The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an increase in vaccine-related vocabulary, with “Vax” being selected as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary. “When reviewing the language evidence, vax stood out as an obvious choice,” Casper Grathwohl, the president of Oxford Languages, told the Guardian “The word’s dramatic spike …
Read More »Philadelphia First City to Pass “Driving Equality” Bill, Prevents Police from Pulling Over Motorists for Minor Traffic Offenses
Philadelphia is the first city in the US to stop police from pulling over motorists for minor traffic offenses. Later this week, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will sign two bills into law that will track and end the type of policing that has unfairly affected Black drivers for years. After the …
Read More »Connecticut Woman Charged With Deceiving Her Husband into Believing He Had Alzheimer’s to Steal $600k From Him
A Connecticut woman has been charged with deceiving her husband into thinking he had Alzheimer’s disease in order to steal over $600,000 from him. Donna Marino, 63, was arrested and charged in the alleged scheme earlier this week. Marino‘s husband is the one who reported the “large-scale fraud” to the East Haven …
Read More »California Teen Admits to Killing 16-Year-Old Girl and Her Parents After He Was Caught in Her Bedroom
A California teen was arrested and charged after confessing to killing a 16-year-old girl and her parents after getting caught in the girl’s bedroom. According to the Humboldt County district attorney, Mauricio Johnson, 19, pled guilty to the triple murder on Tuesday and was sentenced to 150 years in prison. …
Read More »Amazon Delivery Driver Fired After Viral Video Shows Unknown Woman Hopping Out the Back of Delivery Truck
The Amazon delivery driver from the now-viral video has been fired after it sparked wild speculations about what was going on in the back of that van. The video, which was recorded from a Florida neighborhood, shows a woman in a black dress and flip-flops hopping out the back door. It’s unclear who …
Read More »Missy Elliot to be Honored With Her Own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Rapper Missy Elliot is the next celebrity artist to be honored with a star on the Hollywood walk of Fame. With her star being installed in front of Amoeba Records on Nov. 8, Missy will be the 2,708th star. Missy’s longtime manager Mona Scott-Young, and singers Ciara and Lizzo will be …
Read More »Fetty Wap Arrested on Federal Drug Charges
Fetty Wap was arrested Thursday at Citi Field in NY on federal drug charges. The “My Way” rapper was there to perform at the Rolling Loud festival. However, the feds snatched him before he could touch the stage. Legal docs obtained by TMZ said Fetty, whose real name is William …
Read More »Fists Fly at a Washington State Church After Maskless Man Attempts to Threaten Priest
Last weekend, fists flew inside a church in Lakewood, Washington, after an altercation on the altar escalated into violence. In a video that has since gone viral, a man can be seen disrupting the mass and approaching the altar before the priest backs off and other churchgoers go to defend …
Read More »Michigan Family Suing Neighbors for $4M After 6-Year-Old Son Was Shot
In Michigan, a family is taking legal action against their neighbors after their 6-year-old son, Coby Daniel, was shot while retrieving his bike. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Daniels is still recovering after being shot by neighbor 29-year-old Ryan Le-Nguyen and the family is expecting to pay several medical bills. …
Read More »Caitlyn Jenner Defends Dave Chappelle Amid Netflix Controversy: “Dave Chappelle is 100% Right”
Following criticism from the trans community for his perceived transphobic comments in the Netflix special “The Closer,” Caitlyn Jenner has become the latest celebrity to defend comedian Dave Chappelle. The former “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star responded to a video Chappelle, 48, posted on Instagram in which he claimed corporate …
Read More »Kevin Hart Speaks Out After Former Friend J.T. Jackson Gets Cleared of All Charges in Sex Tape Scandal
Kevin Hart can now leave his old sex tape scandal in the past since his longtime friend J.T. Jackson has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoings in the case. In a video shared online, Kevin expressed how happy he was for his former friend, adding that he couldn’t speak about …
Read More »Jada Pinkett Smith Shuts Down Reports That She and Will Smith Have Issues in the Bedroom
Jada Pinkett Smith is clearing up the rumors about her sex life with Will Smith after she went to Twitter to clarify the statement she made on the Red Table Talk on Wednesday. During the Facebook Watch series, she revealed to Adrienne Banfield-Norris and Gwyneth Paltrow, the difficulties of maintaining …
Read More »McDonald’s to Partner With IBM to Create Artificial Intelligence Technology to Automate its Drive-Thru Lines
McDonald’s announced Wednesday its strategic alliance with IBM to create artificial intelligence technologies that will assist the fast-food company in automating its drive-thru lines. McD Tech Labs, which was originally known as Apprente before McDonald’s bought the tech startup in 2019, will be acquired by IBM as part of the …
Read More »Charlamagne Tha God Reveals That Tyler Perry Helped Him Gain Understanding of His Own Childhood Traumas
Charlamagne Tha God said watching Tyler Perry talk about his childhood trauma on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” a few years ago helped him recognize his own. “I watched him crying and I remember saying to myself, ‘Well, you know, what’s wrong with him?'” Charlamagne said on “Daily Blast Live” Monday. …
Read More »Cops Arrest Man Caught on Camera Vandalizing George Floyd Statue in New York
Police have made an arrest in the defacing of the bronze George Floyd statue in New York. According to NBC New York, Michael Beals, 37, was arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief. The statue was unveiled on September 30 at Manhattan’s Union Square, but three days later it was vandalized. CNN says that around …
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