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Tonya Couch, the mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, is reportedly not feeling her jail conditions at all. According to the Associated Press, Tonya Couch, who was arrested in Mexico after allegedly helping her son flee the country while he was on probation in a fatal drunken-driving case, has complained about the conditions of her…

As the occupation of an Oregon national wildlife area enters its second week, the armed militants are recognizing that if they are really going to stay there forever, they are going to need some supplies. And whenever an armed group of adult men with a hell-bent drive against the government needs supplies, it asks the…

Esaw Garner praised the decision to punish a police sergeant at the scene of her husband’s death but vowed Saturday to continue her battle for justice, the New York Daily News reports. “When they indict Daniel Pantaleo, then I’ll jump for joy. Until then, I’m just gonna keep going on, using your faith and my…

South Carolina authorities are investigating a suspicious fire Friday night at the house of former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager, the Charleston Post and Courier reports. A neighbor put out the flames, which caused minor damage to the vacant home. Slager has not lived there since his arrest on murder charges for killing Water…

Kyle Canty will have to pack his bags and return to the United States after Canadian officials rejected his asylum application, CBC News reports. The African-American citizen entered Canada back in September. He told border officials in Vancouver that he was coming for a visit but later filed for refugee status. Canty, pointing to Michael…

Baltimore public housing officials agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for up to $8 million with tenants who accused maintenance workers of sexual harassment, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to the lawsuit, workers demanded sexual favors from the victims in exchange for making repairs. Those who refused the sexual advances endured life-threatening conditions in their…

Possibly in hopes of getting Narcos-type fame, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was captured because he wanted to have a biopic made about him, according to The Guardian. The outlet reports that Guzmán was so serious about a movie that he attempted to contact producers and actresses, and those attempts came to the attention of authorities,…

A Muslim woman was escorted from a Donald Trump campaign rally in Rock Hill, S.C., after standing in silent protest, donning a white hijab and T-shirt that read, “Salam. I Come In Peace.” The New York Daily News reports that Rose Hamid, a 56-year-old flight attendant, stood up in opposition to the Republican front-runner’s comments…

Five days after he was convicted of putting a gun to a man’s head outside his home for no apparent reason, a former Prince George’s County, Md., police officer was recorded saying that the victim should apologize to him, reports the Washington Post.  “If anything, they should be saying sorry to me, because all he…

A New York City Police Department sergeant has been stripped of her gun and badge and barred from doing any street enforcement for her role in the 2013 death of Eric Garner, according to the New York Times. Garner died on a street in the New York City borough of Staten Island on July 17,…