Wal-Mart Fires Employee of 18 Years for Not Turning in Cash Found in Parking Lot Quickly Enough
Brendan O'Connor · 12/03/15 10:41PM
Last month, Michael Walsh, a Wal-Mart maintenance worker of 18 years, was fired. He’d found $350 in cash in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market in Niskayuna, the Albany Times Union reports, and returned it after about 30 minutes. Walsh, a full-time employee, was terminated for “gross misconduct.”
Senate Passes Bill Defunding Planned Parenthood and Gutting Obamacare
Chris Thompson · 12/03/15 09:34PMIn Retrospect Martin Shkreli Can See Now That Maybe He Should Actually Have Charged More
Brendan O'Connor · 12/03/15 09:11PMFormer Coal Mining CEO Found Guilty in Deadly Mine Explosion Case
Chris Thompson · 12/03/15 08:15PMVictim of Fatal San Francisco Police Shooting Caught on Video Identified
Brendan O'Connor · 12/03/15 08:05PMSheriff Releases Names of Those Killed in San Bernardino Mass Shooting
Brendan O'Connor · 12/03/15 07:22PM500 Days of Kristin, Day 313: Kristin Living In a Nut House
Allie Jones · 12/03/15 06:43PMReport: Ya Boy Ethan Couch Violating Probation
Brendan O'Connor · 12/03/15 06:17PMHamilton Nolan · 12/03/15 05:12PM
San Bernardino Mass Murderers Left Behind a Baby and an Arsenal of Ammunition and Pipe Bombs
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/03/15 04:55PMTake a Minute to Send a Holiday Message to a Prison Rape Survivor
Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/15 04:11PMDonald Trump Lifts Child Above Crowd In Nightmare Version of The Lion King
Allie Jones · 12/03/15 04:03PMMaryland Cop Put a Gun to a Man's Head, Apparently to Show Off for His Friends
Allie Jones · 12/03/15 01:57PMA Maryland police officer who put a gun to a man’s head last year—in an apparent effort to show off for his dumb New Jersey friends—was convicted of first-degree assault and misconduct in office yesterday. The Washington Post reports that the Officer Jenchesky Santiago of the Prince George’s County Police Department will serve at least five years in jail for the conviction.
Is This a Dick or What?
Ashley Feinberg · 12/03/15 01:01PMEmails: Politico’s Mike Allen Repeatedly Promised “No Surprises” Interview to Senior Democratic Lawmaker
J.K. Trotter · 12/03/15 12:16PM
Politico correspondent Mike Allen has insisted that his obsequious attempts to secure an interview with Chelsea Clinton, in which Allen promised to conduct a “no risk” exchange and to clear interview questions beforehand, did not reflect his normal practices or Politico’s editorial standards. New emails obtained by Gawker, however, indicate Allen has repeatedly offered similar terms to at least one politician on Capitol Hill.
A Theological Debate
Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/15 11:48AMThe Secret Service Didn't Notice Four Strangers Fishing in Joe Biden's Backyard
Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/03/15 11:23AMFive New Jersey 5th Graders Arrested for Plot to "Bomb" Another School's Assembly
Allie Jones · 12/03/15 11:00AM
In a straight-to-VHS Mary-Kate & Ashley movie come to life, five New Jersey 5th graders were arrested yesterday after teachers discovered their plot to “bomb” another school’s assembly. Police say the 10- and 11-year-old students at Clifton Elementary School 11 made a “device” out of cinnamon and vinegar.