An Akron entrepreneur is turning pain into purpose by using his business as a vessel to honor his late mother. According to WKYC, Lavar Jacobs recently opened a breast cancer center to pay homage to his mom who succumbed to the disease 12 years ago. The center—dubbed the Kim Jacobs Breast Cancer Resource Center—is the…
Louise LaFoy said former San Diego Assistant Sheriff Rich Miller improperly touched her buttocks A San Diego sheriff’s department employee who sued the county and a former assistant sheriff over sexual harassment allegations was awarded $60,000 by a judge. Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal issued her ruling late last month in a civil lawsuit brought…
Tyrell Antar Cohen’s family filed a missing-person report with the police department Saturday night The brother of a Chicago Bears player was found dead at a North Carolina electrical substation on Sunday, authorities said. The News & Observer reports that Tyrell Antar Cohen, brother of running back Tarik Cohen, is believed to have died by electrocution while…
Large vaccination clinics are beginning to slow down and close In Massachusetts, large event venues including TD Garden, Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium will be allowed to double their current capacities starting on Monday, and amusement parks will be permitted to reopen at half capacity as the state relaxes its COVID-19 restrictions. The state is…
“He goes, ‘Lisa, you’re my niece. We’ve been looking for you. We’ve all been looking for you,’” Wright recalled After a genetic test helped Lisa Wright find her birth mother after more than 50 years, she received an incredible twist with a perfect Hollywood ending. In an exclusive from TODAY, Wright shared that she knew…
Police say Iremamber Sykap was driving a stolen car in Hawaii Comments on social media about a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Honolulu police have been so hateful that a Catholic priest, who hails from the same small Pacific island as the teen’s family, hesitates to repeat them. “It is really bad and I…
“Love is the way! Happy Mother’s Day Black Queens,” Wilson wrote on Twitter Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson and Atlanta-raised pop star Ciara picked up the check for a woman in a Beverly Hills restaurant in celebration of Mother’s Day, reported Bleacher Report. This gesture comes just after the celebrity couple celebrated the 6…
Actress La La Anthony, better known for her role in Starz’s “Power,” allows her son Kiyan Anthony from Portland Trail Blazers NBA player and husband Carmelo Anthony to finally have his own personal Instagram page. Kiyan turned 14 on March 7, and La La revealed in a lengthy Instagram post that she finally gave in…
“A ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirt is not politics,” Jordan Herbert said Two brothers, Bentlee Herbert, 8, and Rodney Herbert, 5, were removed from their elementary classrooms and made to wait outside of the front officer for wearing “Black Lives Matter” shirts. The New York Times reported that the boys’ mother, Jordan Herbert, was told by…
The suspected gunman was the boyfriend of a female victim at the party A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police said. Officers arrived at…
