Новости за 22.12.2015

On Monday, December 21 a new court date was announced for William Porter, the first of the six police officers to be tried for their involvement in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Porter’s trial ended last week with a hung jury ; it will recommence on June 13, 2016.

After hearing eight hours of evidence in the case of Sandra Bland’s death, a grand jury in Waller County, Texas, declined to indict any county jail employees, KPRC 2 News reports.

In an effort to maintain the circus-like buffoonery that has thus far characterized the 2016 presidential debates, Fox news anchor Megyn Kelly has been slated to co-moderate the January 28 GOP debate in Des Moines, Iowa. By participating, she will ostensibly reunite with best friend and diaper rash baby bottom Donald Trump.

Let no pop culture anniversary pass without a commemoration! Let no beloved property go un-remade!

As someone who is not a co-host of The View currently feuding with NeNe Leakes, I may not be the right person to give an opinion about Raven-Symoné’s recent comments. But, as someone who lives in the United States of America, I have the freedom of speech, so I’m going to give my opinion and speak my truth.

In today’s Tweet Beat, Britney Spears sends her RSVP, Hugh Jackman works on his selfies and of course that’s Mia Farrow’s car.

In May of this year, New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir published a deep-dive investigation into exploitation, unfair labor practices and health hazards at New York City nail salons. Since the series was published, nail technicians tell the Columbia Journalism Review, life is changing gradually but definitely for the better.

The scenario earlier today at SeaWorld checks off many of the qualifications of torture: being trapped in a giant elevator suspended 200 feet in the air for two hours—while hearing nothing but “Winter Wonderland” as news ‘copters fly around capturing the horror.

On Monday afternoon, I was minding my own business when I was punched in the face by a tweet from Good Morning America. The top baby names of 2015 had been announced, I read, and they were just the dumbest.

Following objections from human rights activists and other people who understand how dictatorships work, Nicki Minaj went through with her headlining performance on Saturday for a concert hosted by a company controlled by Angola’s corrupt president, José Eduardo dos Santos.

Slovenia has voted to overturn a law that would have given same-sex couples the ability to marry and adopt children. That’s after none other than Our Problematic Fave Pope Francis weighed in, telling Slovenian pilgrims days before the vote that the country had to “to support the family, a structural reference point for the life of society.”

On Sunday night’s episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, our A-Plot was the family vacation to St. Barths; the B-Plot was Khloe’s ongoing relationship struggles with Lamar; and our C-Plot was Kylie bringing Tyga on their girls-only vacation. As always, frustrations run high when the family is cooped up together for their annual trips, so let’s see if any diamonds get lost at sea! #LEGGO

Bill Cosby is suing Beverly Johnson, one of the women he allegedly attempted to assault, for defamation. Elsewhere, his lawyers are still trying to keep his wife Camille out of a deposition for a different case. Happy holidays, everyone!

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Oh man. You didn’t think 2015 would roll to a close without us seeing any of the Full House/Fuller House cast members doing a trendy dance invented by black kids, did you? Thank goodness this video now exists. Now watch Candace Cameron Bure (DJ) and her two TV sisters try to bust these moves.

On Monday, Chelsea Clinton announced on Twitter that she is expecting her second child next summer. Hillary Clinton responded to the announcement with her own well wishes, which she may or may not have learned about on social media.