MLB investigating Omar Vizquel over domestic abuse allegations: report

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus pandemic has piled pressure on the health system and battered the economy.But behind people’s front doors, it has also led to growing domestic abuse, radicalisation and child sexual exploitation.In Oldham – one of the Greater Manchester boroughs hardest hit by the virus, with infection rates frequently in the country’s top ten – social workers are now expecting the impact on its young people to play out well into 2021.The closure of schools, coupled with

Blake Jenner has been silent on Instagram for pretty much all of 2020 except for one post in which he spoke out in response to domestic abuse allegations from ex-wife Melissa Benoist.

A high-profile Democratic strategist and former spokesman for Gavin Newsom pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he assaulted his wife and smothered his four-year-old daughter with a pillow. Nathan Ballard, 51, appeared virtually in a Napa County court before a judge to face charges of one count of domestic abuse, and one count of child abuse, FOX 2 reported.  Nathan Ballard runs a public relations firm in San Francisco.

Chris Harrison taking his final bow in Bachelor Nation? Some fans think so.Rumors swirled around the longtime reality TV host, 49, on Tuesday, December 29, after The New York Post’s Page Six reported that he’s moving to Austin, Texas.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church, is facing at least seven new lawsuits that accuse it of playing a role in covering up sex abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona. Earlier this year, the Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy amid tens of thousands of sexual abuse lawsuits implicating troop leaders and other volunteers in incidents stretching back decades.

A gun owner with a concealed-carry permit shot and killed an armed robbery suspect at a Chicago cell phone store on Saturday night, according to police. It was not immediately clear whether the 29-year-old gun owner was the business owner, an employee or a customer, FOX 32 of Chicago reported.

domestic abuse campaign against his girlfriend just days after meeting her on dating app Tinder.Brad Ferguson, 23, assaulted Morgan Boyd even after he had appeared in court charged with abusing her.He grabbed, bit, threatened and controlled Morgan, from Greenock, and also ridiculed the mum of one in front of his friends and family.The brute was blasted by a sheriff as “manipulative and controlling” when he was sentenced on Friday.Ferguson previously pled guilty at Paisley Sheriff Court to

direct to your inbox A probe has launched into whether airlines have broken customers legal rights by not offering cash refunds when passengers couldn't travel without breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is now investigating holiday refunds during the coronavirus pandemic - and whether airlines' refund policies breach consumer law.

On “The Voice”s season 19 finale, John Holiday and his coach teamed up for a Legend-ary duet!

season 19 finale, John Holiday and his coach teamed up for a Legend-ary duet!After showcasing his stunning range and high register all season, the music professor took the stage one last time for a moving performance of the Simon & Garfunkel classic «Bridge Over Troubled Water» with coach John Legend.«This is a song that's gonna bring so much peace and hope to people,» Holiday said. «A song for healing.»«It's gonna be a Legendary holiday,» the Rosenberg, Texas, native added.

Fort Worth police were investigating the apparent shooting death of an employee at a car dealership, according to a report Tuesday. It happened at Bill’s Auto Sales on Monday and the shooting may have been the result of a burglary, according to Fox 4 Dallas.

Oprah Winfrey has offered an all-expenses-paid vacation to an emergency room doctor in Arizona who claimed that he was fired from his job after revealing the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.  Dr Cleavon Gilman, an ER doctor in Yuma, has been tweeting since November about the state’s Covid response and hospital bed shortages.

“Saturday Night Live” sounded off on the Supreme Court’s decision to decline to hear a Texas case seeking to overturn the election results that was backed by Donald Trump.  During the highly popular sketch show’s “Weekend Update” segment, hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che mocked the president’s ongoing efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.  “Guys, I gotta be honest, I’m beginning to think Donald Trump didn’t win this election,” Jost joked during the segment before

Jerry Harris, famous for his run starring on the popular Netflix docu-series Cheer about a junior college cheerleading team in Texas, is facing new charges in a court of law.

WarnerMedia released a statement about the ongoing investigation involving Joss Whedon‘s treatment of cast and crew on the set of Justice League.

The Supreme Court has denied a Texas effort Friday that would have essentially nullified the presidential elections in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and Wisconsin. “The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution,” the Supreme Court’s order reads.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended himself Friday from charges by his Pennsylvania counterpart that Paxton's lawsuit seeking to nullify the election results in four key states is a "seditious abuse of the judicial process." Paxton told "Outnumbered Overtime" host Harris Faulkner that Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro's comments in his Supreme Court brief were "ridiculous." Shapiro had also claimed that the Lone Star state's lawsuit "literally seeks to decimate the electorate" and asked the