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A federal judge has deemed the travel mask mandate unlawful. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the mandate is unlawful because it exceeded the statutory authority of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She says the CDC failed to define the mandate’s grounds sufficiently …

The Florida Department of Education recently announced that the state rejected over 50 math textbooks from the 2022-2023 school year curriculum due to critical race theory and other reasons. The department stated that 54 out of 132 of the textbook options would not be accepted to the state’s adopted list …

A Georgia man pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy at a gas station that occurred four years ago. His plea was part of a plea deal that people are calling bittersweet. Christoper Cullens listened and looked straightforward as family members of T’Rhigi Diggs said how much …

A university has been ordered to pay one of its professors $400,000 after he was punished for not using a student’s preferred pronouns. Back in June 2018, a transgender student issued a complaint to Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, after a school professor named Nick Meriwether allegedly refused to …

A Georgia man is accused of killing his grandmother by putting her in a freezer and breaking her bones; worse, she was alive when he did. And that’s not it. Once he was caught, he told investigators how much his grandmother, Doris Cumming, loved him, local police said. Robert Keith …

A Florida man allegedly cut open his arm and used his blood to vandalize The Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on Tuesday. Christopher Green, 44, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with criminal mischief on a place of worship.   Local10 reports that per a police report, …

Two local diversity advocates face backlash after accusing the Scottsdale Unified School District of racism for hiring a DJ who allegedly played in blackface, even though the DJ was black. The two advocates, Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen criticized the Hopi Elementary PTA for hiring Kim Koko Hunter, 56, a black …

One of the men who supplied late rapper Mac Miller with fatal fentanyl-laced pills was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison on Monday. Ryan Michael Reavis, 39, appeared in federal court in Los Angeles and received 10 years and 11 months for the crime after pleading guilty in November …

As the upcoming final episode of Black-ish will hit screens tomorrow, April 19, Anthony Anderson has opened up about his emotions filming the last episode. He tells Ellen on The Ellen Show, “I lost it.”  Tracee Ellis Ross recently opened up about how she had to give herself “permission to cry.” …

Benzino is setting the record straight, or at least trying to. In a new track, Zino Vs. The Planet, the former Love and Hip Hop star, addresses his daughter, Coi Leray, and 50 Cent. Though Benzino rarely addresses public feuds, his daughter prompted him to respond. After airing out some …

Four Atlanta teens face various charges in connection to the bullying of a 15-year-old 9th grader at Loganville High School. The Loganville Police Department is investigating two separate events that happened last month. The victim was allegedly placed in a bathroom closet for a lengthy amount of time. In addition, …

On Good Friday, a Nigerian student died during a reenactment of Jesus’ crucifixion. During a Passion Play performance, a dramatic portrayal of Christ’s crucifixion, death, and resurrection, the incident occurred at the Claratian Institute of Philosophy in Owerri, a coastal city in southeastern Nigeria. According to a classmate, Sule Ambrose, …

Taco Bell is bringing back its Mexican Pizza. In September 2020, Taco Bell dropped its Mexican Pizza from its menus as part of a move toward more sustainable packaging. The restaurant is answering the prayers of the food item’s fan base by bringing it back as an option. Aside from …

Kyrie Irving left the Boston Celtics on a sour note in 2019 to go to the Brooklyn Nets to be closer to his hometown, New Jersey. Though his reason for leaving was understanding, Boston fans have a hard time letting Irving live it down. The fans are constantly antagonizing Kyrie …

Intruders busted into a man’s Hollywood Hills home while he was watching television: “I’m just freaked out.” At around 11:15 p.m. Sunday night, a male resident says he heard what he thought was a wild animal or raccoon darting across the roof of his home, KTLA reports. The man then …