An Illinois student was placed on probation after posting a Craigslist ad offering one of his Black Classmates as a “slave for sale.” According to a statement provided by the DuPage County state attorney’s office, the unnamed male student at Naperville Central High School in the western Chicago suburb was …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Earlier this week, a process server for Nicole Young attempted to serve Dr. Dre with legal documents at the cemetery where his grandmother was buried. According to TMZ, there was a dispute over the location of where Dre was confronted by the process server. Sources close to Dre say that …

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 …

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 …