The woman dismissed the lawsuit “in its entirety” without prejudice on Thursday. A lawsuit filed against Snoop Dogg was dismissed this week at the request of a woman who had alleged the rapper and his associates were guilty of sex trafficking, sexual harassment, assault and battery. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, a U.S….
Organizers commission a $500,000 mural of Prince A downtown Minneapolis mural honoring pop superstar Prince will be unveiled in June, organizers said. The painting is scheduled to begin on May 16 on a parking ramp near First Avenue and 8th Street, officials with the Crown Our Prince project said. In this Feb. 4, 2007, file…
Jennifer Lopez makes “major announcement” Jennifer Lopez has an engagement ring on her finger, and Ben Affleck may be the one who put it there. Cast member Jennifer Lopez, right, and Ben Affleck attend a photo call for a special screening of “Marry Me” at DGA Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Los Angeles….
Maryland to end a restriction that only physicians can provide abortions Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a measure to expand access to abortion in Maryland was overridden on Saturday by the General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats. The state will end a restriction that only physicians can provide abortions. The new law will enable nurse…
Investigators say that as many as 40 guns and the gun range’s surveillance camera were also stolen Police are searching for at least one armed suspect in connection with the killing of the owner of a gun range in Georgia and his wife and grandson, authorities said Saturday. The Grantville Police Department said via Facebook…
FAA looks to hand out fines for two incidents worth $159,000 combined The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it is seeking the largest fines yet for passengers who disrupt flights after two incidents that occurred on airliners last summer. The FAA said it proposed a civil penalty of $81,950 against a passenger who struck…
Attorney General Merrick Garland asked to step in to investigate the allegations after multiple whistleblower complaints were filed regarding women’s prison A government watchdog has found a “substantial likelihood” the federal Bureau of Prisons committed wrongdoing when it ignored complaints and failed to address asbestos and mold contamination at a federal women’s prison in California…
With the midterms on the horizon, partisan priorities influence decisions in Congress A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process. The collapse of a bipartisan compromise for more pandemic funds. The departure of a stalwart of the dwindling band of moderate House Republicans. Party-line fights on Capitol Hill are as old as the republic, and they routinely…
Louisiana’s departments of health and environmental quality are under investigation, an official says The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The director of EPA’s civil rights compliance office, Lilian Dorka, recently notified…
Developer Don Peebles discusses Black advancement in real estate and efforts to build the largest skyscraper in New York in question-and-answer with theGrio As the head of the largest Black-owned real estate development company in the U.S., Don Peebles takes his role seriously. The chairman and chief executive of the Peebles Corporation, which has a…
