As the George Floyd protests continue, lawmakers are starting take police reform seriously. Yesterday, ‘Breonna’s Law’ was unanimously passed in Louisville, Kentucky which bans no-knock warrants. 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was shot 8 times and killed in her own home after three officers forced their way inside on a no-knock narcotics warrant in the middle of the night. Taylor’s boyfriend exchanged…
President Trump has threatened to take action against Seattle’s ‘autonomous zone’ as George Floyd protests continue there. The ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ is an area in Seattle completely occupied by protesters. Officers working in the third police precinct in the center of the area were forced to evacuate and abandoned the building after violence broke out. It’s believed armed protesters…
The Dow plummeted more than 1,800 points yesterday, rivaling numbers not seen since the peak of the pandemic in March. The drop in the Dow appears to yet again signal fears of another shutdown in the U.S. after two million Americans were reported to be infected with COVID-19. Half of all states are also now seeing a sudden and sharp…
NASCAR has officially banned confederate flags from all their races and events moving forward. This comes after Bubba Wallace, the only full-time African American driver in NASCAR’s Cup Series, publicly made the demand earlier this week. NASCAR’s official statement said, “For us to heal and move forward as a nation, we all need to listen more and be united in…
Yesterday, South Carolina saw its second-worst single-day increase of coronavirus cases. Statewide, there has been 15,759 reported cases and 575 deaths. Despite these numbers, Governor McMaster said he “has no intention” of closing any more businesses in effort to slow the spread again. However, he acknowledges this is a very serious situation. McMaster, along with doctors and health experts, are…
Two people were injured after a large fight broke out in Myrtle Beach for “no reason”. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning at the 16th Avenue North beach access. 20-year-old Colin Bill and his girlfriend were going for a late night walk when a man and woman in a car pulled up next to them and asked for a lighter….
Parents are suing a Myrtle Beach hotel after their 11-year-old drowned in their pool. Trenton Piper was on vacation with his family from Ohio in June of last year when he drowned at the Beach Colony Resort’s indoor pool. Ramses Piper and Tiffany Phillips have now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort, claiming the hotel was negligent because…
As the George Floyd protests continue, statues are being targeted in cities across the country. In Kentucky, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, and more, statues of Christopher Columbus are being torn down, destroyed, and defaced. In St. Paul, protesters danced around and spit on a fallen statue. Seven people were arrested in Miami after vandalizing multiple statues with spray paint. One statue…
President Trump’s campaign sent a cease and desist letter to CNN following their most recent election poll. The poll which was released earlier this week showed the president was trailing behind Joe Biden in the election by 14 points. They also showed his approval rating was down to an almost record low of 38%, and his disapproval rating increased to…
The number of Americans who have been infected with COVID-19 has now surpassed 2 million. On average, around 800 to 1,000 Americans are dying every day. Accompanying these new grim numbers, was yet another serious warning from health experts who predict if nothing changes, another 100,000 people will die from the virus by September. This is considerably higher than their…
