Details of the bizarre incident in which a county deputy baptized a woman in Soddy Lake after finding her with marijuana during a traffic stop have emerged in court pleadings. The deputy, Daniel Wilkey, was indicted in 2019 on 44 charges including rape, assault, and official oppression. Federal Judge Travis McDonough opened his legal analysis of the case by stating, "Before the Court is Defendant Jacob Goforth’s motion for summary judgment. In this atypical civil-rights case, Plaintiff Shandle Marie Riley brings several claims stemming from a traffic stop that ultimately resulted in her baptism - yes, baptism - by on-duty Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy Defendant Daniel Wilkey.

The inflation rate continued its climb in March, according to statistics released on Tuesday. Topline inflation is now at an annual rate of 8.5 percent, the highest since 1981, bolstered largely by the war in Ukraine and the effect on oil and food production and distribution. However, core items (that is, leaving out food and energy) rose by a more moderate rate of 6.5 percent, the slowest increase since last September. This has given some hope for a break in the inflation spike, despite non-core items spinning upward. This dichotomy, with indicators moving in both directions at once, is reflected across the economy right now. You can build a credible case that an imminent collapse is coming to the freight industry, thanks to a consumer goods spending slowdown that could trigger a recession. Or you could just as credibly say that there’s another imminent goods shortage on the horizon, masked by a temporary bump in inventory but set to strike the U.S. due to a massive logistical backup in China, as it battles its worst coronavirus outbreak yet. But whichever one of these options comes to pass, the failure to protect the supply chain will be the ultimate culprit, and consumers rather than the elites who built the world’s commercial system will bear the brunt of the pain.

More than a dozen Los Angeles gangs are targeting some of the city’s wealthiest residents in a new and aggressive manner, sending out crews in multiple cars to find, follow and rob people driving high-end vehicles or wearing expensive jewelry, according to police. In many cases, they’re making off with designer handbags, diamond-studded watches and other items worth tens of thousands of dollars — if not more — and then peddling them to black-market buyers who are willing to turn a blind eye to the underlying violence, police said. In some cases, suspects have been arrested but then released from custody, according to police, only to commit additional robberies. Those are among the conclusions of a Los Angeles Police Department task force convened at the end of last year to identify the cause of a sudden surge in “follow-home,” or “follow-off,” robberies, so called because victims are robbed soon after leaving luxury boutiques and hotels, ritzy restaurants, trendy nightclubs and other locations where the gangs are scouting for targets.

If Brady had his way, he would have been running — and potentially quarterbacking — a Patriots division rival. Instead, a series of unforeseen events led him back to Tampa.

"It does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn’t it? "

Scores of NYPD officers lied during disciplinary proceedings over the past 10 years, with most getting off scot-free or with a slap on the wrist — and some were even later promoted, according to a new report. In all, 181 Big Apple cops were caught fibbing to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, but 80 were not disciplined at all, 43 just lost vacation days and 42 were only subjected to instructions or command discipline, nonprofit civil rights group Latino Justice said in the report released Monday. Only four of the officers were suspended and a dozen resigned or have pending cases. “Nearly one-half of the officers who lied to the CCRB were never disciplined at all, even for the underlying misconduct they lied about,” said the report, titled “Shielded from Accountability.” “The NYPD’s refusal to act when its officers lie has serious ramifications,” it said. “Officers who receive no consequences for lying will continue to do so. Individuals who are never told that an officer testifying against is known as a liar cannot receive fair trials.”

Zelenskyy posted a photo on social media showing a disheveled Medvedchuk seated by a radiator clasped in handcuffs.

The long relationship between Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Viktor Medvedchuk has revived the tensions in the region

The U.S. House Oversight & Reform Committee is indeed exploring potential financial improprieties within the Washington Commanders organization. The Committee now wants a federal agency to get involved. According to the Washington Post, the Committee sent a 20-page letter to the Federal Trade Commission regarding allegations that the team may have withheld as much as $5 million in refundable deposits from season-ticket holders, and that the team may have hidden cash that was to be shared by all NFL franchises.

Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor with one of Hollywood’s most distinct voices, has died at 67 years old. The news was announced on his official social media page with a statement from his family that reads: We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.

Buckle in for John Oliver vs. data trackers.

How the lauded Times columnist lost the race for governor of Oregon before it even began.

No matter what some would say about shame, public life is more plural and diverse and democratic than it has ever been. What we took for consensus in a smaller public square was really domination of those who could not afford the price of entry by those who could. The internet has lowered the cost of participation and weakened institutions’ control over what constitutes legitimate discourse. This comes with some trade-offs that are not always worth it. But shame, alone, is not evidence of a bad trade. As a secondary emotion, it matters what accompanies the shame. If a bigger public square with more equal access is the primary condition, then shame is evidence of a democratic society operating democratically.

One commenter joked Brad Leone's pastrami gave her "mind boggling" diarrhea

An A.V. Club writer reassesses the controversial follow-up to his favorite childhood game in light of a shiny new remaster

Democrat Elaine Luria on the “shocking” details they’ve found so far and how they plan to use televised hearings as soon as next month.

Mr. Musk, who also leads the electric carmaker Tesla and the rocket company SpaceX, is known for being unpredictable and outspoken, often using Twitter to criticize, insult and troll others. By no longer joining the board, he liberated himself from corporate governance rules that would have required him to act in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. Mr. Musk leaned into that freedom after his decision was communicated to the company on Saturday morning. He proclaimed on Twitter that he was in “goblin mode” and suggested changes such as removing the “w” from the company’s name to make it more vulgar and opening its San Francisco headquarters to shelter the homeless. He later deleted some of the posts.

A Utah woman arrested in a hit-and-run accident that killed two bicyclists allegedly told police the crash happened when she began defecating uncontrollably due to a medical condition. ... Budge told police that she had “various medical issues,” including irritable bowel syndrome, according to KUTV. The condition made her “defecate on herself without warning,” which caused her to swerve into the men, she told police. Budge also told police she knew she hit the cyclists, but that she couldn’t get her vehicle to stop, according to a probable cause statement cited by KUTV.

This seems like an appropriate moment.

The Netflix show Old Enough! offers a glimpse of an alternate reality.