Source: Tom Williams / Getty The speed at which the Department of Justice (DOJ) has become deeply unserious would be impressive if it weren’t deeply unsettling. Any pretense that the DOJ operates independently of the executive branch has been completely eradicated as the department has spent much of this year prosecuting President Donald Trump’s political…
(Photos: Black and Missing Foundation.) On what would have been Relisha Rudd’s 20th birthday, “The Vanishing of Relisha Rudd: A Cold Case Reexamined” docuseries reignites a call for justice. On what should have been her 20th birthday, the world is once again saying Relisha Rudd’s name. Eleven years after her disappearance, “The Vanishing of Relisha…
Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words, and in the case of Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi standing beside Donald Trump, those words are most likely “yikes” and “someone help her.” The photo op has set social media ablaze, with observers dissecting every pixel of Takaichi posing next to Trump in…
Source: Sangamon County Jail / Sangamon County Jail Last week, the trial began for former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, who shot and killed 36-year-old Sonya Massey on July 6, 2024, at her home in Springfield, Illinois. On Wednesday, a jury found Grayson guilty of second-degree murder. While the ex-officer hasn’t been sentenced yet,…
(Photo: Getty Images) The cost of health care under Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, is at the center of the current government shutdown. Americans who buy private health insurance through the Obamacare marketplace are officially receiving notices about how much their premiums will increase next year. The Trump administration previewed the new plans sold…
An Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehouse location in Dedham, Mass., Oct. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) Amazon announced plans to lay off 14,000 employees and counting in a public blog post on Tuesday, October 28. As if there weren’t enough people out…
A white Ohio man, who was apparently upset over being called “a white boy,” dropped his pants and “mooned” a Black driver, while yelling a racial slur, all in broad daylight on a major thoroughfare. The video, first posted to Instagram on October 27, has been racking up views on social media, though it’s unclear…
Tia Mowry is showing off her confidence and flair once again, reminding everyone she’s still got that undeniable allure. But not everyone saw it that way—some fans wondered if she was trying too hard, while others suspected she might be sending a subtle message to her ex. The “Sister, Sister” actress has been ramping up…
FILE – Donna Massey, center right, wipes tears from her face as she listens to Rev. Al Sharpton, right, speak during a press conference over the shooting death of her daughter Sonya, who was killed by Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, at New Mount Pilgrim Church in the Garfield Park neighborhood in Chicago, Tuesday, July…
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced the city is allocating $4.6 million to cover the cost as the shutdown drags on. The city of Baltimore will tap into its resources to help foot the bill for workers and residents for…
