Rising hip-hop star Foogiano has been arrested after burning off his ankle monitor last year and going on the run. News of the 1017 rapper abandoning his ankle monitor made the news back in December when the device was located alongside a Barrow County highway in Georgia. The straps had …
Read More »Store Owner Who Sold Record Winning Lottery Ticket Arrested For Tax Evasion
The store owner who sold a record winning lottery ticket in 2018 has been arrested on tax evasion charges. Chirag Jayanti Patel, who owns the KC Mart in Simpsonville, South Carolina, is accused of failing to report over $2 million in sales between 2013 and 2017, therefore evading $123,044 in …
Read More »Amazon Being Sued For Pulling Jobs Offers From Weed Users
Amazon is under fire for retracting job offers from job applicants who test positive for marijuana. Weed smokers are so torn apart by the way they are treated by the online retail giant that they have banded together to file a class-action lawsuit in New York against Jeff Bezos. One …
Read More »High School Basketball Announcer Calls Players The N-Word Because They Kneeled During Anthem
An announcer in an Oklahoma high school basketball game called players “f***ing n*****s” over a live mic because they were kneeling during the national anthem before a game this week. According to TMZ, the incident happened as the Norman High School girls basketball team faced off against Midwest City during …
Read More »Amazon Moves To Remove Books That Frame LGBTQ Identities As A Mental Illness
Amazon announced this week that it no longer sells books that portray LGBTQ identities as mental disorders. In response to Senators Marco Rubio of Florida, Mike Lee of Utah, Mike Braun of Indiana, and Josh Hawley of Missouri, the Wall Street Journal published a letter signed by the company’s Vice …
Read More »Germany Announces “Third Wave” of Covid-19 Has Started; Italy On Lockdown For Easter
According to the head of Germany’s public health department, a third outbreak of coronavirus infections has already started. Meanwhile, Italy is officially planning another near-national lockdown over the Easter weekend in an attempt to stop the virus from spreading. The step comes just over a year after it became the …
Read More »Netflix Testing Out Ways To Stop People From Exchanging Account Passwords
It’s likely that the days of using someone else’s Netflix password are coming to an end. To tackle password sharing, the streaming platform is evaluating a new feature with a small group of customers. The aim of the trial testing is to verify users’ accounts to prevent fraud by preventing …
Read More »Third Stimulus Check To Hit Accounts As Early As This Weekend
The $1,400 direct payments for most Americans provided by the American Rescue Plan are expected to arrive in bank accounts as early as this weekend. The government will make the first direct deposits this weekend, according to press secretary Jen Psaki. She claims that payments will continue for the next …
Read More »Mister Cee Speaks On His Attraction To Trans Women
Calvin “Mister Cee” LeBrun, a hip hop radio host, recently sat down with Rapper Maino for the New York emcee’s. During the interview, the former Hot 97 deejay, also known as The Finisher, discussed his attraction to trans women. Mister Cee was jailed in 2013 for reportedly soliciting sex from …
Read More »New Study Finds That Hollywood Would Make $10 Billion More A Year If It Stopped Undervaluing and Underfunding Black-Led Projects
A new study has found that Hollywood’s decision to undervalue Black-led projects costs the film and television industry $10 billion a year. Deadline reports that a study released by McKinsey & Company found that media and entertainment make revenues of up to $150 billion a year. This means Hollywood has …
Read More »The Weeknd Says He’s Done Submitting His Music To The Grammy’s
The Weeknd is washing his hands with The Grammy’s and is now committed to boycotting the award show after having his work overlooked. In a statement on Thursday to the New York Times, the “Blinding Lights” star said that he nor his team would no longer submit his music to …
Read More »Prince William First to Speak Out Against Racism Allegations From Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Following his brother Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive interview, Prince William has spoken out, becoming the first member of the Royal Family to address the couple’s allegations of racism. He responded to a question from Sky News during a visit to an East London school on Thursday, “We are …
Read More »Third Degree Murder Charges Reinstated Against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s Death
Following the reinstatement of a charge of third-degree murder by a Hennepin County judge on Thursday, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be facing an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin was already charged with accidental murder in the second degree and manslaughter in the …
Read More »Elementary School Teacher Allegedly Forces Student To Clean Feces Out of Toilet With Hands
A North Little Rock elementary school teacher has been accused of making a kindergarten student use his hands to take toilet paper out of a clogged toilet with feces in it. Ashley Murry, the boy’s mother, said her 5-year-old told her about the incident over the weekend. Since he had …
Read More »Matthew McConaughey Says He Would Strongly Consider Running For Governor of Texas
Matthew McConaughey seems to be strongly considering running for Governor of Texas in the near future. According to the Houston Chronicle, the actor said as much when interacting with Crime Stoppers of Houston’s The Balanced Voice podcast this week. When asked about a possible political run by host Rania Mankarious, McConaughey said …
Read More »‘Cancel Culture’ Debate Renewed After Five-Month-Old Decision By Disney+ To Add Disclaimer To Older Films Resurfaces
The “cancel culture” debate was renewed online after a five-month-old change by Disney+ to add a disclaimer to some of its older movies resurfaced. Back in October, the streaming service added a content warning to films such as Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Aristocats, among others, warning the viewer the film may contain …
Read More »New Mexico Man Apprehended For Five Murders After Multi-State Manhunt
A Grants, New Mexico man was arrested Wednesday for five murders after a multi-state manhunt, according to authorities. The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said Sean Michael Lannon, 47, who was considered “armed and dangerous,” was taken into custody by U.S. Marshalls in St. Louis, Missouri. The New York Post reports that the father …
Read More »Stacey Dash Apologizes For Her Controversial Comments: ‘That’s Not Who I Am’
In an exclusive interview with DailyMailTV, former political pundit Stacey Dash apologized for the offensive comments she once made. The Clueless star says the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was a turning point for her. In the interview, she denounced her old news channel, Fox News, and says he is no longer a …
Read More »Scottish Woman May Have Been Dead For More Than A Decade Before Her Body Was Discovered
Police are investigating after a Scottish woman’s body was found in the home she shared with her husband after failing to show up for her COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Authorities believe she may have been dead for at least 12 years. According to The Daily Record, Christina Malley’s remains were found when …
Read More »Former Ice Cream Shop Owner Sued By NY AG Under ‘Central Park Karen’ Law
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the former owner of an upstate ice cream shop who accused Black Lives Matter protestors of threatening him by using a newly enacted law resulting from the “Central Park Karen” case. James said her office can now sue anyone who makes false, racially-based police …
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