A Florida high school special education teacher, soccer coach, and church youth leader face 408 charges for possession of child pornography. Authorities uncovered hundreds of illegal images of children involved in sexual activities on Shawn Fitzgerald’s phone. According to Polk County Sheriff Gray Judd, the children involved were as young …
Read More »Couple Found Dead Inside Miami Luxury Rental
Miami-Dade Police are investigating the mysterious death of a young couple who were found dead inside their short-term luxury rental home on Tuesday morning. On Thursday, Miami-Dade police identified the victims as Tyron Coleman, 23, and Jessica Moye, 26. A cleaning crew entered the rental at approximately 11:30 a.m. and …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Lands HBO “Unfiltered” Docuseries Of Her Life
Nicki Minaj will appear on TV showing the world her “unfiltered” life. On Friday, the New York rapper announced that HBO will produce six half-hour episodes documenting her life. “I’m very excited to finally share with you guys that my docuseries is coming to HBO Max!” Minaj, 37, exclaimed. “It’s …
Read More »Popular Georgia Teacher Fatally Shot During Suspected Carjacking
A popular Georgia elementary school teacher was gunned outside his apartment in what police believe was a carjacking. Ricardo Knox, 28, was fatally shot when he returned home to his apartment on Monday night. Accordion to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, police believe he was the victim of a carjacking, spokesman Sargeant Wayne …
Read More »NAACP LDF Lawsuit: Trump Violated Voting Rights Act
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has filed a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump and his campaign, on behalf of Black voters on Friday, accusing both of violating the Voting Rights Act. According to The Huffington Post, the lawsuit argued that Trump is pressuring election officials to not certify votes in …
Read More »Ben Carson Reveals He Was ‘Desperately Ill’ With Coronavirus
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson posted to Facebook that he has been “desperately ill” with coronavirus on Friday. But, thanks to top-notch medical care, he is “out of the woods at this point.” Carson initially, who suffers from “several co-morbidities,” displayed only mild symptoms before getting sicker. …
Read More »Mahershala Ali Opens Up About Refusing To Do A Sex Scene In ‘Benjamin Button’
Acadamy-award-winning actor Mahershala Ali stopped by Common’s Mind Power Mixtape podcast and opened up about the one major condition behind him accepting a role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Ali, 46, said that when he accepted the role of Tizzy Weathers in the 2008 film, it was under the condition …
Read More »Tanya Sam Ditches RHOA Filming After The Alleged Stripping Scandal
As we wait for the return of Real Housewives of Atlanta, production sources have confirmed that one woman has said “goodbye” to the show halfway through filming. Tanya Sam, who is not a real housewife but a “friend” of the show, is walking away from the show mid-season. Why? Well, …
Read More »Federal Judge Dismissed Trump Campaign’s Pennsylvania Lawsuit
A federal judge threw out the Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania lawsuit, ending their efforts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden‘s win for presidency on Saturday. According to CNN, Judge Matthew Brann of the US District Court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania wrote, “It is not in the power of this Court …
Read More »Two Dead In Shooting At A Sonic Drive-In, Suspect In Custody
Two people were shot and killed and two others wounded after a shooting at a Sonic Drive-In in Bellevue, Nebraska, on Saturday night. According to CNN, officers initially responded to a call about a possible bomb inside a moving truck in the parking lot of the drive-in shortly before 10:30 …
Read More »Alex Trebek Has Been Cremated And His Ashes Will Be Kept At Home With His Wife
Alex Trebek may no longer be here physically, but he will remain at home with his long-time wife, Jean. According to the Jeopardy! host’s death certificate, which The Blast obtained, he has been cremated, and his final resting place is listed as his Studio City, California home. Trebek died at …
Read More »Dwyane Wade ‘Appreciated’ Mike Tyson Speaking Up About Transphobic Comments Against His Daughter
Dwyane Wade spoke out about Mike Tyson’s comments defending his family to Boosie Badazz after the rapper made transphobic comments about Wade’s daughter. According to People, Wade said he “appreciated” Tyson for speaking up and defending Wade’s 13-year-old daughter, Zaya, during an interview with Central Ave on Friday. “I actually talked …
Read More »North Carolina College Student Dead Two Months After Leaving Campus To Self-Isolate
A student at Livingstone College in North Carolina has lost her life due to complications related to the coronavirus. According to the college, senior, Jamesha Waddell, 23, died Thursday morning after being admitted into an intensive care unit. Originally sent home on Sept. 19 to self-isolate, her condition worsened, eventually …
Read More »A Pizza Worker’s Lie Forced An Australian State Of 1.7 Million People Into Lockdown
A pizza bar worker who had COVID-19 and lied about their employment activities triggered a lockdown across the entire state of South Australia. According to CNN, South Australia Premier Steven Marshall told reporters that 1.7 million people would not have gone into the six-day “circuit breaker” if the employee had …
Read More »Hospital CEO Who Had COVID-19 Refuses To Wear Mask As A ‘Symbolic Gesture’
The CEO and President of one of the largest health systems in the U.S., South Dakota-based Sanford Health, announced that he will not be wearing a mask since he’s already had the coronavirus. CEO and President Kelby Krabbenhoft, who is under the impression that he is now immune to the …
Read More »Terminally Ill Man Confesses To A 25-Year-Old Cold Murder Case
53-year-old Johnny Dwight Whited decided it was finally time to come clean and confessed to being the one who pulled the trigger in a 1995 Alabama cold murder case. On Wednesday, Whited called the Decatur Police Department and told a detective that he had shot Christopher Alvin Dailey in 1995, …
Read More »Toronto To Enter 28 Day Lockdown As Coronavirus Cases Surge
Canada’s largest city announced Friday that it would enter a lockdown to contain a spike in coronavirus cases. Toronto will spend 28 days in lockdown as shops, businesses, and restaurants shut their doors, and a ban placed on outdoor gatherings goes into effect. Under the lockdown, retail establishments will be …
Read More »Texas Mom Of Ten Dies Less Than Two Weeks After Giving Birth
A Texas mom of 10 has passed away less than two weeks after giving birth to her first daughter. Sonya Harlow, 39, leaves behind her husband, Spencer, and the ten children they shared between them, some from previous marriages. According to The Bluebonnet News, Spencer woke up on Monday at …
Read More »Wrong Text Message Lands College Student With Hundreds of Dollars In Donations
A broke college student is $2,000 richer after being on the receiving end of an accidental random text message. An engineering major student at a community college in Knoxville, Tennessee, Charles Jarreau was not expecting a text message from Leslie Fisher, a total stranger. Fisher accidentally texted the student when checking the …
Read More »“Black Panther” Sequel Set To Begin Shooting In July 2021
Production on the highly-anticipated sequel to Marvel’s hit “Black Panther” is set to begin in July 2021. According to Fox News, the superhero blockbuster was originally slated to begin shooting in March 2021, but the tragic death of the franchise’s star, Chadwick Boseman, delayed plans as the cast and crew …
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