Kid Cudi Turned Heads With His Choice Of Wardrobe On “Saturday Night Live.”

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Kid Cudi Turned Heads With His Choice Of Wardrobe On “Saturday Night Live.”

The rapper was musical guest on Saturday’s episode hosted by “Promising Young Woman” actress Carey Mulligan, performing songs “Tequila Shots” and “Sad People” from his latest album “Man on the Moon III: The Chosen.”

Cudi wore a cardigan and T-shirt emblazoned with a picture of late “SNL” cast member Chris Farley for his performance of “Tequila Shots.” And for “Sad People,” he changed into a white spaghetti-strap floral dress, which he paired with a chunky skeleton necklace. He ended the performance with a smile and a curtsy.

“Sensing a pattern here,” one Twitter user wrote, sharing side-by-side pictures of both Cobain and Cudi.

Another Twitter user pointed out the anniversary of Cobain’s death this past week. The grunge icon died by suicide at age 27 on April 5, 1994. 

“Kid Cudi pulling the ultimate Kurt Cobain tribute on #SNL on the week of this death,” @DArmstrong44 wrote. “@KidCudi all about love and suicide prevention and awareness!!!”

Along with his musical performances Saturday, Cudi also stepped in for a sketch with “SNL” cast members Pete Davidson and Chris Redd parodying their love of flutes. “I love that weird little flute,” they sang in the rap number, which featured an appearance from actor Timothée Chalamet, who hosted “SNL” last December.

Patti Davis : You Dare Not Judge Biden For His Darkest Past

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Patti Davis : You Dare Not Judge Biden For His Darkest Past

When I was barely 20, a doctor I had been getting amphetamines from, and frequently lying to in order to get refills way before I should have, suddenly got wise to me. He refused to refill the prescription, insisting instead that I let him do an electrocardiogram. After the test, he informed me that, if I continued my drug use, I wouldn’t live to 30.

Listening to Hunter Biden’s unflinching account to CBS of his darkest times — days and nights in a narrow world of craving the drugs that were stealing his life — left me admiring his honesty and his courage, but also flinching with the memories that huddle stubbornly in my own history

My heart looked like a 70-year-old man’s, he said. I walked out of his office with only one thought in my mind: Where am I going to get the speed I’d been addicted to since I was a teenager? Quitting didn’t occur to me.

The fact that all of that is a lie creeps in sometimes. It whispers through the darkness that’s your constant companion; it howls down from the sky. The only thing that silences the truth about your delusions is more drugs.

Stress And Depression Is. The Main Reason For Children Mental Health Deterioration

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Stress And Depression Is. The Main Reason For Children Mental Health Deterioration

Americans of all ages say the pandemic has taken a significant toll on their mental health, but the trend has been especially pronounced among young people.

A youth mental-health crisis was percolating for years. Rates of anxiety and depression had been on the rise. In 2017, suicide became the second leading cause of death for people ages 10 through 24.

“I’m incredibly distressed but not surprised,” said Jen Vorse Wilka, the president of YouthTruth, a nonprofit that polls the country’s young people in an effort to help schools better respond to their needs.

Federal statistics for last year aren’t yet available, anecdotal evidence suggests a surge in teenagers being treated for suicidal ideation and attempts in hospitals – a phenomenon corroborated by various surveys.

Mental-health challenges won’t magically disappear once students trickle back into school buildings. In some cases, the existing challenges will be compounded by new ones – the pressure to achieve after a year of widely reported learning losses, the anxiety of returning to structured days and settings, and the fear of being in close proximity with others.

Schools are starting to recognize this, with many districts ramping up funding for mental-health services and offering professional development for educators wondering how to best respond to the crisis.

From Abortion To Guns, Supreme Court Leaves Major Conservative Cases Waiting In The Wings

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From Abortion To Guns, Supreme Court Leaves Major Conservative Cases Waiting In The Wings

From an abortion case out of Mississippi to a scorching dispute between Texas and California pitting religious freedom against gay rights, the justices are sitting on several contentious issues that will now wait until this fall – at the earliest – to get a hearing, assuming the court takes the cases at all.   

When Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett took her seat on the Supreme Court in October, Democrats openly fretted about a lopsided conservative court unwinding years of precedent on abortion, gun control and other divisive issues.

But rather than handing conservatives a string of victories, the justices have – so far – left advocates on the right grasping for answers about why a number of pending challenges dealing with some of the nation’s biggest controversies have languished.

Many conservatives for more than a generation have sought to either overturn the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide or at least chip away at it. Some see the Mississippi case as the first real test of the court’s resolve on the issue.

3 Children Found Dead In Los Angeles , Mother Arrested

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3 Children Found Dead In Los Angeles , Mother Arrested

The children’s grandmother returned home from work and found their bodies and the mother missing, Los Angeles police Lt. Raul Jovel said.

The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted the children appeared to be under 5 years old. A police spokesman initially said they were under the age of 3.

The mother of three children — all under the age of 5 — found slain inside a Los Angeles apartment Saturday morning has been arrested, police said.

Liliana Carrillo, 30, was arrested in Tulare County, about 200 miles (322 kilometers) north of Los Angeles. It wasn’t immediately known if she had a lawyer who could speak on her behalf.

Police said initial reports suggested the children had been stabbed to death, but no official cause of death has been released.

Jovel said investigators were still working to determine a motive.

One of the children, a girl, was drawn to her Chihuahua, Rosie, Cuevas told the newspaper.

“Those babies were such sweet little ones,” she said. “It hurts.”

Cuevas said she thought the girl was the middle child of the three.

“She wasn’t shy. She was sweet.” Cuevas said. “An angel shouldn’t have to go that way.”

Joe Musgrove Has Thrown The First No-Hitter in San Diego Padres HISTORY.

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Joe Musgrove Has Thrown The First No-Hitter in San Diego Padres HISTORY.

Musgrove, one of the many pitchers the Padres traded for this past offseason, was brilliant Friday night against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. He struck out 10 and walked none over 112 pitches. 

The only batter to reach base for the Rangers was Joey Gallo, who was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fourth inning.

It was as close to a perfect game as you could get without recording one, with Musgrove facing just 28 batters.

Still, the no-hitter will do just fine for a Padres franchise that had never experienced one since its founding in 1969. They were the only active MLB franchise without at least one no-hitter entering Friday night. Now, 8,206 games since their founding, they have one.

“I don’t even know what to say right now, it hasn’t really set in,” Musgrove said on the Padres’ TV broadcast postgame. “I’m frickin’ exhausted, man. That was like the maximum level of focus I’ve ever had. (Pitching coach) Larry (Rothschild) kept it in my mind that ‘just focus on one pitch at a time,’ the same way I’d been going all the way through the game. That’s as deep as I’ve gone into a game this year so far, going from six innings to nine innings, that’s quite a jump, but there’s no way I was coming out of that game.” 

“Everyone dreams of getting the chance to throw a no-hitter,” Musgrove said. “I’ve never even thrown a no-hitter in my life, so my first one came today on this field. It’s awesome to be able to have it be in a Padres uniform and for it to be the first one for the franchise, that’s incredible.”

Gaetz Continued To Deny The Accusations Held On Him

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Gaetz Continued To Deny The Accusations Held On Him

Gaetz has continued to deny wrongdoing after the New York Times reported he was the subject of a federal investigation. That investigation centers around whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him, according to the Times, which also reported investigators are looking into whether Gaetz violated sex trafficking laws. Gaetz has not been charged with a crime.

The House Ethics Committee is investigating Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Tom Reed of New York.

Reed is accused of inappropriately touching a woman at a bar four years ago, and Gaetz faces a laundry list of allegations in connection with a Justice Department investigation.

“The Committee is aware of public allegations” against both congressmen, the two statements say. “The Committee, pursuant to Committee Rule 18(a), has begun an investigation and will gather additional information regarding the allegations.”

Reed recently announced he would not run for reelection or for New York governor in 2022 and “therefore will be retiring from public service on January 2nd, 2023.”

Gaetz did not discuss the specifics of the investigation in a speech Friday to a conservative group, but told supporters that political enemies are lying about him because he is a threat to their power.

The Backyard Camera Reunited a 5 years Long Lost Dog with it’s Family

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The Backyard Camera Reunited a 5 years Long Lost Dog with it’s Family

“Bay,” an 18-month-old Basenji rescue dog, escaped from Renee Perry’s brother’s home and disappeared in Massachusetts.

Perry and her friends searched for the wandering pooch, described as shy and timid, with no luck.

“There was never any sign of her,” said Perry, a Framingham Public Schools teacher who lives in Millbury. “We looked all summer. I always looked.”

Bay the rescue dog is back home after five years on the streets

It’s not clear how Bay made it to Needham, but she began popping up in a backyard there about three years ago, said Danielle Matthew, a volunteer for Missing Dogs Massachusetts, a group that tries to reunite missing dogs with their owners.

The Needham residents who discovered Bay found extra dog poop in their yard and set up a camera to determine the culprit. Eventually, they found the suspect, the white Basenji mix.

The residents thought the dog was local and that its owners had just let it roam. They would even occasionally feed her.

More recently, Matthew and another volunteer decided to catch the prowling pooch. Last week, they set up the trap, and early Tuesday morning, they caught the wandering woofer when she went in to snag a meal.

Bay is now home and adjusting to the life of a dog with a family after so many years alone on the streets. Perry said she’s taking her time to let Bay get comfortable again.

Justice Triumph : Chauvin is Charged With Second-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder And Manslaughter

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Justice Triumph : Chauvin is Charged With Second-Degree Murder, Third-Degree Murder And Manslaughter

Derek Chauvin trial live: George Floyd died from low oxygen due to officers’ restraint, forensic pathologist says

Dr. Andrew Baker testified that Floyd’s existing and underlying heart disease was a contributing cause of his death; it was evidenced by a heart that “weighed more than it should” and coronary arteries that were significantly narrowed.

“The law enforcement subdual and neck compression is just more than Mr. Floyd could take by virtue of his heart conditions,” Baker said. 

In his autopsy report last year, Baker said Floyd’s heart and lungs stopped amid “law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression,” but he did not use the word “asphyxia,” or oxygen loss. He ruled the death a homicide.

“This is a death where both heart and lungs stop working,”said Dr. Lindsey Thomas, a former forensic pathologist for the county who trained Baker. “The point is it’s due to law enforcement subdual, restraint and compression.”

“The law enforcement subdual and neck compression is just more than Mr. Floyd could take by virtue of his heart conditions,” Baker said. 

“This is a death where both heart and lungs stop working,”said Dr. Lindsey Thomas, a former forensic pathologist for the county who trained Baker. “The point is it’s due to law enforcement subdual, restraint and compression.”

Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death.

Where things stand: This week, the prosecution has called experts and police officials to testify about proper use of force and medical professionals to testify about how Floyd died. Prosecutors have also asked experts to testify about the role of drugs found in Floyd’s system, trying to head off the defense’s argument that drugs played a key role in his death. The defense has highlighted the effect meth and fentanyl may have on the heart and lungs. The defense has also argued the crowd of bystanders gathered near the scene distracted and threatened the officers, preventing them from giving care to Floyd and meriting additional force.

An Associate Of Embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, is Negotiating a Plea Deal With Prosecutors.

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An Associate Of Embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, is Negotiating a Plea Deal With Prosecutors.

Prosecutors and a defense attorney told a judge in federal court in Orlando on Thursday they are working on a plea deal with Greenberg, the former Seminole County tax collector, multiple media outlets reported.

Greenberg resigned last June after being indicted on multiple charges. The indictment was expanded to 33 federal charges last week that include sex trafficking, bribery, fraud and using his position to create fake IDs. 

According to multiple media reports, the investigation into Greenberg led investigators to open a separate investigation involving Gaetz and whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and paid for her travel and if he paid for sex with other women. Gaetz has not been charged with a crime.

Joel Greenberg, an associate of embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, is negotiating a plea deal with prosecutors.

“I’m sure Matt Gaetz is not feeling very comfortable today,” Scheller said.

Gaetz has vehemently denied all accusations that he did anything illegal. Gaetz’s office did not respond to a request for comment to the News Journal about the hearing Thursday.

“After the shocking allegations last week in the press, we, the women of Congressman Matt Gaetz’s office, feel morally obligated to speak out,” the statement said. “Congressman Gaetz has always been a principled and morally grounded leader. At no time has any one of us experienced or witnessed anything less than the utmost professionalism and respect. No hint of impropriety. No ounce of untruthfulness.”

Gaetz has long been a supporter of ending federal restrictions on medical marijuana. 

Gaetz’s office responded to the CBS story again denying any allegations that he paid for sex or had sex with a minor.

“What began with blaring headlines about ‘sex trafficking’ has now turned into a general fishing exercise about vacations and consensual relationships with adults,” the statement said.

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