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Three New York police officers have been arrested on a slew of corruption charges. Officers Heather Busch, Robert Hassett, and Robert Smith are facing five counts each of using interstate facilities to perform bribery and two counts of conspiracy to violate the Travel Act after taking part in an elaborate …

YouTube is jumping into the short-form video game by pitting its users to compete against the popular video app TikTok.   “The Shorts Fund is just the first step in our journey to build a long-term monetization model for Shorts on YouTube,” the company said in a blog post. YouTube …

This week has been quite messy and we are only halfway through. As usual, we are bringing you the most relatable and hilariously out-of-pocket tweets from Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigphabe/status/1392132802678648839?s=20 “No one wants to work anymore” pic.twitter.com/RGKoLjSTm2 — Mars (Like the planet, yeah) (@MarsinCharge) May 10, 2021 I’ll stop putting “lol” at …

A court in Cameroon sentenced two transgender women to five years in prison for “attempted homosexuality.” On Feb. 8, Shakiro, who also is identified as Loic Njeukam, and Patricia, also identified as Roland Mouthe, were arrested over the clothes they wore in a restaurant, CNN reports. The two women have …

Howard University’s Provost Anthony K. Wutoh called it a “full circle moment,” in a statement, saying, “It is an honor to welcome one of Howard’s acclaimed daughters back home to her Alma Mater.” “Ms. Phylicia Rashad will take the training and skills that she honed as a student at Howard …

A female Fort Bragg soldier has been accused of killing a fellow servicewoman who was dating her ex. Tiara Nicole Vinson, 26, is accused of murdering 22-year-old Kelia Horton, an active soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. According to People, Vinson allegedly fatally shot Horton outside of a home in Fayetteville, …

A Chicago animal shelter has released 1,000 feral cats into the streets to help battle the city’s rat problem. The Tree House Humane Society has been capturing the cats, spaying and neutering them, and then releasing them. The shelter has been employing the practice since 2012, according to People.  The Cats at Work program takes …

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has been cleared to run in the Preakness Stakes after failing a drug test. Medina Spirit became the winner of the Kentucky Derby on May 1. However, betamethasone, a steroid cream used to treat skin infections and inflammatory chemicals your body makes, showed up in …

Jay-Z has just topped the list of the 2021 inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The legendary Brooklyn-born rap icon joins fellow rap icon LL Cool J, Tina Turner, Carole King, Todd Rundgren, Foo Fighters, and The Go-Gos in becoming the newest artists to be honored. LL …

District Procurator W. Crosby Parker announced that yesterday Iconic Facce pled guilty to two robbery charges. The indictment stems from the robbery of Bancorp South in Gulfport, MS on March 22, 2019. The case was scheduled for trial on June 28, 2021, but Facce requested to enter a guilty plea before …

Yesterday Baller Alert got the exclusive with a woman who allegedly dated Porsha Williams’s fiance, Simon Guobadia. We wanted to get the scoop on Simon and his “special friend,” Jessica Harris, relationship, and their dynamic. Harris says she met Simon on March 30th of this year. In the video, Jessica …

Michael Jordan is set to induct Kobe Bryant into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday, in what is sure to be an emotional moment. Jordan was asked by Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, to induct Bryant, something he called “a great honor.” Jordan also expressed his initial hesitation before concluding …

A Georgia prosecutor announced Tuesday that she would seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally shooting eight people, six of whom were of Asian descent. A grand jury in Fulton County indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22, for the March 16 shooting. The Fulton County indictment charges Long with …

Ellen DeGeneres announced that she is ending her talk show after the upcoming 19th season. The talk show host and comedian made the announcement in a statement earlier today saying, “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and …

Fans on Twitter react to the news that the Joe Budden podcast may be coming to an end after rumors spread that Mal and Rory had been replaced by Ice and Ish back in March. Their podcast was removed from the internet earlier today after Budden allegedly fired Rory and …