NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Comedian Andy Dick has filed a lawsuit in New Orleans against the man who punched him last year outside a French Quarter nightclub. Documents in the July 30 lawsuit were made public Thursday, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. Dick, 54, said the punch by David Hale, 47, caused “serious, permanent and disabling injuries.” He seeks […]

BRITS could grab a quarantine free break to Portugal by the end of the summer. Ministers are happy that cases in the holiday hotspot are now at a safe level. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates But a spike in cases in Europe will delay the green-light being given for another two weeks. Whitehall […]

PORTLAND Black Lives Matter protesters are "trying to commit murder" by trying to torch buildings while cops are inside. A riot was declared in the city on Wednesday evening when BLM protesters descended upon the Police Bureau's East Precinct building, spray-painted over security cameras, broke a glass door with a 2×4, lit a fire using an accelerant and threw fireworks […]

PORTLAND Black Lives Matter protesters are "trying to commit murder" by trying to torch buildings while cops are inside. A riot was declared in the city on Wednesday evening when BLM protesters descended upon the Police Bureau's East Precinct building, spray-painted over security cameras, broke a glass door with a 2×4, lit a fire using an accelerant and threw fireworks […]

‘London is melting – I miss the North!’: Twitter users share hilarious memes as Britain boils in ‘disgustingly hot’ 99F heatwave Temperatures soared to a scorching 99F today for the second time in a week London Heathrow hit 97.5F (36.4C), making it the hottest August day since 2003 People shared hilarious memes on Twitter about the ‘disgustingly hot’ weather But Britain’s […]

FACEBOOK has banned hundreds of accounts from troll farm posing as African-American Donald Trump supporters. The pro-Trump troll farm was based in Romania and shared images under Instagram handles like "BlackPeopleVoteForTrump" and Facebook posts under "We Love Our President." Facebook said that the account removals were based on "behavior, not content" including creating fake accounts to boost engagement. The platforms […]

ITALIANS are flocking to pray at the feet of a Virgin Mary statue after it was spotted "crying tears of blood." Crowds descended on Paolino Arnesano Square in the small town of Carmiano, Lecce, following reports of the "miracle." The statue – erected in 1943 – has been completely mobbed by religious Italians desperate to witness theamazing spectacle. Video footage […]

Six white Alabama high school cheerleaders posed with a Confederate flag T-shirt extolling their love for “redneck boys,” prompting a black teammate to quit, according to a report. Reagan Coleman, who had been one of two black cheerleaders at Daphne High School, quit the team on the first day of practice after school administrators and coaches failed to address the […]

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has filed a court challenge in Hong Kong against his disqualification from district polls, in a move which may have implications for this year's removals of opposition candidates for the city's legislature. Wong, 23, was the only candidate in district council elections last year to have been disqualified, with authorities saying his candidacy contravened […]

De Blasio on rich New Yorkers who left during the pandemic: We do not make decisions based on the wealth few New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses wealthy residents who left the city amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an order Thursday extending the state of emergency for New York City another 30 days in light […]