrated By Vandals In France

Hundreds of Jewish graves in Sarre-Union, a town in eastern France, were seriously vandalized over the weekend. Photographs of the aftermath show hundreds of tombstones and catacombs spray-painted with red swastikas, and other tombstones toppled over. Police are investigating the vandalism of the graves and have been staying in touch with leaders in the Jewish […]

8y ago

Over 2,000 U.S. Government Torture Photos Could be Released Soon

More than 2,000 photos of torture and prisoner abuse at U.S. government detention facilities in the Middle East could soon be made public. A judge has ordered that a public records request for the photos made by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 10 years ago be honored by the Obama administration, but there is […]

8y ago

New Video Shows Pasco Police Handcuffed Man Without Checking Pulse After Shooting Him

A second amateur video of Pasco police shooting an unarmed man who was throwing rocks shows that police didn’t check him for vital signs. Instead, they handcuffed him as he lay dead, face down on the sidewalk. The man who Pasco police shot and killed was a Mexican apple picker, 35-year-old Antonio Zambrano-Montes. The police […]

8y ago

Philippines Emerges As New Call Center Capital of the World

Americans placing a call to a customer service representatives are now more likely to get routed to someone in the Philippines, rather than India. That’s because the Philippines have overtaken India as the call center capital of the world, according to the Los Angeles Times. The call center industry was just a fledgling venture less […]

8y ago

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Tyler Perry Visits Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Bedside

Tyler Perry is just one of the many friends and family of Bobbi Kristina Brown who continue to flock to her hospital bedside at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The 21-year-old daughter of R&B singer Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston was found in a bathtub at her home on January 31. She […]

8y ago

Bobbi Kristina Brown|tyler perry|whitney houston

Mark Zuckerberg And Wife Give $75 Million To San Francisco Hospital

Mark Zuckerberg is set to give the largest single private gift from individuals to a public hospital in the United States, with a $75 million donation to San Francisco General Hospital. The gift from Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, is partly tied to and inspired by the time Chan worked at the hospital […]

8y ago

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Lavish Italian Mansion Once Used by Napoleon Selling For Same Price As London Flat

An opulent, historic, one-of-a-kind Italian mansion once used by Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops is on the market for just $5.78 million — the same price as a London apartment being sold by the same real estate firm. The stunning mansion and its grounds, known collectively as Villa La Voglina, is being sold by Beauchamp […]

8y ago

Group Of 116 Rescued Puppies Frolic In Ireland Shelter

The dramatic intervention of animal protection services in Ireland has led to 116 rescued puppies. The group of puppies are of varying breeds and are estimated to be between the ages of 5 to 8-weeks-old. Two vans that were trying to get aboard a ferry from Dublin, Ireland, to the UK were carrying the puppies, […]

8y ago

Emotional Super Bowl Ads About Dads Make People Cry, Feel Inferior

http://youtu.be/Bd1qCi5nSKw A series of Super Bowl ads with themes about dads before halftime on Sunday struck a nerve with viewers by creating a generally depressing atmosphere about everything from neglecting kids to absentee parents. The first ad to depress viewers wasn’t directly about dads, but about neglectful parents in general. A commercial for Nationwide was […]

8y ago

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Pope Francis Plans Sarajevo Visit In June

Pope Francis told tens of thousands of his followers gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly blessing that he will travel to Sarajevo for one day in June. Sarajevo was at the center of the brutal and bloody Balkans wars that ravaged the region during the 1990s. In his weekly address at the Vatican, […]

8y ago

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Modest Dress Deemed Inappropriate At Utah School Dance, Student Told To Cover Up

Gabi Finlayson, a modestly dressed high school student in Utah who just wanted to have fun at her school dance, was told that she had to cover up for violating the dress code. According to local station KUTV, Finlayson, a student at Lone Peak High School, was told that her cream-colored, knee-length dress, purchased in […]

8y ago

Woolworth Mansion Goes Up In Flames

The Woolworth mansion, one of the most iconic homes in the United States, went up in flames on Wednesday. The mansion was built in 1916 by five-and-dime store magnate F.W. Woolworth after his other home also went up in flames. The house is widely rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Woolworth’s daughter, who […]

8y ago

Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Convoy with Missile

Hezbollah on Monday claimed responsibility for a missile attack on an Israeli military convoy that wounded several soldiers. Four Israel Defense Force (IDF) soldiers were wounded in Israel’s northern territory near the border with Lebanon around midday when a Hezbollah anti-tank missile struck an IDF convoy. The Hezbollah attack happened just one day after the […]

8y ago

Hezbollah|israel|Lebanon

Flint, Michigan, Water Putting Residents at Risk?

Ongoing water problems in Michigan have come to a head in the town of Flint. An algae bloom in Lake Erie last summer and other problems in Michigan cities are now centered on the town of about 100,000 people about an hour-and-a-half north of Detroit. Flint has long had problems with discolored water. The town […]

8y ago

Rupert Murdoch Says ‘Growing Jihadist Cancer’ Among Muslims

Rupert Murdoch has enraged many in the world community of Muslims, by stating on Twitter that they should acknowledge a “growing Jihadist cancer” among them. The often-controversial media mogul’s series of tweets were so inflammatory that Murdoch became embroiled in a social media debate of epic proportions, yet he continued to defend his views. The […]

8y ago

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Cosby Hecklers Chant ‘We Believe The Women’ At Final Canadian Show

Cosby hecklers at a run of shows the comedian performed in Canada marred all of his performances. The three-city tour, which ended on Friday night, were fairly well-attended, but a number of protesters showed up both inside and outside to scold Cosby publicly for a string of recent rape and sexual assault accusations. Cosby has […]

8y ago

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Extended Video of Tamir Rice Shooting Released

An extended version of the video that shows the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice was released on Wednesday. The nearly 30-minute video shows Cleveland police officers Frank Garmback and Timothy Loehmann pull up in their police cruiser as Rice sits alone under a gazebo at the Cudell Recreation Center. As the police pull up, Tamir […]

8y ago

‘Charlie Hebdo’ Attack: 12 Confirmed Dead At French Satirical Newspaper

A Paris shooting inside the offices of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has left 12 people dead and four seriously injured on Wednesday. French security officials have confirmed that three gunmen carried out the attack and then escaped by car. The unidentified gunmen, who spoke perfect, unaccented French, opened fire on Charlie Hebdo, shooting at […]

8y ago

Paris

Thousands Arrive for Funeral of Slain NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu

Thousands of mourners have gathered on a rainy Sunday morning in New York City for the funeral of slain police officer Wenjian Liu. Liu and his partner Rafael Ramos were shot at point-blank range by a deranged man on December 20 in Brooklyn. The gunman shot and killed himself almost immediately after killing Liu and […]

8y ago

St. Louis Man Threatens to Kill Cops on Twitter

A St. Louis area man who allegedly threatened to kill police on Twitter was arrested and has been charged with several counts of felony terrorism. The man, 35-year-old Jason Valentine, made at least ten separate comments on his Twitter account that included blowing something up at a downtown city jail and encouragement to kill police. […]

8y ago

Ferguson

Samsung Owners Happier than iPhone Owners

A recent study has found that Samsung owners are happier and more satisfied with their smartphones that iPhone owners. The study found that Samsung owners scored their smartphones an average of 81 points, while iPhone users gave Apple’s devices 79 points. It is the first time that Samsung has ever scored higher than Apple in […]

8y ago

iphone|samsung

Indianapolis Mall Shooting And Brawl Draws Hundreds, And Police

A brawl involving hundreds of people at an Indianapolis mall has led to the shutdown of the AMC theater there as police have been called in. At about 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis time, a fight broke out in or near the movie theater, and drew in hundreds of people. It was rumored that the mall was […]

8y ago

Wild, Meat-Eating Rabbits Thrive in New York City

Rabbits that seem to have nowhere else to go have set up shop in an industrial area of New York City. The rabbits, which might have been previously domesticated, congregate in a Brooklyn neighborhood called Gowanus. The area is notorious for industrial pollution, but the rabbits have taken to gathering in an empty lot near […]

8y ago

New York City

Petition Calls For Answers In Sheneque Proctor’s Mysterious Jailhouse Death

The death of 18-year-old Sheneque Proctor, a black woman arrested in Alabama during a night of rowdy partying, has raised controversy over her treatment while in police custody. A petition calling for a state and federal investigation into the death of Proctor, who was found dead in her cell after one night in jail, is […]

8y ago

Black Lives Matter

Anonymous To Release Names Of Dalhousie University Students In Controversial Case

Anonymous has promised to go after a new target: Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. The hacker group told the university in an open letter posted online that they have been tracking the institution’s formal response to complaints of a campus group of dentistry students engaged in “systemic misogyny.” They said that the official reaction has […]

8y ago

St. Louis Police Release Video of Antonio Martin Shooting

Following the late-night shooting death of 18-year-old Antonio Martin in the St. Louis suburb of Berkeley, St. Louis County police have released a surveillance video of the fatal encounter. St. Louis police also gave an early-morning press conference at 7 a.m. local time into the case and their investigation. According to early accounts from St. […]

8y ago

Brandeis University Removes Student Leader After Twitter Rant Over NYPD Deaths

A Brandeis University student is in hot water with the Massachusetts institution, after posting a series of anti-police and anti-America comments on Twitter, including calling for violence, according to the Daily Caller. Khadijah Lynch is an undergraduate Brandeis University student in the class of 2016 and a campus leader who has served as an Undergraduate […]

8y ago

Baltimore Police Used Fax to Warn NYPD About Shooter

Ismaaiyl Brinsley, the 28-year-old man who shot and killed two NYPD officers and then himself, was already on the lamb from Baltimore Police. The way police there warned police in New York City is under some scrutiny for being outdated and ineffective, though. According to numerous reports and the official account of NYPD Chief William […]

8y ago

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NYPD Shooting: Calls For NYC Mayor’s Resignation In Aftermath

A deadly night for two NYPD officers in an execution-style shooting has led to calls for the resignation of first-term New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. De Blasio, who is approaching the one-year anniversary of his inauguration as mayor, has been widely fingered as a major cause for the climate that led to the […]

8y ago

Cop Creates Anti-Eric Garner T-Shirts Stating ‘Breathe Easy, Don’t Break the Law’

A police officer in Indiana who also owns a T-shirt company has created a missive aimed at Eric Garner supporters in the form of a shirt slogan. The company, South Bend Uniform, is selling black T-shirts with white letters with the message “Breathe Easy: Don’t Break the Law” for $7.95 each. It’s a twist on […]

8y ago

Eric Garner|nypd

Babe Ruth Rookie Card On Sale For $695K

The rookie baseball card of slugger legend Babe Ruth is on sale for a whopping $695,000. The incredibly rare card, of which there are only believed to be about nine or 10 in existence, is up for sale at a New York City memorabilia shop. The sports memorabilia shop, Gotta Have It Collectibles on Manhattan’s […]

8y ago

Several Sydney Hostages Escape From Cafe

There are reports that a number of Sydney hostages have been seen running out of Lindt Cafe and escaping to safety. Sky News Australia, which was live-tweeting the hostage crisis in Sydney cafe, reported via Twitter that at least some people had escaped from the cafe where they were being held by unknown captors. Sky […]

8y ago

Turkish Newspaper Raid Ends In 23 Arrests

A Turkish newspaper raid by police over the weekend ended in 23 arrests, according to reports from regional media. The raid, which hit a newspaper and a television station which are both rumored to have ties with with U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, ended with the detention of the two dozen media workers who are […]

8y ago

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Millions March NYC: Bag Of Hammers Found After Attack On Police

Saturday’s Millions March in New York City drew 25,000 people, lasted all day, and at one point stretched 19 city blocks, but was marred later in the day by violence against police and the discovery of potential weapons on the Brooklyn Bridge. The Millions March was rare in that it was coordinated in Washington, D.C. […]

8y ago

Black Lives Matter

Sandy Hook Parents To Sue Gunmaker Bushmaster

The horrific Sandy Hook school shooting two years ago on December 14 that left 20 children and six adults dead in Newtown, Connecticut, could have a new chapter on behalf of the victims with several potential lawsuits. Parents of about 13 of the 20 victims, possibly more, will reportedly take part in a lawsuit against […]

8y ago

Columbia University Gives Exam Extensions Over Grand Jury Decisions

Columbia University law school students and others around the country have asked for extensions on exams and final semester papers due to trauma over the Eric Garner and Michael Brown grand jury decisions. An email sent over the weekend by Columbia University’s interim law school dean, Robert Scott, was obtained by numerous media outlets, including […]

8y ago

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Vivienne Scott

Vivienne Scott is a freelance journalist and photographer based in New York City.