Willie B. Smith III is scheduled to be put to death Thursday at a south Alabama prison for the 1991 shotgun slaying of Sharma Ruth Johnson Alabama is preparing to execute an inmate by lethal injection in what would be the state’s first death sentence carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Willie B. Smith III,…
The point guard signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves in November. Minnesota Timberwolves player Malik Beasley was sentenced to 120 days in jail for pointing a gun at a family outside of his home. The incident occurred in September, when Beasley pointed an assault rifle at a couple and their teenager…
‘I hope this arrest begins to help this family heal, and by no means is this case closed,’ Sheriff Tommy Romero says A Louisiana woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance and death late last year of a Black teen whose body was found days after he was reported missing. Janet Irvin, 37, was jailed…
A newspaper falsely claimed that London would be celebrating with a baby shower this week Lauren London took to her social media to shut down rumors that she is having a child and slammed those who would fabricate such a narrative while she’s still healing from the death of Nipsey Hussle. Monday, the L.A. Sentinel…
‘I’m here live. I’m not a cat,’ Presidio County Attorney Rod Ponton says in the clip A West Texas judge has a word of caution to those attending court hearings via Zoom: Always check for filters before logging on. Judge Roy Ferguson’s warning comes after an attorney accidentally joined a Tuesday video conference of a…
Lori Harvey dropped the L-word in a heartfelt social media post in celebration of her beau Michael B. Jordan‘s 34th birthday. Harvey shared images of herself and the “Black Panther” actor decked out in all black as they got flirty for the camera. The two appear to be falling for each other other hard and…
Last year, Mark Cuban said he hoped the NBA would let kneeling players ‘do what’s in their heart.’ Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has directed his basketball team to stop playing the national anthem before NBA games. Cuban confirmed on Tuesday that his squad has stopped playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before its tipoffs…
The vote by the union’s roughly 25,000 members ends the possibility of an immediate teacher lockout or strike The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation’s third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials announced early Wednesday. The vote by the union’s roughly 25,000 members…
Social media users began debating over marijuana legalization over the weekend after a Virginia House delegate claimed he had met with family members of people who overdosed on weed. On Friday, the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate passed their respective bills that would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. The bill would…
House prosecutors plan to use Capitol security footage that hasn’t been publicly released before as they argue that Trump incited the insurrection Opening arguments begin Wednesday in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial after an emotional first day that wrenched senators and the nation back to the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump’s attorneys sought to…
