While those “free trip” offers in your DMs may seem enticing, not everyone is who they say they are…and in many cases, they don’t have what they say they have. We’re all familiar with ‘Catfish,’ right? Well, now that getting “flewed out” is the new thing in dating and meeting …
Read More »Airbnb To Cover Funeral Expenses For Orinda Shooting Victims
Airbnb has announced it will pay funeral expenses for the five victims of the Orinda shooting, as well as cover counseling bills for their families. The gesture comes after a victim’s lawyer blasted the company’s response to the Halloween massacre at one of its California rental properties. In a statement, …
Read More »Mother Who Recorded Hitting Son With Belt At School Is Under Investigation, Five Children Now In CPS Custody
A mother of a seven-year-old boy went viral this week after she was seen entering Homer Drive Elementary School’s cafeteria and dragging her son outside by his shirt. The unnamed woman then screamed obscenities at the child, forcing him to apologize to an adult, presumably the child’s teacher who expressed …
Read More »Mexican Police Officer Involved In Arrest Of El Chapo’s Son Gunned Down In Broad Daylight, Gunmen Shot More Than 150 Bullets
32-year-old Mexican police officer, Eduardo Triana Sandoval, was killed in a hail of over 150 bullets in broad daylight, after being involved in the botched operation to arrest one of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s sons October 17th. According to Fox News, the officer was killed in Culiacan, Sinaloa on Wednesday, …
Read More »Airbnb Bans Party Houses Following Five Deaths At A Halloween Party “This Is Unacceptable”
The death toll from an Orinda, California Halloween house party increased to five, as another shooting victim has succumbed to their injuries. In response to the tragedy, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has announced that the company is in the process of banning “party houses” on the platform. In a series …
Read More »Beto O’Rourke Ends His 2020 Presidential Campaign
Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke has announced he is stepping down from his 2020 presidential campaign, days after he visited Hot 97’s ‘The Breakfast Club’ to discuss his candidacy. O’Rourke wrote in a Medium post, “Though it is difficult to accept, it is clear to me now that this campaign …
Read More »Woman With HIV Files Lawsuit Against Massage Envy For Refusing Service
Alecia Tramel of South Florida claims that she was refused service at a Massage Envy in Aventura, Florida after revealing to an employee that she was HIV positive. Now, she is filing a lawsuit against the owners of the franchise. Tramel told Local 10 she and a friend arrived for …
Read More »Rest In Power, Pops: John Witherspoon’s Most Memorable Quotes
Tuesday night, the entertainment world received the devastating news that legendary comedian and actor John Witherspoon had passed away at age 77. John’s son, JD Witherspoon, confirmed the news via Twitter, which was followed by an outpouring of condolences and support from fans and entertainers alike. Witherspoon was best known …
Read More »Con Artist That Scammed Washington Redskins Player Out Of $1.2 Million Sentenced To 51 Months In Prison
Siew Im Cheah, 59, pretended she was the granddaughter of Singapore’s first prime minister and a close friend of forever President Obama before asking a Washington Redskins player, his agent, and her other alleged victims to invest in her various business ventures. Cheah was sentenced to 51 months in prison …
Read More »New Lyft Program Offers Free Rides To Job Interviews And First Three Weeks Of New Employment
Lyft has launched its new Jobs Access Program in over 35 cities across the country that offers free rides to and from job interviews as well as free rides during their first three weeks of employment. The ride sharing company has partnered with 10 organizations for the Jobs Access Program, …
Read More »Donald Trump Announces Death Of ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Donald Trump has declared that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after a US military raid in northwest Syria over the weekend. Baghdadi’s death marks the culmination of a long hunt to find one of the most wanted terrorists in the world. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead,” Trump said …
Read More »Amazon’s Facial Recognition Technology Misidentified Several Boston Athletes As Criminals
The Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Amazon’s facial recognition technology, Rekognition, falsely matched almost 30 professional Boston athletes to individuals in a mugshot database, as well as mistook one in five California lawmakers for criminals earlier this year, according to the Los Angeles Times. Last …
Read More »Baller Alert’s Top 10 Best Celebrity Glow-Ups EVER
The “Glow Up” is more than changing your look or wardrobe. It’s about catapulting your career to the next level through a change in attitude. The “Glow Up” is a transformation that gives you the confidence to command every eye in a room by your appearance and aura. At one …
Read More »Man Who Robbed Safaree Of Cash and Jewelry Pleads Guilty
Safaree was held at gunpoint and robbed of more than $180k in cash and jewelry back in 2018 after three men followed the ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star and cornered him in a parking garage…right in front of surveillance cameras. Now one of the men, Carl Harry, has decided to …
Read More »Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney Cause Of Death Released, Toddler Died From Suffocation
Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney, the three-year-old Birmingham, Alabama girl who was abducted from a birthday party on October 12, died of asphyxiation by suffocation the same day she went missing, according to warrants read aloud by a judge at the initial court appearance for both charged suspects in her slaying. Kamille …
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