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Former Fugees rapper Pras and fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low face additional charges after being accused of running a back-channel campaign to get the Trump administration to drop its investigation into the 1MDB investment company. Pras, real name Prakazrel Michel, 48, and Low, 39, real name Low Taek Jho, are part of an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department into fraudulent …

Justine Ang Fonte, a teacher at Manhattan’s prestigious Dalton School who sparked outrage with her controversial sex education class for first-graders, has resigned. The school’s head, Jim Best, acknowledged the change in an email to parents on Friday, according to the New York Post, months after Fonte showed the young …

During its E3 2021 showcase on Sunday, Microsoft announced that they will be releasing an Xbox Series X mini-fridge this holiday season.  PEOPLE reports that the fridge will sport a black exterior and emblazoned with the Xbox logo on the top left corner of the door. The logo will glow white, like the logos on the …

Two Louisville Metro Police Officers fatally shot a man late last month after he fled police and “brandished a firearm” during the course of a stolen vehicle investigation. The officers said they attempted to apprehend two men who fled a suspected stolen vehicle around 9:40 a.m. on May 30. Officers located …

A Mississippi teen is behind bars, and another is dead after a fight over a pair of Jordan sneakers. According to the Daily News, Cassius Vaughn Hanzy, 16, was arrested on Sunday morning by Gulfport police and charged with the drive-by shooting. Upgraded charges are pending now that the victim has passed …

The Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation after nearly 30 kilograms of cocaine washed ashore at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in May.  According to News Channel 8, a sea turtle nesting surveyor found a suspicious-looking white package on the beach. After law enforcement officials arrived at the scene and started looking around, a …

The IRS is reportedly continuing to distribute federal stimulus checks to eligible Americans, with another 2.3 million in payments issued on Wednesday. According to CBS News, some of those payments include “plus-up” adjustments for people who received less money than they were actually entitled to in earlier issued checks. The …

A mother in New York City is accused of throwing her two young children out of an apartment building window before later jumping out herself. According to People, the 24-year-old woman, who has not been identified, reportedly threw her 1-month-old baby girl and her 2-year-old son out of the second-floor …

Some experts say the Cape Cod Lobsterman’s story about being swallowed whole by a Humpback Whale sounds extremely fishy. According to NY Post, at least one doctor at the Cape Cod hospital that treated the lobsterman expressed skepticism to the news outlet about the whale tale. “He reportedly ascended from …

Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan Markle, claims he and Prince Charles have something in common- they’ve both been ghosted by their children. According to TMZ, Thomas Markle interviewed with Australia’s “60 Minutes” and criticized Oprah for taking advantage of a “weakened” Prince Harry to build her own network. …

It seems like Famous Dex can’t stay away from legal trouble. According to TMZ, the rapper found himself in new trouble during a hearing on Thursday related to the 19 charges he was hit within March. Those charges include domestic violence and gun possession, to which Dex pled not guilty. …

A random vicious attack left a 14-year-old Fargo, North Dakota teen dead. According to Fox News, Daisy “Jupiter” Paulsen was killed in a random attack that lasted nearly 20 minutes in which she was beaten, choked, and stabbed over 20 times. On Tuesday, the victim was declared brain-dead four days …

A Virginia school district announced on Friday that they would appeal a judge’s ruling to reinstate a teacher that refused to use transgender students’ preferred pronouns. According to the New York Post, Loudoun County Public Schools plans to take its legal battle before the Supreme Court following federal judge James …

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force worked with the Woodstock, Georgia police in a weeklong undercover chat operation to catch online predators. According to WSBTV News, the operation resulted in the arrest of five men who were all chatting with someone they believed was an …

Pretty Ricky’s Spectacular Smith took to Instagram to air out his grievances with the music industry on Saturday. He feels the group has not received proper recognition for all of its accomplishments. “The industry never gave us our flowers,” he wrote. “But we know our value and what we did for …

An adult male and toddler drowned at a Florida beach, a good Samaritan who is now being called a hero for trying to save them remains missing. On Friday, deputies were called out to the Apollo Beach Nature Preserve about a call regarding a man and a toddler who was …

A Florida grandmother is being hailed a hero for bravely struggling with a gunman in a Florida Publix on Thursday morning and possibly preventing him from shooting more people. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the gunman fatally shot the woman’s one-year-old grandchild before the 69-year-old woman stepped …

A rare pair of Jordan’s was placed up for auction two weeks ago, and the bids are already up to $95,420. The sneakers, up for bid with RR Auctions, are expected to reach as high as $250,000 by their closing bid on June 16. What makes these Air Jordan 1’s extra rare …

A California jury handed down a $14.975 million settlement on Thursday to the victims of a cryogenic storage tank malfunction at a fertility clinic. The settlement will go to a couple who lost an embryo and three women who lost eggs in the catastrophe.  According to the New York Post, …

A South Carolina prosecutor has died two days after his grandson and daughter-in-law were found dead on his family’s land located in Colleton County. According to ABC News, Randolph Murdaugh III’s death was announced by his law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick on Thursday. The firm did not …