A Florida man admitted to threatening Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney. On Wednesday, 42-year-old Josh Hartnett of Coral Gables pleaded guilty to threatening to murder Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson. This comes after Hartnett called the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and left an 18-second voicemail for Nelson on April …

In California, parents of Black and Brown students have filed a lawsuit against California education officials, claiming the district’s disciplinary practices disproportionately harm their children. An advocacy group filed a lawsuit against the state of California for allegedly failing to acknowledge and correct school district policies that allegedly directly target …

A woman in California has died after a man who had a grudge repeatedly ran her over with his car. Security footage shows Garrett Young, 23, allegedly intentionally running over 53-year-old Gryselda Joseph on Sept. 20. On that day, around 12:21 a.m., police found Joseph lying face down in a …

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested the man suspected of following and raping a teen girl. On Wednesday, the LAPD found and arrested who they believe is the man who followed a 16-year-old girl from Long Beach and raped her. As Baller Alert previously reported, both the teen and …

A new study suggests using marijuana could increase a person’s chances of catching COVID-19 regardless of their vaccination status. On Tuesday, the journal World Psychiatry published a study centered around “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people who have been diagnosed with substance use disorders (SUD). Newsweek reports that SUD involves …

Police arrested a former NBA player for allegedly uploading fake COVID-19 test results. Last week, officers from the Kauai Police Department arrested 34-year-old Lazar Hayward Jr. and 33-year-old Raven Randle after they were accused of uploading fake COVID-19 tests onto Hawaii’s Safe Travels portal, NBC 12 reports. The two flew …

A Black man imprisoned in Missouri has been executed despite calls against it from Pope Francis and others. On Wednesday, 61-year-old Ernest Johnson was put to death by pentobarbital injection at 6:11 p.m. He was serving time in prison at a Missouri state prison called Bonne Terre. Pope Francis and …

Ray J has been hospitalized with pneumonia that isn’t related to COVID-19, but he was placed in the COVID-19 wing. During his time there, he filed to divorce his wife. According to Ray J’s manager, Ray J has been in the hospital for four days now, struggling with an intense …

A meth lab was found in a Florida luxury apartment. On Monday, an apartment building’s management found a lab built to produce methamphetamine on the 15th floor of an apartment building in Majestic Towers Condo in Bal Harbour. While preparing to move another tenant into the unit, management came across …

An Atlanta woman was allegedly accidentally shot while her neighbor was cleaning his gun. On Friday night, 36-year-old Carlether Foley was lying down in her bed when she was suddenly struck by a bullet fired by her neighbor, Maxwell Williamson. According to police, the man, 22, was cleaning his weapon …

Dave Chappelle joked about DaBaby‘s homophobic rant not being as offensive as the rapper allegedly killing someone during his new stand-up. Earlier this year, DaBaby was shunned by society after making homophobic comments about the LGTBTQIA+ community during one of his concerts. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, …

Williams Shatner is going to space with the help of Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin. It looks like Captain Kirk is back in action. On Monday, the 90-year-old actor announced he’d be traveling to space on the next Blue Origin flight. “I’ve heard about space for a long time now,” Shatner …

There’s been a major oil spill off the coast of Southern California that could reach the shores of Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach.  On Saturday, officials reported a break in an oil pipeline that led to a massive oil spill of more than 100,000 gallons of oil. CNN reports the …

As more and more social media apps jump on the audio room bandwagon, it’s starting to get difficult for some to choose which option to with. Let’s give you a breakdown of all the top audio rooms everyone is using.  Fanbase Fanbase Direct Voice has monetized audio rooms giving every …

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken down its holiday safety recommendations. This past weekend, the CDC released a list of safety precautions people should be following in the upcoming holiday season. However, it walked back its suggestions by removing them from its website on Monday. “If …

A man in Los Angeles followed a teen girl on the train and bus before raping her. Police are looking for a man who followed a 16-year-old girl traveling on the train and a bus. Eventually, he attacked her and raped her in a Los Angeles parking lot, ABC 7 …

A former Long Beach police officer has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. On Wednesday, police arrested 57-year-old Anthony Brown after being accused of having and distributing child porn while working as a law enforcement officer, KTLA 5 reports. The Lakewood resident pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on …

Idaho students are mocking their school’s no backpack ban by carrying their belongings around in unconventional items like strollers and aquariums. On September 23, a 13-year-old at Rigby Middle School in Jefferson County, Idaho, brought a gun to school in her backpack. The district announced it would implement a no-backpack …

A streaming service is offering to pay one person more than $2,000 to binge-watch paranormal documentaries. It’s that time of the year when all things get a little spooky and cooky. For those who are into paranormal activity – pun intended – MagellanTV is offering someone $2,400 to watch documentaries …

An American Airlines flight had to make an emergency stop after smoke was detected in the cockpit area of the plane. It turned out to be a person smoking in the bathroom. On Tuesday, Boeing 737-800 was on its way to North Carolina from Miami when it was forced to …