Simone Biles was not affected, nor were any of the other favorites to win the team gold, but another alternate was placed into isolation because of contact tracing An alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Olympic champion Simone Biles was not…
King also made his Instagram private this week, noting that he’s taking a social media break for the rest of the month. Twitter had a field day. Activist Shaun King has temporarily deactivated his Twitter account, and he made his Instagram private this week, noting that he’s taking a social media break for the rest…
A Chicago radio personality who learned about a man who was walking three hours each way to and from work after his truck broke down stepped in to raise money to ensure the man had a reliable way to travel. Braxton Mayes, a 20-year-old former high school football player, has been walking 12 miles one…
Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars, saying in a recent filing that he, “contributed to the collective threat to democracy” A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing…
Like father, like daughter. “Law and Order: SVU” actor Ice-T’s name began trending on Twitter after fans discovered from an Instagram photo just how much his daughter Chanel Nicole looks just like him. The photos in the Sunday, July 18, post were taken at last weekend’s Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin. Ice-T performed at the…
This second group includes some who officers arrested alongside those who have already had their convictions overturned. Nearly 90 people will petition an Illinois judge on Tuesday to dismiss their criminal convictions, which came after they were arrested by former Chicago Police officer Sgt. Ronald Watts, who — along with his ex-partner, Kallatt Mohammed —…
Smith’s haircut came midway through a punk rock rendition of her debut jam, which closed out her Facebook Live concert on Friday. Willow Smith took another artistic leap during a recent performance of her first-ever single, “Whip My Hair”: She had her head shaved on stage as she performed the song. The haircut came midway through…
Officials say they have a California man in custody after being found with an arsenal of weapons, ammunition, and a racially driven manifesto claiming to want to wipe out the Black, Hispanic, and Jewish population. Wesley Charles Martines, 32, of Los Gatos, California, was stopped by officers in the Northern California town of Campbell on…
“The most exciting part about this time around,” Govan told People magazine, “is all the growth we bring to the relationship.” Former Los Angeles Lakers player and current Los Angeles Sparks head coach Derek Fisher married former Basketball Wives star Gloria Govan on Saturday at Cielo Farms in Malibu. The couple has been together since…
An allegedly intoxicated Trenise B. Turner fired a single shot that reportedly struck both her son’s legs. He’s awaiting surgery. An Ohio woman has been charged with felony endangerment after police say she shot her own 5-year-old son in his knees. In a statement posted to Facebook early Saturday, the Columbus Police Department said the boy…
