Fake news and misinformation are surging amid the deadly Los Angeles wildfires, with right-wing social media accounts falsely accusing Black people of looting amid the devastation—igniting a fiery political debate on racial profiling as the death toll grew to 24 over the weekend. The controversy erupted when The Chingon Conservative, a MAGA-inspired influencer with 49,000…

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The secret wedding plans of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez appear to have been revealed in the unlikeliest of places — the ladies’ restroom at a swanky Aspen restaurant. The couple had been trying to keep the details hush hush, but over the holiday, while celebrating their love and success with…

A resident sprays their property with a garden hose as the Eaton Fire engulfs structures across the street, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File) The Los Angeles wildfires have devastated Altadena, a historic haven for Black homeownership and economic diversity, raising fears of permanent displacement and renewed gentrification pressures. The…

Homes along the Pacific Coast Highway are seen burned by the Palisades Fire, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) With people still missing, the toll could rise still more as cadaver dogs conducted systematic searches in leveled neighborhoods in LA. After a weekend spent blocking the explosive growth of fires…

Supporters look on as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Roughly 4 in 10 Democrats said it’s “not very likely” or “not at all likely” that a woman will be elected to the…

People attend a dedication of a prayer wall outside of the historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church in the Greenwood neighborhood during the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, in Tulsa, Okla., May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) The 1921 attack by a white mob on a thriving Black business district left nearly 300…

‘Famous DOESN’T MEAN Financially Secure’: Djimon Hounsou Calls Out Systemic Racism, Says He Still Struggles to Make Ends Meet Despite Being An Oscar Winner ‘I’m Still Struggling Trying to Make a Living’: Djimon Hounsou Calls Out Systemic Racism, Says He Still Struggles to Make Ends Meet Despite Being An Oscar Winner https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEqE7AspmqN/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/16/i-felt-seriously-cheated-djimon-hounsou-on-the-oscars-poor-pay-days-stardom-and-struggle?CMP=share_btn_tw Gabrielle Union…

Khloé Kardashian has received some backlash from social media after publicly criticizing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the ongoing Los Angeles County wildfires that began on Tuesday, Jan. 7. As the wildfires spread throughout areas around Los Angeles, many took to social media to express their devastation, anger, and confusion about the situation. Kardashian…

A bailiff on a popular TV courtroom show was acquitted of murdering his wife after an argument broke out in their Houston home. Now, more than five years after her death, Renard Spivey is telling his side of the story in an interview with “48 Hours” called “Deputy Spivey on Trial.” The real-life Texas sheriff’s…