In the end, the team beat the Americans by 3.5 points, a significant margin in the sport. Angelina Melnikova, a celebrated gymnast from Russia, was gliding around the parallel bars when breaking news started rocketing around the world: her competitor, American superstar Simone Biles, was scratched from the competition. Melnikova stuck the landing. She clenched…
A new look into the multiverse of “Superman” is being lead by actor Michael B. Jordan and his latest project. Jordan is rumored to be working on a limited series for HBO Max exploring the storyline of Earth 2’s Black superhero Val-Zod. Val-Zod was created in 2014 as the second Black Superman — the first…
Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty It feels as though COVID-19 restrictions are slowly being lifted across the nation, but as the rise of new variants continues to climb, a great challenge lies ahead for the U.S. in ensuring that citizens are fully vaccinated and that steps are put in place to protect against more…
A Black woman delivering hair products to her clients at a local park in Sacramento was accused of selling drugs by a white woman in a recent TikTok video that has since gone viral. Ronnie Marie Paiva, the owner of Marie’s Luxury Hair Extensions, is the one being questioned in a video uploaded to the…
Source: Laurence Griffiths / Getty The woman who is widely regarded as being the greatest gymnast of all time has withdrawn from competing in the Tokyo Olympics after suffering an apparent leg injury on Tuesday, according to reports. But the official statement from USA Gymnastics suggested there still could be a chance for Simone Biles…
As of Monday, the Atlanta Police sergeant is on unpaid suspension and a lower-ranked officer is on administrative leave, authorities said. An Atlanta Police sergeant is on unpaid suspension after being caught on video kicking a woman in the head. The unidentified woman was laying on her stomach in handcuffs after a domestic incident at…
Minneapolis municipal elections occur in November, and voters will decide whether the city reimagines its approach to public safety. Last week, the Minneapolis City Council approved a ballot question whether to amend the city’s charter by disbanding the police department and creating a new Department of Public Safety. Today the Minneapolis City Council approved a…
Biles, the reigning Olympic gymnastics champion, is out of the team finals after apparently suffering an injury during the vault Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently suffering an injury during the vault. The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time, huddled with…
Source: Twitter A police sergeant in Atlanta who is shown on a viral video kicking an apparently handcuffed woman in the face while his partner stands by idly and didn’t step in to stop the brutality has been suspended without pay, but only after the graphic footage was made public. While details were not immediately…
Naomi Osaka‘s mental health break from the press appears to be paying off both on the tennis court and away from it. The 23-year-old No. 2-ranked tennis player in the world dominated her first Olympic match against Zheng Saisai of China on July 25, walking away with a 6-1, 6-4 victory. Following the match, Osaka…
