The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists scoured myriad documents, including email, to reveal “an unprecedented look” at ways Uber defied tax laws and subverted workers’ rights.” WASHINGTON (AP) — As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws, used a “kill switch” to…
Source: MATTHEW HATCHER / Getty Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett is concerned about mass resignations within his department due to online misinformation stemming from the shooting death of a 25-year-old Black man. MORE: More Questions Than Answers After Akron Police Release Body Camera Footage Of Officers Killing Jayland Walker During an interview, Mylett told News…
Protesters looking for justice for Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy lynched in Mississippi in 1955, crossed state lines to express outrage about police not arresting the woman at the center of his murder weeks after the discovery of a warrant issued for her detainment almost 70 years ago. The activists hope that local authorities…
The New York Democrat will follow federal health guidelines and quarantine this week while working remotely. WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and reports experiencing very mild symptoms, his spokesman said Sunday night. Schumer, 71, is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, spokesman Justin Goodman said…
The “celebration” Monday morning at the White House came a week after a gunman in Highland Park, Illinois, killed seven people at an Independence Day parade. President Joe Biden on Monday hailed a new bipartisan law meant to reduce gun violence as “real progress,” but said “more has to be done” after just 16 days in effect, that…
Despite allegations that John B. Castleman’s remarks aided in the segregation of Louisville parks, others argued he worked to keep the city’s parks and playgrounds open to Black residents. The Kentucky Supreme Court will consider restoring the statue of Confederate soldier John B. Castleman to Cherokee Triangle two years after it was removed. A group called Friends…
La La Anthony showed off her fresh cherry bomb hair in her new Instagram reel video. The video first showed the “Power” actress in a T-shirt and colorful bottoms as she ran her hands through the crimson color. The reel video then transitioned to her being in a vehicle wearing a skintight, all-red jumpsuit. The…
The idea is only in the fundraising stage through the nonprofit, “PRROWESS” — short for “Protecting Reproductive Rights Of Women Endangered by State Statutes.” MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A California doctor is proposing a floating abortion clinic in the Gulf of Mexico as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion…
Kanye West fan Mark Elkhouri has been sent a cease-and-desist letter after opening up a restaurant inspired by the hip-hop legend. Australian restaurateur Mark Elkhouri had named his Melbourne eatery College Dropout Burgers, after Kanye West’s Grammy Award-winning debut studio album “The College Dropout.” Elkhouri also used themes from the critically acclaimed artist as names…
The father of Jacob Blake, the Black man shot seven times in the back in 2020 by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer, was briefly hospitalized last week after attending a protest in Ohio and getting into an altercation with local cops who were trying to arrest him. On Wednesday, July 6, Jacob Blake Sr. was…
