Kenosha Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Blake in August 2020, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, and sparking protests in which Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two men. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jacob Blake has dropped his federal civil rights lawsuit against the Wisconsin police officer who shot him during a domestic disturbance and left him…
The finance ministry recently paid the November and December salaries but now owes for the first four months of 2022. JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Many of South Sudan’s civil servants have not been paid for months as the government has run out of funds, with income from oil exports allocated to servicing loans until…
Under Guinean law, a man’s multiple wives share a small percentage of his estate, with nearly all of it — 87.5 percent — going to his children, UMUIDA, Nigeria (AP) — As Anayo Mbah went into labor with her sixth child, her husband battled COVID-19 in another hospital across town. Jonas, a young motorcycle taxi…
Lawrence Dority, 29, was arrested on a first-degree murder warrant after homicide detectives interviewed him. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne…
Source: Amy E. Price / Getty Young Thug could be booked and busy with court for the near future. The Atlanta rapper could face serious jail time after being arrested Monday evening. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the rapper was charged with two different offenses stemming from old accusations Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)…
The internet is always talking about Megan Thee Stallion and her boyfriend, Pardison Fontaine. The rappers have been inseparable since making it official in 2020 and often share PDA-filled moments on Instagram. But this past weekend the pair let the world in on more of their antics. Megan and Pardi got a little wild at…
Chris Rock joined fellow comedian Dave Chappelle during his performance at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles on May 5, and the comedian joked about being slapped by Will Smith during the Academy Awards ceremony. The show was two days following the Netflix Is A Joke Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles,…
The Minneapolis Police Department is riddled with racism, according to a state civil rights investigation that found officers surveilled Black leaders and organizations and ignored white supremacist threats online. The 72-page report details a law enforcement agency imbedded with hatred toward Black people depicted through racist language and disproportionate rates of violence inflicted on African-Americans….
Her passing comes a couple of months after she was hospitalized with a heart condition. Jewell Caples, the ‘First Lady’ of Death Row Records has died at age 53. As reported by PEOPLE, Reggie Wright Jr., former head of Death Row security, confirmed that Caples died Friday at around 5 a.m. The cause of death…
The conservative commentator pulled up outside her personal residence to ask a few pressing questions Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors took to Instagram Live last week to share emotional testimony about how conservatives have subjected her to constant harassment. Cullors’ message came as Trump supporter and author Candace Owens came to her private residence…
