A chef has been sentenced to serve time after one person died and 31 others fell ill after he gave them an undercooked shepherd’s pie. Former chef John Croucher, who worked as the head chef at the Crewe Arms in the Northamptonshire village of Hinton-in-the-Hedges, has been sentenced to four …

A judge has denied separate trials for the officers involved in the murder of George Floyd. The three former Minneapolis officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Keung and Thomas Lane, requested to be tried separately after being arrested and charged for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights when he was killed …

Ethan Crumbley’s parents may be charged in the Oxford High School school shooting. This week, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley was arrested and accused of shooting his classmates at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan. The gun he used was reportedly bought by his father this past Black Friday. Now, both of …

The world’s first “living” robots show that they can “reproduce,” new research shows. These “living robots,” known as xenobots, were created by scientists using stem cells from frogs. The machines are said to be less than a millimeter in size, small enough to travel inside the human body. They were …

A Philadelphia teen who was waiting to be picked up by his bus to take him home from school was shot 18 times.  On Monday, a little before 3:30 p.m., Samir Jefferson was standing at a bus stop when two unidentified shooters fired at least 36 shots. Eighteen of the …

Cases of the mumps are on the rise, and it’s mostly hitting people who were vaccinated against the disease. Mumps is usually seen amongst children as a common illness. The disease, which can show side effects in a person ranging from muscle pain, fever, headache, and more, has started to …

The U.S. Supreme Court is thinking about whether it should or shouldn’t roll back some rules under Roe. V. Wade, which gives women the right to an abortion if they choose. The government is listening to arguments about what women should and shouldn’t be able to do with their bodies …

The Gucci family is allegedly upset over how they were portrayed in the film “House of Gucci.” “House of Gucci” stars big-name celebs Lady Gaga, who portrays Patrizia Reggiani, and Adam Driver, who plays Maurizio Gucci. The movie depicts what allegedly happened between the family when Patrizia allegedly insidiously persuaded Maurizio …

Black Twitter has re-named COVID-19’s new variant Omicron after singer Omarion. First, it was his viral dance routine, but now Omarion is back on our social media timelines. Once people learned that the new COVID-19 variant was named Omicron, it took no time for them to start making lighthearted jokes …

Police in Staten Island found an elderly man dead in his home with the phrase “I touch little girls” written across his chest, and now a mother has been arrested and charged. On Nov. 12, 28-year-old Rene Ayarde was arrested in New Jersey, and she’s now being charged with murder, …

Rihanna has been declared a national hero of Barbados. For a lot of us, we already felt Rih was a hero. But now, it’s official as the country just held a ceremony to honor her and dub her as the country’s newest national hero. “May you continue to shine like …

The University of Southern California’s Athletics Department has issued an apology to Brigham Young University after fans in the stadium shouted an “offensive chant” during Saturday night’s football game. On Sunday, USC tweeted its apology to the BYU Cougars, saying: “The offensive chant from our student section directed towards BYU …

Students at Arizona State University are calling for accused domestic terrorist Kyle Rittenhouse to be removed from the school’s campus. This month, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges after he argued that he acted in self-defense when the Illinois resident fatally shot two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Now, …

Los Angeles is implementing one of the strictest vaccine mandates for indoor businesses in the nation this week. Starting Monday, anyone who’s eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine will have to show proof they are fully vaccinated under Los Angeles County’s new SafePassLA ordinance. The mandate was put in place to …

The word “vaccine” is Merriam-Webster‘s 2021 word of the year. Whether you’ve gotten one or not, the word “vaccine” came out of people’s mouths and was searched so much this year that Merriam-Webster announced Monday that “vaccine” is the word of the year. “This was a word that was extremely …

Actor and author Matthew McConaughey says he won’t be making that move to run for the governor of Texas in 2022. Over the past two years, the Academy Award-winning actor has mentioned his interests in politics and the possibility of taking on the goal of becoming Texas governor. While he …

Powerful winds led to thousands of homes and businesses having no power this past Thanksgiving in Southern California, with some winds ranging from up to 70 miles per hour. The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings yesterday, as wind speeds reached high levels that sparked danger in the dryer …

A Georgia mother was allegedly stabbed to death by her own son on Thanksgiving. Police arrested 18-year-old Varian Hibbert after he allegedly stabbed his 42-year-old mother Marcia Chance to death in their Lawrenceville residence yesterday. Gwinnett Daily reports the incident took place a little before noon. Fox News reports that …

Deodorant companies Old Spice and Secret have some of their lines being recalled over a cancer-causing chemical. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice after Proctor & Gamble Co. issued a recall on more than a dozen aerosol deodorants and sprays made by Old Spice …

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado is being called out for being “anti-Muslim” after a video shows her telling a story about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota in which she seemingly implies that Omar is a terrorist because she’s Muslim. Racism and discrimination are engraved into the United States’ …