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According to officials, Keith McCants, a former NFL player, was found dead at his home in Florida on Thursday following a suspected drug overdose. He was 53 years old. Police were dispatched to a St. Petersburg home at 5:10 a.m. Thursday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. McCants was …

A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu is actively being monitored by the World Health Organization, warning that the new variant has indicators of possible vaccination resistance. In its weekly pandemic newsletter on Tuesday, the UN health agency said it was initially detected in Colombia – also known by scientific …

In New Orleans, a rogue 911 operator is accused of hanging up on callers who contacted the emergency response line seeking assistance. According to the New Orleans Police Department, Precious Stephens, 25, faces charges of malfeasance and tampering with emergency communication after discontinuing phone calls without getting any information or forwarding …

Conservative analyst Candance Owens recently got a taste of her own medicine at a private COVID-19 testing site after being refused a test because she’s spread misinformation on the virus. Owens, an author, requested a COVID-19 test but received a letter from the facility declining her request. The letter Owens …

Despite the fact that a number of COVID restrictions have come and gone, one has stayed constant: you must wear a mask on planes. Many airlines implemented this requirement early in the pandemic to keep air travel safe, and government agencies around the world have followed suit with their own mandates. …

At least 23 people died in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania due to the remnants of Hurricane Ida, as it stormed through the tri-state area Wednesday night. Nine of the confirmed fatalities included a 2-year-old boy, 45-, 86- and 48-year-old women and 50- and 22-year-old men in Queens and a 66-year-old …

Today the United States Supreme Court refused to block Texas‘ new abortion ban, inflicting a severe blow to abortion rights by upholding the state law, which outlaws the vast majority of abortions. The ruling represents a watershed moment in the abortion debate, as opponents have pushed to restrict access to …

Beyonce’s birthday is this weekend and the Beyhive is preparing their outfits for Queen B’s 40th. On Twitter, one user posed the question: “What we wearing to Beyonce’s 40th?” What we wearing to Beyoncé’s 40th? — Tolly (@tolly_t) September 1, 2021 Since then, members of the Beyhive tweeted their favorite …

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Ohio man accused of assaulting an MSNBC reporter in Gulfport, Mississippi, amid a citywide curfew while reporting Hurricane Ida. During Monday’s coverage, MSNBC and NBC correspondent Shaquille Brewster was attacked on television by a man who drove up to the beach in …

Kimora Lee Simons, the founder, and owner of Baby Phat, recently responded to her ex-husband, Russell Simmons alleged fraud claims in a lawsuit against her. In the case filed against her and her new husband, Tim Leissner, she says that her ex-husband has no documentation to back up his charges …

An Illinois woman was arrested on Saturday for traveling to Hawaii with a forged COVID-19 vaccination card, which contained a blatant error. According to court documents, Chloe Mrozak, 24, allegedly submitted an online card to Hawaiian officials that misspelled Moderna as “Maderna.” On Aug. 23, Mrozak arrived in Oahu, and …

According to an annual report released Tuesday by the Social Security and Medicare trustees, if Congress does nothing to solve the program’s long-term financing problem, payouts will have to be slashed by 2034. That’s a year sooner than the previous year’s estimate. By that time, Social Security’s combined trust funds …

After the US Supreme Court refused to block the country’s most stringent anti-abortion statute from taking effect, abortion rights are now on the chopping block. Abortions beyond the sixth week of pregnancy are illegal in Texas. As you may know, many/most women are unaware they are pregnant within the first …

This morning, Johnson & Johnson announced that their HIV vaccine candidate failed to reduce the risk of infection in young women in sub-Saharan Africa. The mid-stage results represent the latest setback to efforts to produce an HIV or human immunodeficiency virus vaccine, which has caused more than 37 million AIDS …

According to police, a Florida barbershop owner shot and injured a masked gunman who came into the shop, pointing his gun at several people inside. The perpetrator was reportedly upset over a haircut, police say. Melbourne Police Lt. Ryan Schorer said that the shooting happened around 3:25 p.m. Saturday at …