The gymnast will not participate in the first of the individual event finals but holds out some hope she’ll compete Simone Biles is opting not to defend her Olympic vault title, pulling out of Sunday’s event finals for both vault and uneven bars while she focuses on her mental health. The 24-year-old six-time Olympic medalist…
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush says that she knows what it’s like to be homeless and believes evictions will lead to more deaths as the pandemic surges anew On Friday, Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush stated that she would sleep outside of the U.S. Capitol building after Congress adjourned without voting to extend the national moratorium on…
“I know a thing or 2 about being the grand dame,” rap star Nicki Minaj says Nicki Minaj stunned fans on Friday when she hinted that she may be hosting the next Real Housewives of Potomac reunion. Minaj took to her Instagram account and posted a trailer for the hit Bravo reality show, which is…
Four Miami Beach police officers were placed on administrative leave with pay, and some may be hit with charges following the aggressive arrests of three men this week. An internal affairs investigation into the encounter has since been launched. Dalonta Crudup, Khalid Vaughn, and Sharif Cobb, ages 24, 28, and 27, respectively, were taken into…
Smollett’s attorney barred from questioning the two brothers allegedly hired to stage attack A judge on Friday said he would not kick one of Jussie Smollett’s attorneys off the case even though he believes the attorney spoke to two men the actor allegedly hired to help him carry out a staged racist and homophobic attack….
New law makes possession of small amounts of marijuana a misdemeanor crime carrying a fine up to $100, but no jail time in Louisiana Louisiana is ending jail time for possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana, adding new requirements for doctors administering the abortion pill and restricting when police officers can use chokehold restraints,…
Lawyers in two landmark cases are demanding greater input in reforms Eight years after a judge ruled New York City police violated the constitution by stopping, questioning and frisking mostly Black and Hispanic people on the street en masse, people in communities most affected by such tactics say they’ve been shut out of the legal…
Entertainment powerhouses Jay-Z and Will Smith are teaming up to transform renters into first-time homebuyers. Bloomberg reports that the business mogul and veteran Hollywood actor are just two of several deep-pocketed investors plunging into the Series A funding round of Landis Technologies. This startup company assists renters in building their credit until they can purchase a home. Among this…
Those previously wary of getting shots due to conspiracy theories are now lining up by the thousands from Liberia to Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal A resurgence of coronavirus cases in West Africa is hitting the region hard, inundating cemeteries where funeral numbers are rising and hospitals where beds are becoming scarce. Those visible shifts are…
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica defends title aver crossing the line in 10.61 seconds Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters, pointing at the scoreboard even before crossing the line in 10.61 seconds Saturday to defend her title and lead a Jamaican sweep of the medals. Griffith Joyner set…
