Colonial Pipeline begins pumping gas again after Russian cyberattack shut it down for six days

Donald Trump has described the fuel shortages affecting parts of the East Coast the ‘Biden Gas Crisis,’ as other Biden critics demanded the White House do more to alleviate the growing problem. ‘I see that everybody is comparing Joe Biden to Jimmy Carter. It would seem to me that is very unfair to Jimmy Carter,’  … Read more

Fight breaks out at NC gas pump amid Russian cyberattack fuel crisis

Colonial Pipeline reportedly has no plans to pay ransom to Russian hackers who have paralyzed the key gas pipeline, as pressure mounts on the Biden administration to do more to ease the fuel crisis that is gripping the southern Atlantic seaboard.  North Carolina has been the state hardest-hit by fuel shortages, with 65 percent of all … Read more

Florida, Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina declare state of emergency over gas shortages

The governors of Florida, Virginia and Georgia all declared states of emergency Tuesday in a bid to protect fuel supplies, with some gas pumps already dry in Atlanta and other cities, as the impact from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack continues to ripple across the country – hitting the Southeast especially hard.  Panic buyers streamed into gas … Read more

John Legend gives commencement address at Duke University’s graduation

John Legend gave the commencement address at Duke University’s undergraduate graduation at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina on Sunday. ‘You know, I’m feeling good because today because this is the first time I’ve been in front of a live audience, hearing live applause, since last February, 14 months ago,’ the 42-year-old singer said … Read more

Bernie Madoff died of kidney failure and hypertension according to death certificate

Bernie Madoff’s cause of death was kidney disease and hypertension, according to his death certificate. The 82-year-old died on April 14 inside Butner prison in North Carolina. He had been sentenced to 150 years in July 2009, and served his entire sentence at the prison, with fellow inmates including Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard and mob … Read more

Dispatch audio reveals Andrew Brown was shot in back as seven deputies suspended

A black man killed while driving away from sheriff’s deputies was ‘shot in the back’ as he tried to drive away, newly released audio has revealed. Emergency dispatch audio recorded after the shooting of Andrew Brown, 42, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on Wednesday morning included a dispatcher saying: ‘We do have a subject that … Read more

Seven deputies put on leave – and another 3 resign – over fatal shooting of Andrew Brown

Seven deputies have been put on leave – and another three have resigned – after a black man was fatally shot in North Carolina, it has been revealed. Pasquotank Sheriff Tommy Wooten told WAVY-TV that seven deputies have been put on administrative leave following the shooting of Andrew Brown, 42, on Wednesday in Elizabeth City. CNN … Read more

Bigamist mother-of-three faces up to seven years in jail after marrying her lover

Bigamist mother-of-three faces up to seven years in jail after marrying her lover and having his baby – keeping the relationship AND pregnancy hidden from her ‘sad and distraught’ husband of 18 years Brinda Kantamanen, 42, falsified her father’s name on the marriage certificate It meant she was allowed to marry her lover while already … Read more

Protesters call for the release of bodycam footage after black father of ten is shot dead by cop

Protesters have called for the release of police bodycam footage after a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy shot dead a black father of ten. Andrew Brown Jr. was shot at multiple times Wednesday while trying to drive away, according to eyewitnesses. The car skidded out of Brown’s yard and eventually hit a tree, said Demetria Williams, who … Read more