As COVID-19 took root in the U.S., people on the street in major cities were largely left on their own. Makeshift shelters abut busy roadways, tent cities line sidewalks, tarps cover broken-down cars, and sleeping bags are tucked in storefront doorways. The reality of the homelessness crisis in Oregon’s largest city can’t be denied. “I…
The attorney has been charged with making false statements on financial documents to take money from her retirement savings to purchase two Florida vacation homes. Federal prosecutors in Maryland are pushing back against claims by Baltimore’s top prosecutor that the perjury case against her is personally motivated and factually baseless. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that federal…
Some players were suspended over a Snapchat video. Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the Mid-American Conference for a profane video posted in advance of Saturday’s championship game against rival Akron. The league said forward DJ Johnson has been suspended indefinitely, while Jacobs and reserves Cli’Ron Hornbeak and…
Athlete and activist Allyson Felix has been a fierce advocate for advancing women’s rights and she’s driving her efforts forward through a new partnership. According to CBS News, the Olympian has teamed up with Pure Leaf for the creation of an initiative centered on equity in the workplace. U.S. statistics show women are still being…
Traci Braxton, the sister of Grammy award-winning Toni Braxton, has succumbed to her battle with cancer. The singer, radio personality, and reality show star was only 50 years old at the time of her death. Her husband, Kevin Surratt, shared the news with TMZ, saying that the family elected to privately deal with her illness over the…
Senate Bill 377 passed by a 32-20 vote and now moves on to the House Georgia’s public school teachers must be prevented from preaching racial guilt to students, Republican lawmakers argued Friday as the Senate passed a bill banning the teaching of “divisive concepts,” despite arguments from Democrats that the proposal would stifle honest discussion…
Traci Braxton’s husband says the singer quietly fought esophagus cancer for the past year Singer and TV personality Traci Braxton, the second oldest of the famed Braxton sisters, has died, the family announced on social media Saturday. Braxton, 50, passed away after a year-long battle with esophagus cancer, TMZ reported citing her husband Kevin Surratt….
Ketanji Brown Jackson is networking with zeal, restoring a collegial tone to a confirmation process Engaging in lawyerly small talk, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley was telling Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this past week how he met his wife while clerking at the high court. Jackson already knew the story, he discovered. She even “filled in…
Attorneys for the white father-and-son duo convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery as he was jogging in a Georgia neighborhood have asked a federal court to overturn hate crime charges against them on technicalities. Ahmaud Arbery with his mother, Wanda Cooper Jones (CBS YouTube Screenshot) Gregory and Travis McMichael’s acquittal motions, filed on March 8, argued…
Kevin Garnett will be the 24th former Celtics player to have his jersey number retired The post-retirement accolades have been raining down on Kevin Garnett over the past handful of years. The 15-time NBA All-Star, one of the catalysts of Boston’s 2007-2008 team that raised the franchise’s 17th championship banner, was inducted into the Naismith…
