The undertaking, made possible by an unexpected budget surplus, will be the largest free student lunch program in the country When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family’s income. The undertaking, made possible by…
A family has filed a lawsuit against the city of Baton Rouge and the city’s police department after a 16-year-old with asthma was pinned to the ground with an officer’s knee on his neck following a July 2020 traffic stop, according to the legal claim. Dillion Cannon, referenced in the suit as “D.C.” was pinned…
Keyshia Cole’s mother, Frankie Lons, has passed away after suffering from a decades-long battle with drug addiction. Lons reportedly passed away from a drug overdose in her Oakland, California, home on Sunday while celebrating her 61st birthday. Both Lons’ daughter Elite Noel and her granddaughter Zayya Henderson confirmed the news on their respective social media…
U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff‘s dreams have been dashed with news that the 17-year-old has to withdraw from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. In an emotional post shared to her Twitter account on Sunday, July 18, the junior Grand Slam champion wrote, “I am so disappointed to share the news that…
Megan is the first rapper, Osaka is the first Black female athlete, and Bloom is the first trans woman to grace the cover Sports Illustrated may have just dropped their biggest issues yet. Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka, and Leyna Bloom made history with the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers. All three of ladies are…
It wasn’t immediately clear how quickly Claude Joseph, who has been leading Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, would step down Haiti’s designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry will replace the country’s interim prime minister to honor the wishes of the country’s slain president, an official told The Associated Press on Monday. It wasn’t…
Simone Biles was not affected, nor were any of the other favorites to win the team gold, but another alternate was placed into isolation because of contact tracing An alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Olympic champion Simone Biles was not…
King also made his Instagram private this week, noting that he’s taking a social media break for the rest of the month. Twitter had a field day. Activist Shaun King has temporarily deactivated his Twitter account, and he made his Instagram private this week, noting that he’s taking a social media break for the rest…
A Chicago radio personality who learned about a man who was walking three hours each way to and from work after his truck broke down stepped in to raise money to ensure the man had a reliable way to travel. Braxton Mayes, a 20-year-old former high school football player, has been walking 12 miles one…
Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars, saying in a recent filing that he, “contributed to the collective threat to democracy” A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing…
