Venus Williams Poses Nude For ESPN [PHOTOS]

Venus Williams poses nude for ESPN’s annual Body Issue from their magazine where she talked about her autoimmune disorder and how it is has slowed her game.
Venus has Sjogren’s syndrome, a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the body. She spoke about its challenges and how it leaves her fatigued from even just sitting down and forces her to make concessions in training.
Despite all these, Venus has still been winning and is currently leading on the US Open.
Here are her pictures for the ESPN Body Issue.

Gunman kills 10, injures several in a community College in Oregon

A gunman who opened fire on students at Umpqua Community College in Oregon and has been identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer according to law enforcement sources. 

 

Kortney Moore, 18, told the News-Review she was in her Writing 115 class in Snyder Hall when a shot came through the window. Moore said she saw her teacher get shot in the head. The shooter then reportedly told the students to get on the ground before asking people to stand up and state their religion. He then began firing. If you said you were Christian, you got shot in the head, if you said you were a non-Christian, you got shot ion the leg.

 

'He appears to be an angry young man who was very filled with hate,' one source told The New York Times.  According to his profile on a dating site, Harper-Mercer is 'mixed race,' a 'conservative Republican,' and 'not religious.' 

 

Harper-Mercer also wrote in a post in August how much he admired Vester Flanagan, the Roanoke shooter who killed a cameraman and newscaster at the station where he had been employed. 

 

Moore said she was lying on the ground with people who had been shot.

As soon as the shooting started, students started to call 911, the police arrived almost immediately and engaged in a gun fight with the suspect and he ended up getting killed by the Police.

Mercer was said to have had 4 guns and lots of ammunition.

The shooting took place in classroom 15 in a building called Snyder, where English and writing classes are held, a student, Cassandra Welding, said.

 

Ms. Welding, 20, was in classroom 16 — next to the shooting — when the violence began.

She was working on a short class paper when she heard several loud bursts, like balloons popping.

There were about 20 people in the classroom. A woman seated behind her rose to shut the classroom door, she said, and was struck in the stomach by several bullets.

“He was just out there, hanging outside the door,” Ms. Welding said of the gunman, “and she slumped over, and I knew something wasn’t right. And they’re like, ‘She got shot, she got shot.’ And everyone is panicking.”

 

A friend of the injured woman dragged the woman into the room and began administering CPR, Ms. Welding said. Someone clicked the door shut. Someone shut off the lights, and the students huddled in the corner, blocking themselves with desks and backpacks. “I heard more shooting,” she said. “It was horrific.”

“My whole body was shaking, a chill was going down my spine. We called 911,” said Ms. Welding. “I was on the phone with my mom pretty much the entire time. I knew this could have been the last time I talked to her.”

John Hanlin, the Douglas County sheriff who appeared at two news conferences to provide updates on the victims and police investigation, was one of hundreds of sheriffs in 2013 who argued against new gun laws, according to Mother Jones.

“Gun control is NOT the answer to preventing heinous crimes like school shootings,” he wrote in the letter to Vice President Joseph R. Biden, dated January 15, 2013.

He said he agreed with the sheriff of Linn County, Ore., Tim Mueller, and included a quotation from him:

“In the wake of recent criminal events, politicians are attempting to exploit the deaths of innocent victims by advocating for laws that would prevent honest, law abiding Americans from possessing certain firearms and ammunition magazines. We are Americans. We must not allow, nor shall we tolerate, the actions of criminals, no matter how heinous the crimes, to prompt politicians to enact laws that will infringe upon the liberties of responsible citizens who have broken no laws.”

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley also released a statement on the shooting.

"I am absolutely heartbroken by today's news," Merkley said. "I have been in touch with local officials to express my deepest condolences and offer my assistance in any way possible and I will continue to monitor this tragedy and its response.

"The hearts and thoughts of all Oregonians are with the victims, their families and the entire UCC and Roseburg communities."

"It's extremely concerning and sad," said Endi Hartigan, spokeswoman for the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission".

Shortly after the shooting, President Obama addressed the nation demanding stronger gun laws, saying that the country has become 'numb' to these mass shootings.

A Mercy Health Medical Center doctor said in press conference, that 10 patients arrived at the hospital and three were transferred to PeaceHealth in Springfield. 

 

Two of the patients were treated and four people went to the operating room with three of those patients stable now and one in critical condition. 

One person died in the emergency room. 

Of the three female victims at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, two were in serious condition and one in critical.

Gov. Brown’s spokeswoman Kristen Grainger confirmed that the shooter was a student at the school to ABC News.  

The station KATU reported, citing a school official, that gunfire erupted at Snyder Hall located in the English building on campus, which is comprised of about 16 auxiliary buildings.   

Authorities said that there doesn’t appear to be a link with international terrorism. 

Woman arrested for duct taping dog's mouth shut to stop it barking

A woman is accused of wrapping duct tape around her dog's mouth to stop it barking, then laughing as she posted the pictures online.  Kimberly Ann Howell has been charged with animal cruelty after sharing the distressing photos on her Facebook page.

The 25-year-old posted the images of her mixed-breed dog, Leah, claiming she was teaching her a lesson for trying to bite her daughter and wrote "Ha ha," in the caption, it was reported.
Someone saw the post and reported Howell to police.
She was arrested and charged with cruelty to animals, according to Rowan County Sheriff’s Office.
Howell, from Salisbury, North Carolina,was later released from prison on $3,000 bond.

Howell reportedly told authorities she removed the tape immediately after posting the pictures, according to Fox News Denver.

Howell later took to Facebook to defend herself.

She wrote: "Wow ok maybe I should of said I was joking when posting that.

"But honestly though people would know better anyone who spend a week at my house would see how spoiled and loved my dog is.

"Anyways guess I really didn’t think through but anyone who knows me knows when I got Leah she was skin and bones how that animal abusee (sic).”

"I have made my mistakes in life too and believe me either I’ve paid for them or am still paying for them. But to call me an animal abuser or child abuser that’s so not true."

Investigators said the dog was healthy and unharmed.

There were no signs of abuse or neglect on her body, the Rowan County Sheriff's Office said.

Howell is due in court on November 4th.

Rick Owens' models wear other models on the runway...lol (photos)

Controversial designer, Rick Owens got everyone talking at the Paris Fashion Week when he sent his models down the runway with other models harnessed onto their bodies during his Spring/Summer 2016 collection show. Lol at creativity! More photos after the cut...

67 year old Grace Jones flashes her boobs at her book signing event

Put that thing away grandma...lol. 67yr old former supermodel and singer, Grace Jones who arrived 2 hours late to her own promotional event for her new book - 'I'll Never Write My Memoirs' in New York yesterday flashed her boobs at the paparazzi. An event which was organized by Barnes and Noble. More photos after the cut...

Multiple blast in Borno

There was multiple blast in Bulumkutu community in Borno state this evening that killed an unspecified number of people. Military officers are currently working to put the situation under control. More details later.

Jim Iyke shares pics of his son & baby mama with sweet message

He shared the photo of his baby mama carrying their newborn son and wrote:
"Superwoman. One of the rare moments I caught her off guard and Temi stole a pic. Lol She gon kill me for this!! #Queen #UltraPrivate #LawyerGirl #AmazingShyWoman #LoveMyFam #HarvisMama"