The Daily Populous

Bruno Mars has donated $1 million to those affected by the Flint water crisis.

The crisis was first identified in 2014, after Flint’s drinking water was switched from Detroit water to the Flint River.

He said it was for “our brothers and sisters in Flint, Michigan,” to provide aid in the continuing aftermath of the crisis. »

Accused of rape by a blogger who attended West Point with him, he sued for defamation and a jury awarded him $8.4 million.

Once there, he learned that a blogger in Washington state had just accused him of raping her, when both were cadets at West Point in 1986.

During a six-day trial that ended Aug. 1, a jury in Fairfax County, Va., heard from both Riggins and Shannon at length. »

7/100 10 August 2017 A rally in support of North Korea's stance against the US, on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang.

15/100 4 August 2017 A disabled man prepares to cast his vote at a polling station in Kigali, Rwanda, August 4, 2017 Reuters.

17/100 4 August 2017 A general view shows a flooded area in Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand August 4, 2017. »

In 2006 James Ward was serving a 12-month prison sentence for arson, but 11 years later he remains behind bars.

During his time in jail he set fire to the mattress in his cell.

But he remains in jail; there are concerns for his safety because he regularly self-harms. »