Children’s fast food meals in New Orleans are getting a makeover for the new year. A city ordinance aimed at tackling childhood obesity stipulates that meals have to provide a healthy drink.  The Health Kids’ Meal Beverage Ordinance took effect on Jan. 1 and limits the type of beverages offered to kids. …

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has made his first public statement since going into cardiac arrest during Monday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.  “When you put real love out into the world it comes back to you 3x’s as much,” he captioned a post on Instagram on Saturday. “The Love has been …

Sources have identified the teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia classroom as Abby Zwerner.  WKTR reports that Zwerner is a first-grade teacher at the Richneck Elementary School. Police say Zwerner, who is in her 30s, was taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center and is listed in critical …

Tristan Thompson’s mother passed away from a heart attack on Thursday, and Khloe Kardashian is by his side during this difficult time.  Kardashian and Thompson were spotted touching down in a private jet in Toronto on Thursday. Sources tell TMZ that the reality star accompanied Thompson on the flight from Los Angeles to comfort him. …

Wells Fargo Vice President Shankar Mishra was fired for urinating on a female passenger during a flight from New York City to India in November. India TV News obtained a complaint filed by the 72-year-old victim alleging Mishra got drunk while on the flight. At some point, he urinated on her and then …

A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a first-grade teacher inside a Newport News, Virginia classroom on Friday, according to police. The shooting followed an altercation that took place between the boy and the teacher, Police Chief Steve Drew said during a press conference. “The individual is a 6-year-old student. He …

A Maine teenager has been accused of a possible terrorist attack after striking three New York City Police Officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve. Trevor Bickford, 19, allegedly struck two of the officers in the head with the large knife. One officer suffered a laceration, and the other …

Legendary journalist Barbara Walters died at the age of 93 on Friday, and since her death was announced, clips of some of her most iconic interviews have been circulating. Walters was known for being a trailblazing reporter, breaking the glass ceiling by becoming the first female anchor on a news program in …

Future closed out the year by shutting down the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday, alongside 21 Savage, King Combs, Chinese Kitty, DJ Bobby Trends, and DJ Spade. The show served as a preview to Future’s “One Big Party Tour,” which kicks off on Jan. 7 in Houston.  “No better way to end 2022 than with a show …

Nick Cannon made it clear that one thing he is unwilling to do to prevent having more children is to get a vasectomy.  During CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, Andy Cohen asked him if it was something he was considering, to which Cannon replied, “My body, my choice.” Cohen also asked the father of 12 …

As inflation continues to affect consumers, Virginia hopes to give residents a little bit of relief by cutting taxes on groceries and certain personal hygiene products. Beginning on Jan. 1, the tax will decrease from 2.5 percent to 1 percent.  Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed the tax cut into law in June as …

A millionaire pharma executive convicted of killing her 8-year-old autistic son has been found dead in the Brooklyn apartment she had been renting.  Gigi Jordan, 62, was found dead around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, just hours after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor issued an order that would have put her …

Memphis rapper Gangsta Boo, who rose to fame as a member of Three 6 Mafia, reportedly passed away at the age of 43. Three 6 Mafia member DJ Paul confirmed her death via an Instagram post on Sunday. He posted a photo of Gangsta Boo, real name Lola Mitchell, but did …

An Erie County man is being hailed as a hero for breaking into a local school to shelter more than 20 people and two dogs during the deadly blizzard that rocked the area.  Jay Withey, a mechanic for the town of Cheektowaga, was asked by a friend who had become …

After weeks of going back and forth online, it appears that Romeo Miller and Master P are closing out the year by setting their differences aside.  Romeo posted a picture with his father on his Instagram on New Year’s Eve. Master P has his arm around his son in the photo, while Romeo …

This year was an exciting year in sneaker releases. The thrill of a sneaker drop was something starting to feel like a bygone era, but 2022 delivered some iconic releases and exciting collabs. It seems the days of Jordan brand and Yeezy dominating the year-end lists. This year brought diversity …

Brooklyn Drill rapper Dusty Locane is behind bars after turning himself in on Nov. 30 to serve out his sentence in connection to gun charges. The 23-year-old drill artist posted to his Instagram on Nov. 24 that he would be turning himself in. He previously pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal …

One person was shot and killed at Mall of America after two groups got into a fight just two days before Christmas.  Bloomington Police responded to reports of gunshots coming from Nordstrom around 7:50 p.m. on Friday. Officers found a 19-year-old victim with multiple gunshot wounds. They attempted life-saving measures, but he …

A Florida man was arrested this week in connection to the shooting death of his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend because she allegedly did not return his calls or text messages. Carlos Lemont Jones, 23, is accused of shooting Sha’Dayla A. Johnson 15 times in the back as she was leaving for work on Tuesday. …

Tamar Braxton was rushed to the emergency room by ambulance after Christmas shopping with some of her friends ahead of the holiday. On Friday, the television personality posted a carousel of photos and videos to her Instagram page showing her smiling and having a good time with friends and then in …