The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals issued the stay Wednesday night about 21 hours before Willie B. Smith was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection An appellate court has stayed the lethal injection of an Alabama inmate to consider claims that the state failed to give the man, who has an IQ…
Dr. Cook, a Michigan State University professor, was a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama. President Joe Biden is reportedly considering appointing Dr. Lisa Cook to an open board seat on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Dr. Cook, an economist and professor at Michigan State University, would be the…
The number of injured was still unknown as police were still working the accident that involved 75 to 100 vehicles near downtown Fort Worth, police say At least five people were killed Thursday in a massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate, police said, as a winter storm dropped freezing…
Speaking to NBC’s “Today Show,” Fauci, who serves as science adviser to President Joe Biden, says the rate of vaccinations will greatly accelerate in the coming months Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts by April it will be “open season” for vaccinations in the U.S., as supply boosts allow most people to get shots to protect against…
A portion of proceeds from her official jewelry collection will go to the fund Serena Williams is extending her support to the Opportunity Fund throughout February to support Black small businesses. Serena Williams Jewelry Unstoppable collection strives to reflect the tennis pro’s “positivity, determination and generosity.” Now, Williams is taking her generous spirit one step…
The TikTok favorite, who was known as Bxbygirlldee online, had more than 1.4 million followers on the video-sharing social media platform. TikTok favorite Dazharia Shaffer took her own life Monday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was 18. Shaffer’s father, Joseph Santiago, who also goes by the names Raheem Alla and Rodney Andry, confirmed his daughter’s passing…
Judge Mark Warby said Associated Newspapers misused the duchess’s private information in five February 2019 articles in the Mail on Sunday and on the MailOnline website A British judge ruled Thursday that a newspaper invaded Duchess of Sussex’s privacy by publishing personal letter to her estranged father. Judge Mark Warby said Associated Newspapers misused the…
A judge has denied compassionate release for an ex-NYPD cop serving time for a brutal 1997 attack on a Black immigrant being held in police custody. Former NYPD officer Justin Volpe requested compassionate release over health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Volpe has spent the past 21 years in prison for beating and sodomizing Abner…
Former “Basketball Wives” star Tami Roman is blessed, and she knows it! The 50-year-old reality star uploaded a gorgeous photo of herself debuting her new look via her Instagram page on Monday, Feb. 8, and it had fans swooning over her youthful features. The reality star sported a black cardigan with Gucci’s signature green and red trimmings,…
The woman who says she was brutally beaten by former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler is speaking out about her ordeal for the first time since the incident. Alleah Taylor, 27, discussed her six-month relationship with Wheeler and recounted details of the brutal attack during an exclusive interview with “CBS This Morning” that aired Feb. 10….
