Won’t she do it? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced that in under 24 hours, she was able to raise over $2 million for Texas relief efforts. By early Saturday morning, she tweeted that the fundraising had reached $3.2 million. AOC’s office told Yahoo News on Friday that on Thursday evening via …
Read More »Unarmed Black Man Seen Being Punched Repeatedly By NYPD Cops For Smoking A Cigarette At Subway Station
An unarmed Black man was seen in a now-viral video being punched repeatedly by an NYPD officer while restrained at a subway station. The NYPD police released the footage on Thursday. The clip shows three officers holding 50-year-old Alex Lowery down while another officer repeatedly punches him in the head. …
Read More »Eve Lands Starring Role In ABC’s Hip-Hop Drama Pilot “Queens” From Zahir McGhee
Eve is set to star in ABC’s new hour dramatic pilot called “Queens” from Zahir McGhee, Sabrina Wind, and ABC Signature. According to Deadline, the show will be written by McGhee will center around four women who were a part of a fictional 90’s hip hop group called the “Nasty …
Read More »Talib Kweli’s Wife, DJ Eque, Files For Divorce
DJ Eque ends her nearly 12-year marriage to Rapper Talib Kweli, court documents filed on Friday show. According to TMZ, DJ Eque, whose real name is Cynthia Greene, filed a petition for divorce from her husband (real name Talib Kweli Greene) in Los Angeles Superior Court, stating in her filing …
Read More »Naomi Osaka Takes Her Second Australian Open Title
Naomi Osaka is unstoppable. The Tennis phenom crushed Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 to secure her second Australian Open title on Saturday and solidified her standing as the new queen of the women’s game. According to Reuters, Osaka’s win over the 22nd-seeded American in the final at Rod Laver Arena gave …
Read More »Texas Man Found Frozen To Death In Recliner
According to the New York Post, a Texas man reportedly froze to death in his recliner during the tragic winter storm that left many without power and heat. Authorities did not identify the 60-year-old man who was found dead in his chair on Wednesday. His home, located in Abilene, had …
Read More »Florida Hotel Staff Went To Vincent Jackson’s Room Twice, Thought He Was Sleep
Authorities believe Vincent Jackson could have died days before he was found dead in a Tampa-area hotel room. According to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s report, the hotel staff went to Jackson’s room on Saturday and Sunday and saw him slouched over the couch but thought he was asleep. ‘They …
Read More »Texas Homeowners Hit With Electric Bill As High As $17K For One Month
Texas historic winter storm and power outages weren’t the only blow residents received. According to the New York Post, some Texans are receiving electricity bills in the thousands. Ty Williams, a Dallas-area resident, typically gets a bill for $600, but amid the recent winter storm and the need for heat, …
Read More »Dairy Queen Cancels Free Cone Day Over COVID-19 Concerns
Dairy Queen has canceled its annual Free Cone Day this year overcrowd concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Free Cone Day offers customers a free small vanilla soft-serve cone. The ice cream chain is fearful about the crowd that the historically busy day usually attracts, which could be risky during the …
Read More »U.S. District Court Judge Ester Salas Says Gunman Roy Den Hollander Also Planned To Harm Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. District Court Judge Ester Salas says the same gunman who murdered her son and wounded her husband also planned on harming Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. In a new interview with “60 Minutes,” Salas shared the gruesome details about almost being one of the victims of domestic terrorist Roy …
Read More »Detroit Man Who Was On The Run For Years Found Inside Wall: ‘You Got Me’
A wanted man was found inside the wall of his Detroit home after evading police for three years: “You guys got me.” It’s been three years since Willie Wright has been on the run, but that came to an end last Wednesday when U.S. Marshals captured him in his Detroit …
Read More »Nick Cannon Returns to Morning Radio In Los Angeles, Seven Months After Anti-Semitic Controversy
Nick Cannon is heading back to the radio airwaves in Los Angeles, seven months after he was last heard locally on KPWR-FM “Power 106.” According to Variety, Cannon is officially set to return to the Meruelo Media-owned station with his show “Nick Cannon Mornings” next Thursday. The media mogul has …
Read More »Family of Former NFL Player Vincent Jackson Donates His Brain To Boston Universities CTE Center
Details were released Thursday by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner. Former NFL recipient Vincent Jackson may have died in his Florida hotel room for up to three days before being pronounced dead. On Monday, Jackson’s family spokesman stated to ESPN that they donated his brain to the CTE Center of Boston University in …
Read More »Convicted Pimp and Accomplice In Jail After Grooming 18-Year-Old Girl For Prostitution
Florida police say a convicted pimp and his suspected accomplice are in jail after being accused of grooming an 18-year-old girl for prostitution. The arrest report states that 32-year-old Saint Matthew Hopson and 19-year-old Atilia Cleto Thomas face charges of human trafficking and pressuring someone to become a prostitute while …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Announced That They Will Not Be Returning To Their Royal Roles
On Friday, Buckingham Palace announced that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry would not be returning to their royal roles. The couple left their royal roles in March last year; they will no longer maintain their patronage as anticipated. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said, “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex …
Read More »Two Women Disguised as “Grannies” Caught Trying to Get A Second Dose of The Covid-19 Vaccine
In Florida, health officials say that two women disguised themselves as “grannies” in an attempt to get a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. During a press briefing yesterday, Dr. Raul Pino, the Florida Department of Health director in Orange County, said, “yesterday, we realized a couple of young ladies …
Read More »Bitcoin Hits New High As The Currency’s Market Value Nears $1 Trillion
On Thursday morning, the bitcoin price held above $51,000 after hitting a record high on Wednesday of over $52,600. As recently as March 2020, bitcoins meteoric rise under $4,000 means that the largest cryptocurrency is not far away from a market capitalization of $1 trillion. On the Coinbase exchange, the …
Read More »Missing VA Teen Remains Found After Missing For 7 Years
The remains of a missing 17-year-old teenager have been located and recovered after she disappeared seven years ago. Alexis Tiara Murphy went missing on August 3, 2013, when she left her Shipman home to visit Lynchburg. She was seen in a Lovingston gas station’s surveillance footage, which was also the …
Read More »North Carolina Mother Of Five Fatally Shot After Children Find Gun In Her Purse, Youngest Child Injured
A gun accident has led to the death of a mother of five. One mother of five is dead, and her youngest child is injured after the 25-year-old woman was fatally shot in Cornelius, North Carolina, CNN reports. The outlet reports that Gabriel Alexis Henderson was “inadvertently shot,” possibly after …
Read More »Grandparents Of Alabama Rapper HoneyKomb Brazy Die In House Fire; Police Investigating As Possible Homicide
The grandparents of Alabama rapper HoneyKomb Brazy died in a house fire that police are now investigating as a possible homicide. According to Fox 19, Tony and Leila Lewis died on Wednesday in their Mobile, Alabama home on Dr. Thomas Avenue. Complex Media reports that firefighters responded to the fire …
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