Author: Kera

A heated spat stemming from overcooked biscuits at a North Carolina Popeyes escalated into a near tragedy on May 11, when a restaurant manager allegedly pulled a gun on a colleague. The Popeyes manager, 22-year-old Rodney Wood, faces an attempted first-degree murder charge after shooting a fellow worker over “burnt biscuits”, according to an affidavit. He allegedly fired two shots at close range during what began as a workplace argument in Charlotte. The drama unfolded just before 6 p.m. at the Popeyes on South Boulevard near Carolina Pavilion Drive. According to reports, a customer inside the restaurant recalled seeing Wood and…

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has been banned from several activities in Trinidad and Tobago days before his concert. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Minister Wayne Sturge has reportedly issued an immigration order limiting the deejay’s activities during his upcoming visit. The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian reported that the order trims several items from the artiste’s itinerary ahead of his performance on May 31. Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer had originally been scheduled for a busy media run beginning May 27, including a morning radio interview, a midday television appearance, and an open press drop-in. Under Minister Sturge’s directive, all three engagements have been cancelled. Further…

In a series of swift operations over the past week, Jamaican police rescued an abducted teacher in Westmoreland and fatally shot all three men accused of her kidnapping. Authorities say the dramatic efforts unfolded in two separate confrontations, first claiming the lives of two suspects, then another who had been hiding for days. The ordeal began before dawn on May 8, when three armed men forced a female educator from her vehicle in Pell River, Hanover. Officers from the Hanover and Westmoreland divisions acted on intelligence and zeroed in on a house where the teacher was believed to be held.…

A 33-year-old woman is in custody after authorities say she set a homeless woman on fire in California. The suspect, identified as Jacqueline Popaibarra, was charged on Tuesday for the harrowing incident that occurred late last month, which was captured on security camera footage. The homeless woman was set ablaze along the intersection of 17th Avenue and Stockton Boulevard on April 26, according to reports. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies and fire crews were called to the scene at about 9:30 p.m. following reports that a woman had been set on fire. The fire was extinguished by several witnesses, and the…

Grammy-award-winning artiste Chris Brown was taken into custody on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. The 36-year-old singer was placed in handcuffs at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester early Thursday. This came several hours after he arrived on a private jet at Manchester Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Metropolitan Police confirmed that they detained the superstar after 2 a.m. in connection with an assault that occurred two years ago, Mirror reported. According to reports, detectives say the arrest stems from an incident that allegedly involved Chris Brown attacking a music producer at Tape London nightclub in Hanover Square on February 19, 2023.…

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) formally condemned Vybz Kartel’s song “Good Like Jesus,” pushing for the song to be banned in the country. This comes days before the dancehall star’s planned appearance in Guyana. The ERC, in a statement released on May 14, described the track as “profoundly disrespectful to Christian religious sensibilities.” The raunchy song contains explicit references to female genitalia, and the ERC believes its use of Jesus Christ’s name is blasphemous. Kartel is scheduled to perform at the Baderation concert on Saturday, May 24, and the ERC plans to discuss the matter with the concert’s promoter to…

A woman sustained serious injuries after being hit by a passing train in Vietnam. The incident unfolded on the morning of May 14 in Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh Province. Vietnamese local leaders confirmed the accident occurred at around 7:00 a.m. near the railway tracks in Cam Thinh Ward. According to Nguyen Van Hoa, chairman of the Cam Thinh Ward People’s Committee, the woman was out for her routine morning walk when she attempted to cross the tracks, DTiNews reported. The woman was struck when she made it to the middle of the railway line. The impact from the collision threw…

Tensions flared in Kitson Town on Tuesday when a group of men, allegedly plainclothes police, joined Jamaica Public Service (JPS) workers to cut down illegal light wires. Residents say the operation turned violent, leaving a teenage girl injured and her mother and sister shaken. According to locals speaking to Observer Online, the team arrived unannounced and ventured onto private property near Albertson Avenue. “They keep going into people’s yards without permission,” one resident complained. When a woman inside her yard confronted the workers, her teenage daughter stepped in. A dispute unfolded, and expletives were used by both parties. Video of…

The dramatic arrest of a 27-year-old woman in Texas has gone viral after a bystander captured the incident near a Dollar General store. The woman was detained on Sunday after wrestling with officers near Albertson Avenue and Summerkamp Street. This incident began when police were called to investigate a shoplifting report on Gentry Parkway. Police arrived at the scene around 2 p.m. and spotted two individuals, per reports. The Tyler Police Department said that the suspects were ordered to stop, a command that only one of the suspects complied with. The individual who ignored commands and tried to walk off…

A female doctor was killed and six others injured after an out-of-control school bus ploughed into eight vehicles at a traffic light in India. The harrowing collision unfolded Monday evening in Bhopal. The incident occurred when the school bus was heading towards Banganga Square. The bus, which had departed Roshanpura, was caught on a nearby security camera, and the footage has been circulating on the internet. Officials said the bus collided with traffic due to what appeared to be brake failure. Before the collision, the driver attempted to warn those ahead of him by repeatedly yelling at them to “move…