‘Let’s just call this what it is — a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation,’ said the rep. Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is pushing back against a report that she “bullied” her palace aides while in her role as a senior royal. She and her husband, Prince Harry, are scheduled…
Treasurer Tishaura Jones received 25,374 votes and Alderwoman Cara Spencer was second with 20,649 votes, according to unofficial final results St. Louis’ first-ever female mayor will be replaced by another woman, after city Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer on Tuesday bested two men in a new primary election format to advance to next…
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted at gunpoint last week from a state-run boarding school have been safely released from their captors. The girls were kidnapped Friday, Feb. 26, when armed men raided the Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe town in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara State. Gunmen also reportedly attacked a nearby military…
The 37-year-old former tight end could face up to 14 years in prison under his latest plea deal Kellen Winslow II — once the highest-paid tight end in the NFL — could face more than a decade in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offenses against five women in Southern California, including one who…
Source: Twitter Wednesday marks 30 years since motorist Rodney King was beaten nearly to death in the infamous instance of police brutality. The anniversary drew attention to how the culture of police brutality in Los Angeles, in particular, has seemingly gone unchecked in the decades since King’s beating, as evidenced by an unfortunate and telling…
House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the electoral process, would restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country. House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually…
Bodycam video showing a former Cleveland police officer using excessive force against Black men was recently released by city officials. Patrolman John Petkac, 30, was stripped of his badge in December after findings from an internal investigation revealed he “repeatedly used excessive, unnecessary and objectively unreasonable uses of force” between 2018 and 2019. Cleveland Public…
Angela Simmons flooded her fans’ Instagram feed on March 1 with two glamour uploads, including a solo shot and another with her older sister Vanessa Simmons. The photo that generated the most attention and likes was the post that included Vanessa, because fans deemed it’s been awhile since the duo have been seen together. Angela, who sported…
Head coach Greg McDermott of the Creighton Bluejays tweeted Tuesday that he ‘immediately recognized my egregious mistake.’ The head coach of Creighton University’s basketball team apologized Tuesday for a recent remark in which he told his players to “stay on the plantation.” After losing a game this weekend, Coach Greg McDermott made the comments in…
Since his early days in the group N.W.A., rapper Ice Cube has never been one to mince words with those who brought displeasure to him or the Black community. Decades later, this reality remains the same as the 51-year-old calls out Warner Bros. for opting to not move forward with another film in the “Friday”…
