The Rochester Police Department is under fire again for repeating excessive force practices, pepper-spraying a Black mother while her three-year-old daughter stood by. According to The Appeal police were called to a local drug store on Feb. 22 where the woman was accused of stealing. Cops approached the woman while she walked down the street…
The 76ers stars are suspected to have been exposed to COVID-19 by a barber Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have been ruled out of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta because of a coronavirus contact tracing issue, the league announced about eight hours before tipoff. Embiid and Simmons are in Atlanta, though it was…
Though he’s hinted at it before, the chance of comic legend Eddie Murphy coming back to stand-up seems more possible than before. Murphy implied that he previously had plans to execute a massive one-man show during an appearance on Kevin Hart’s SiriusXM podcast ‘Comedy Gold Minds” while promoting the film “Coming 2 America.” (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage/Getty…
Zonnique Pullins gave fans a view of her daughter Hunter Zoelle James‘s safari-themed room on March 4 while sharing an Instagram Story thanking her mom Tameka “Tiny” Harris for helping get the infant’s nursery together. In the clip, Pullins panned to each section of the room as she showcased the emerald-and-white color-coordinated space — with Hunter’s name…
Miami rapper deletes Twitter account for the second time in less than four months after receiving backlash for behavior on the app JT of the hip-hop duo City Girls has come under fire for blocking a Twitter account, said to be that of a fan with cancer, reaching out to speak to her. The bombardment…
As drugstores and doctors’ offices take on vaccination efforts, residents of ‘pharmacy desert’ communities face a big hurdle to get shots When Charlome Pierce searched where her 96-year-old father could get a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she found zero options anywhere near their home in Virginia. The lone medical clinic in Surry County had none,…
Five players on the Nebraska school’s basketball team shared their reaction to head coach Greg McDermott’s unity message invoking slavery Five Creighton basketball players explained in a short pregame video Saturday why they were hurt by coach Greg McDermott’s remarks in his locker room talk following a loss last weekend. A sixth player who didn’t…
Many workers in restaurants and retail say changes may help the economy, though they wonder at what cost to health Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald’s cook in…
The order seeks to expand voter registration and information access, give federal employees time off to volunteer in elections and revamp Vote.gov A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to…
The actress shares ways she copes with depression, which she says reached a low point in December Gabrielle Union appeared on fellow actress Gwyneth Paltrow‘s wellness summit to discuss her mental health challenges throughout her life. During a one-on-one with Paltrow at the “In Goop Health” virtual event, Union revealed that she recently had a…
