Witness

My brother was injured in a training accident in the Israeli army. It wasn't life threatening but it was a pretty messy injury that needed immediate care. For some reason the base commander tried to hide the injury and refused to send my brother to the hospital. Instead he sent him to the camp medic who took one look at my brother and said "here, have some morphine and holy god I'm going to call for help". My brother asked him to call my mom. My mom, a military police major at the time, commandeered a helicopter…

Federal prosecutors are investigating threats to possible government witnesses in the confidential documents case against Donald Trump, according to court documents filed this week. On Wednesday, special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion to submit a sealed document that “describes in some detail” threats made against witnesses over social media and an ongoing federal investigation into the threats. The motion argued sharing all the details “risks disrupting the investigation.” Federal prosecutors filed their…

The ex-girlfriend of one of the defendants indicted in the 2002 death of Jam Master Jay told a Brooklyn jury on Thursday that the defendant “basically” confessed to killing the Run-DMC DJ, according to The Associated Press. The woman, Daynia McDonald, claimed that Ronald Washington brought her to the recording studio to meet Jay, whose real name is Jason Mizell, and then called her hours later to tell her Mizell was dead. She asked him how he knew, and she testified, “He said, ‘Because I was there.'” When she…

Jam Master Jay exclaimed “Oh shit” just before he was shot and killed in October 2002, according to testimony given in court on Wednesday. Uriel “Tony” Rincon, a friend and business associate of the late DJ (whose real name was Jason Mizell) explained his recollection of what happened when assailants entered a recording studio, killing the DJ and shooting Rincon in the leg to the jury at a Brooklyn federal court. Rincon, who dried his eyes and sniffled during emotional testimony, told both a U.S. attorney and a…

Monday brought another round of unsealed documents in the ongoing disclosure of files related to the sex-trafficking operation run by Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. And once again, right-wingers pounced on damning accusations against former president Bill Clinton. But the alleged Epstein victim who made those claims admitted in 2019 that she made them up. “This seems like a big deal if true why has nothing been done about it?” tweeted Donald Trump Jr., sharing a headline that…

As news outlets race to pore over nearly a thousand pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents that were released Wednesday evening, several famous names are already circulating — but context is key. In the age of race-to-be-first news, and amid the rise of AI-generated online content, it’s more important than ever to read past the headlines. These people appear to have only been mentioned in Johanna Sjoberg’s deposition where she denies having met them. Sjoberg, one of Epstein’s victims who had…

We have another story about a disagreement between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law for you today, pandas. Although those are never scarce, this one has an interesting twist. What do you do when your mother-in-law requests you let her be in the delivery room while you give birth? This daughter-in-law didn’t feel comfortable with that, so she suggested a couple of alternatives to that situation.Redditor ReadyPreparation5472 went to get the opinion of netizens on the AITAH subreddit. She wanted to know whether her…

Samsung is all set to launch its next generation Galaxy S-series smartphones. The South Korean smartphone maker is expected to launch its Galaxy S24 series of smartphones in January 2024 at an event in San Francisco. Now a new report has surfaced online revealing the likely pricing details of the upcoming smartphones. Samsung Galaxy S24 series is said to consist of three smartphones — Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra. Now a Korean publication has reported that Samsung is planning to launch the new Galaxy S24…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari repeatedly broke down in tears as she testified against him for a third day in his ongoing assault trial.At one point Jabbari fled the courtroom through a side door, with her sobs still audible from behind closed doors. Majors’ defense lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, had been playing Jabbari a surveillance video from the night of the alleged assault…

India to Witness 42 Crore Air Travelers by 2030, Confirms Aviation Minister. (Representative Image)Aviation Minister predicts 42 crore air travelers by 2030. India's soaring aviation growth and strict safety measures highlighted in Parliament.Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, revealed to the parliament that India is set to witness a soaring rise in air travel.By the year 2030, the government aims to have a staggering 42 crore people traveling by airplane, marking a significant leap in…