The schools also agreed to actions to prevent a repeat of such bullying The parents of an 8-year-old boy who killed himself after being bullied repeatedly at an Ohio school have reached a tentative $3 million settlement with his school district. The agreement announced Friday will go to the school board for Cincinnati Public Schools on Monday…
The government’s decision to suspend Twitter is being widely condemned Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter Saturday after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform’s operations in Nigeria. The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria said in a statement that its members have suspended access to Twitter in compliance…
Actress-producer and writer Issa Rae is getting animated. The 36-year-old has been tapped to join the voice cast of Sony Picture Animation’s sequel to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” The Hollywood Reporter recently revealed. THR reports the “Insecure” star will be voicing the character Jessica Drew, the alter ego of Spider-Woman. Issa Rae, winner of Outstanding Actress…
The scene played out much like it did ahead of a game against Austria on Wednesday Some England fans booed the team again Sunday for taking a knee before kicking off a warm-up game for the European Championship. The scattered disapproval around the stadium for the anti-racism gesture was quickly countered by other fans applauding…
“We have zero tolerance for hate, racism, or discrimination in our workplace or society,” the company says in a statement Pharmaceutical maker Merck & Co. is investigating how a noose ended up on the campus of its plant in Durham, North Carolina, according to a published report. Merck operates a 262-acre facility in north Durham….
Departures of two of the sport’s greatest and most popular players are blows for the tournament and tennis fans Serena Williams turns 40 in September. Roger Federer hits that milestone the month before. No one knows how many more French Open appearances each will make, and this year’s tournament ended for both on Sunday. Williams…
A Washington state man who was attacked by police dog in November even after he surrendered has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State Police and the trooper who allowed the dog to bite him as he writhed on the ground. “I could not move, I was unarmed, I did not threaten the officers. I have…
The sites, along with 10 other locations in nine states, need immediate attention or risk being lost The landmark voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 didn’t happen in just one day: Participants spent four nights camping along the roughly 55-mile route through Alabama, sleeping in tents and near farm buildings under the…
Talk show host Wendy Williams is no stranger to having celebrities call her out. From the late Whitney Houston, Judge Mathis, reality villain Omarosa Manigault Newman, and recently former “Love & Hip Hop” star Joseline Hernandez, Williams has had verbal smackdowns on her previous radio show and talk show “The Wendy Williams Show.” One shouldn’t…
“Terrifying but our Delta flight attendant Christopher Williams acted quickly” A Delta Airlines flight was diverted on Friday after a passenger attempted to breach the cockpit on the way to Nashville from Los Angeles. Delta Flight 386 was forced to divert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the unruly passenger was then apprehended by law enforcement,…
