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An elementary school teacher in Pennsylvania was arrested after he allegedly threatened to shoot school district officials because janitors removed a plastic barrier he set up in his classroom to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Chad Gerrick, a teacher at Sinking Springs Elementary School in York, was arrested and charged …

A Georgia couple is behind bars after murdering a toddler that was in their care. Juan Martinez and Nancy Martinez of Gainesville were arrested Monday after 2-year-old Valeria Jordan Garfias died Sunday after sustaining multiple severe injuries while the couple was babysitting her. The child’s parents were friends of the …

A California mother has been arrested after it was discovered that she held secret parties where she supplied liquor and condoms to teens and even watched them perform sex acts. Court documents say that 47-year-old Shannon O’Conner sat laughing as she watched a teen boy mount and grope a girl …

Authorities say two USPS employees were fatally shot at a Memphis mail facility, and the third employee described as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot. This is the areas’ third high-profile shooting in the west Tennesse city. After the shooting at the East Lamar Carrier Annex in a popular …

A sex worker who “worked from home” during the coronavirus pandemic was reportedly removed from public housing in the UK after neighbors complained about her allegedly “loud” performances. According to The Daily Mail, the 29-year-old woman, Nicola Parry, is accused of hosting up to 10 clients at a time in …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a ban on all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in private businesses.  The conservative governor issued the order on Monday, banning any entity in Texas from forcing their employees or customers to receive the vaccine to enter their establishment. He previously stripped the mandates from government …

Some good news for unvaccinated party goers, Coachella will no longer require a vaccine for individuals to attend the music festival. The festival published the change on its website, emphasizing that participants can enter with proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hours of arrival instead of the vaccine. …

Prosecutors announced Tuesday that the father of the child who fatally shot his mother while on a Zoom call has been charged. According to the Seminole-Brevard State Attorney’s Office, Veondre Avery, 22, faces charges of manslaughter and failure to safely store a handgun after his 2-year-old son discovered his rifle …

Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2016 season, but he recently revealed in a new interview that he is still focused and ready to make his return to the league. In an interview with Ebony Magazine conducted by Sunny Hostin, Kaepernick said he still gets up at …

Netflix reinstated an employee who went viral for criticizing the company for streaming Dave Chappelle’s new comedy special “The Closer.” The employee, Terra Field, who is trans, was reportedly suspended for attending a quarterly internal meeting for directors and high-level executives. “Netflix has reinstated me after finding that there was …

Jesy Nelson insists that she never meant to blackfish after her new video “Boyz” with Nicki Minaj sent social media critics reeling. During an Instagram Live Session with Onika, the U.K. singer said her “intention was never, ever to offend people of color.” Instead, she says that urban music was …

Smokey Robinson revealed details about his severe battle with COVID-19 last December, which almost left him unable to sing.  The 81-year-old Motown legend spent 11 days in a Los Angeles hospital with a severe case of coronavirus. During his COVID battle, he lost his voice, which he wasn’t sure he would …

Nicki Minaj and her husband Keneth Petty face a default judgment to the tune of $15 million for failing to answer Jennifer Hough’s lawsuit. Hollywood Unlocked reports that the papers were served back on September 13. Hough’s attorney, Tyrone A Blackburn, asks in the court filing to “please enter the default of defendants Onika Tanya Maraj, …

Rapper Boosie Badazz has been arrested for allegedly performing vandalism in Atlanta. On Monday, Boosie – whose real name is Torrence Ivy Hatch – was booked into Fulton County Jail after being involved in an incident at the State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. Police say they responded to the …

Despite spending time together recently, it appears that the divorce between Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West is moving forward. And it looks like Kardashian just scored a significant win. The Keeping Up With The Kardashian star was awarded the couple’s $60 million Hidden Hills Estate. According to court documents filed on Tuesday, Kardashian has stayed …

Wendy Williams will not be hosting from her purple chair when The Wendy Williams Show when new episodes begin airing later this month. Due to health reasons, she will be taking more time off.  “Wendy continues to be under medical supervision and meets with her medical team daily. She is making progress but …

School bus drivers in Maryland held a “sick out” protest against being paid low wages and not having enough benefits. Bus drivers who work for Calvert County Public Schools are speaking out after allegedly being instructed to work more routes without getting a pay raise. One of the drivers, Miss …

A federal judge in New York handed down a preliminary injunction against the state’s vaccine mandate Tuesday. Health care workers will be allowed to continue to get religious exemptions from the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Seventeen unidentified health care workers sued the state over the mandate. With U.S. District Court …

A family in Indiana says their small children were accidentally given adult doses of the COVID-19 vaccine instead of flu shots. It’s that time of the year when people start boosting their immune systems the best they can to get ready for the winter season, which is known to bring …

Adults 60 and older should not take aspirin daily to prevent heart disease or strokes, per an announcement from the U.S. task force. On Tuesday, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force announced it would be making some changes to its guidance on using aspirin to avoid heart disease for people …