According to trial results disclosed Friday, kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% efficient at avoiding symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, as the US contemplates expanding vaccines to that age group. If the FDA grants the go-ahead, the shots may start as early as November, with the first …
Read More »Miami Commissioner Wants Residents to Take in the Homeless to Resolve City’s Homelessness Issues
Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo is proposing an “adopt-a-homeless” program so that residents can alleviate the city’s homelessness issues. On Wednesday Carollo said, “If there are as many kind-hearted people out there as some claim to be out there, I would expect them to step up.” Carollo believes that his proposal …
Read More »Rapper Pooh Shiesty Considering Plea Deal in Federal Robbery Case
Rapper Pooh Shiesty may be considering a plea deal in his federal robbery case. The 21-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Lontrell Williams, told a judge that he wants to amend his “plea from not guilty to guilty,” according to Rolling Stone. On Thursday, Williams, and his co-defendant Bobby Brown …
Read More »Cinematographer Killed, Director Injured, After Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun on Movie Set
According to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set, killing the film’s director of photography and wounding the director. On Thursday afternoon Halyna Hutchins, 42, was transported to the University of New Mexico hospital, where she was pronounced dead. As for the …
Read More »CDC Issues Warning of Salmonella in ProSource Onions Imported From Mexico, 37 States Affected
According to reports, a salmonella outbreak related to onions has spread to 37 states, affecting more than 650 individuals. As of last night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ordered businesses to stop selling fresh whole red, white, or yellow onions sold by ProSource Inc imported by Chihuahua, Mexico. …
Read More »Chicago Police Officer Accidentally Shoots 2 of His Co-Workers During a Homicide Investigation
A Chicago police officer allegedly shot and wounded two of his coworkers by mistake while investigating a homicide on Wednesday. During a press conference, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown claimed that the officer mistakenly discharged his gun, putting a bullet through one officer’s arm and into the shoulder of another. …
Read More »Families of Victims Killed by Parkland Shooter Do No Accept His Apology, Says He Should be Executed
The families of the victims killed by Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz believe that he does not deserve a second chance and should be executed. On Wednesday fathers of two of the students killed by Cruz told TMZ that they didn’t believe Cruz’s courtroom apology and that he shouldn’t be given …
Read More »October 20th Dubbed “Lil Nas X Day” in Atlanta
Atlanta has designated a day in honor of Lil Nas X! The Atlanta City Council officially dubbed October 20 as “Lil Nas X Day,” honoring the “Industry Baby” rapper for his impact on the LGBTQ community. City councilman and mayoral candidate Antonio Brown, the city’s first Black LGBTQ council member, presented …
Read More »New York Man Arrested and Charged for Recruiting Underage Girls for Child Porn
A Brooklyn grand jury has indicted a man for allegedly recruiting young girls into child pornography. On Tuesday a federal court indictment showed that Rigorberto Garcia, 33, was hit with multiple charges of coercion and enticement, and sexual exploitation of a minor in connection with seven underage victims. According to prosecutors, …
Read More »Torrei Hart Defends Right to Keep Ex-Husband Kevin Hart’s Last Name, “That’s My Name, Get Over It!”
Even though Kevin Hart’s ex-wife is no longer with him, she has kept his surname and makes no apologies for it. Torrei Hart said she chose to maintain her ex-husband’s last name because of their children, Heaven, 16, and Hendrix, 13. “He had no issues with me changing my last …
Read More »Netflix CEO Apologizes For His Comments But Says He Isn’t Changing His Mind About Removing Dave Chapelle’s “The Closer”
Netflix’s CEO has apologized for how his comments regarding the Dave Chappelle special may have been misinterpreted by certain employees, but he has not changed his mind. According to TMZ, Ted Sarandos shared some additional comments on the controversy that has been developing for the past two weeks, admitting that …
Read More »Facebook Plans to Change Name to Disassociate From Recent Scandals, Says Report
In an effort to disassociate itself from recent scandals and connect itself more closely with CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent fascination with the “metaverse,” Facebook is apparently intending to change its company name as soon as next week. According to The Verge, Facebook’s app and website will remain untouched, but the …
Read More »Court Rejects $20 Million Default Judgement Request in Nicki Minaj Harassment Lawsuit
Nicki Minaj had a win in court yesterday after a federal court clerk ruled that she didn’t fail to respond to the lawsuit alleging she harassed and bribed the woman that accused her husband of rape. In August, Jennifer Hough asked the court to declare Minaj and her husband Kenneth …
Read More »Eve Says She Found Out She Was Pregnant Before ‘Verzuz’ Battle, Explains Why She Didn’t Perform Alongside Trina
Eve sat down with The Breakfast Club this morning and revealed she found out about her pregnancy right before her Verzuz battle with Trina. “Well, what’s crazy is, that’s when I just found out I was pregnant,” Eve told The Breakfast Club. She said, at the time, she had to …
Read More »Studies Show An Increase in Tics in Teens Due to Depression, Anxiety, and TikTok
In countries all over, doctors are concerned about a reported increase of tics in teen girls, with anxiety, depression, and TikTok being the contributing factor. According to The Wall Street Journal, the spike began around the pandemic’s onset, alarming and confusing doctors. The teen girls were discovered watching TikTok videos …
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