John Nightbridge

John Nightbridge is a veteran reporter, researcher, and economic policy major from UCLA. Passionate about world issues and potential ways to solve them is a significant focus of his work. Writing freelance and reading the news are John's passions at work. Outside of work, it's all about sky diving, surfing, and stock market modeling.

Human Remains Discovered In The Same Place British Journalist Disappeared

‘Human’ remains found in Amazon where British journalist, Brazilian expert vanished – New York Post Search teams in Brazil found what appear to be human remains near the area where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira were headed before they went missing. They had received death threats just days prior. Police found traces of blood on a boat belonging to a suspect in the disappearance of Phillips and Pereira, and will …

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Protests Spreading Against Gun Violence In A ‘March for Our Lives’

‘March for Our Lives’ protests against gun violence sweep nation following hundreds of mass shootings – NBC News More than 1,000 people rallied in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest gun violence. The rally was inspired by the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Students from UC Berkeley and across the country marched up 1st Street to protest gun violence and call for universal background checks, an increase in the age for …

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31-Year-Old NYC Teacher Charged with Abuse of Two Female Students

A NYC teacher, Shannon Hall (31) was charged with forcible touching, endangering the welfare of a child and other crimes after he allegedly engaged in aggravated harassment and sexual abuse with two female students. Hall was arraigned on charges of forcible touching, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated harassment and sexual abuse. He faces up to one year in jail. District Attorney Katz said, that according to the charges, the defendant allegedly grabbed and …

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Cop Stalks Ex-Girlfriend By Hiding Apple AirTag In Her Car

Miami cop Javier Magarin allegedly hid Apple AirTags in ex’s car – New York Post A Miami-Dade police officer allegedly hid a tracking device in his ex-girlfriend’s car. He then texted her a photo of a gun. Magarin allegedly put an AirTag in his ex’s trunk, and after she dumped him he called, texted, emailed and messaged on social media apps. A day later he admitted to leaving the tracking device. The woman discovered the …

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No More COVID Testing Requirements For People Traveling To The U.S.

Biden to Halt Covid-19 Test Requirement for Air Travelers to U.S. – The Wall Street Journal The Biden administration is ending a government mandate requiring international travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before flying to the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift the requirement that travelers test negative for Covid-19 before entering the US, effective Sunday. The measure had been in place since January 2021, but the CDC decided …

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Missing Woman Found 40 Years After Her Parents’ Murder

Holly Clouse, who went missing as a baby, found over 40 years after her parents were murdered in Texas – CBS News A 42-year-old woman whose parents were apparently murdered in the 1980s was found alive just months after using genetic genealogy to positively identify her parents. The bodies of Holly Clouse’s parents were found in December 1980, and their deaths are still under investigation. The family that raised Clouse is not considered a suspect. …

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Shooting At Maryland Factory Leaves Several Victims Dead

3 Killed in Shooting at Maryland Manufacturing Facility – NBC4 Washington Deputies responded to a report of an active shooter at the Columbia Machine factory in Smithsburg, Maryland. They located 4 victims, 3 of which were deceased at the scene and one who was critically injured. Officials responded to the call around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. The gunman fled the scene and was spotted and confronted by a Maryland State Trooper who intervened. The suspect …

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Young Uvalde Survivor Tells About Her Experience During The Shooting

Uvalde survivor and victim’s parents deliver emotional testimony at House hearing on gun violence – CBS News Miah Cerrillo, a fourth grader at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, appeared in a pre-recorded video before House lawmakers to speak on gun violence. Cerrillo said her teacher told her class to hide behind the teacher’s desk and their backpacks when the gunman shot her teacher in the head and then shot her classmates and a whiteboard. …

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Preschool Teachers Caught On Livestream And Charged With Child Cruelty

2 preschool teachers charged with child cruelty captured on livestream, police say – NBC News Police say Zeina Alostwani, 40, and Soriana Briceno, 19, were charged with first-degree cruelty to children after video from the school’s live camera system showed them physically abusing several children. Parents are calling on police and the state to investigate a preschool after they saw two teachers abuse three children. The video shows the first teacher leaning into the faces …

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Fatal Stabbing Live Streamed on IG

A Woman’s Fatal Stabbing Was Streamed on Instagram, Police Say – The New York Times The victim was tied to the car’s steering wheel with jumper cables, and the attack went on for over 15 minutes.  In a shocking, live-streamed video, drug user Felon Earl Lee Johnson Jr. (35) killed a woman he was on a full days-long drug binge before committing this heinous act. Not so surprising, police said the killer had been arrested …

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