Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to more than 700
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and EVENS SANON LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800...
View ArticleNephew of Tennessee State Rep. Murdered, Girlfriend Shot as Police Search for...
The nephew of a Tennessee state lawmaker has been found shot to death, according to Nashville police. The body James William Warner, 22, nephew of Tennessee State Rep. Todd Warner, was discovered by...
View ArticleNicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty Accused of Harassing Sexual Assault Victim
A lawsuit filed against Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, alleges that the couple attempted to convince the woman who accused Petty of sexual assault in the 1990s to recant her account by...
View Article‘I Was Livid’: On Video, Man Takes Down Black Lives Matter Sign From Chicago...
A North Side family is outraged after someone apparently working for the city went onto their property and turned their Black Lives Matter sign face down. They shared the story with CBS 2’s Tim...
View ArticleSha’Carri Richardson Missed the Olympics. Now She’s Set to Race the Medalists.
Sha’Carri Richardson, the American sprinter whose positive marijuana test pushed her off the U.S. Olympic team for the Tokyo Games, will race all three Olympic 100-meter medalists in a meet next week...
View ArticleBlack Cop Sues Syracuse PD Over ‘Jim Crow Culture’ Towards Black Officers
A 28-year-old Black police officer in Syracuse has filed a federal lawsuit against his department for what he claims is “blatant and extreme racism.” Officer Brandon Hanks and his lawyer further...
View ArticleFederal Lawsuit Claims Shooting of 18-Year-Old Black Man Attending Funeral...
An 18-year-old Black man was fatally shot by a cop at a funeral in North Carolina last November, and the man’s surviving family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, claiming he was only trying to...
View ArticleVideo of Kabul airport, Kabul, people trying to hold on to a US military...
This is Kabul airport, Kabul, people trying to hold on to a US military plane before it took off. The Taliban has taken over Kabul. A couple of people were seen falling from the plane. The post Video...
View ArticlePresident Biden gives remarks following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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View Article‘How long have you lived here?’: Karen harasses Black neighbor walking her...
A Black woman captured the moment a white Karen came up to harass her while she was walking her dog around their apartment complex. The video, posted to TikTok by Ty or @_hottymale, has amassed 1.4...
View ArticleJoel Venema of Kent County, Michigan Charged After He Yelled Racial slurs and...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Kent County prosecutors say they issued charges of ethnic intimidation charges in two separate cases in a single day. Both incidents happened last week, the first on...
View ArticleMayor Jones’s cousin among 2 killed in Ferguson shooting; suspect sought
FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) — Two people were killed in a Ferguson shooting Saturday afternoon, including a family member of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. Officers with the Ferguson Police Department...
View ArticleAt least 10 Afghan families relocated to the Dallas area since U.S. drawdown...
DALLAS, Texas — At least 10 Afghan families have been resettled in the Dallas area amid a Taliban offensive in the region, leading to thousands storming Kabul’s airport, desperate to escape. Taliban...
View Article‘The crew made the decision to go’| Photo captures 640 Afghan citizens...
WASHINGTON — During the rush to evacuate people from Afghanistan, one U.S. military cargo plane safely transported around 640 Afghan citizens out of the country on Sunday, according to the U.S. Air...
View ArticleNAOMI OSAKA PLEDGES TO DONATE TENNIS PRIZE MONEY TO AID HAITI EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate any prize money she earns from this week’s Western & Southern Open tennis tournament to support relief efforts in Haiti. On Saturday (August 14),...
View Article4-YEAR-OLD DEDICATES HER ‘GYMNAST OF THE WEEK’ TROPHY TO SIMONE BILES
A young gymnast who was honored with the ‘Gymnast of the Week” award is dedicating her accolade to Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles. Four-year-old Verity Ofori-Kuragu has been looking up to Biles...
View ArticleTameka Drummer serving life In A Mississippi Prison For Possessing Less Than...
According to Clarion Ledger A video on social media sparked a surge in signatures on a petition asking Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to pardon a woman sentenced to life in prison without parole as a...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court Upholds School Mask Mandates
The Texas Supreme Court upheld school mask mandates in the state on Thursday, at least temporarily. After a judge in Travis County, which encompasses the state capital of Austin, issued a temporary...
View ArticleAfghan Soccer Player Zaki Anwari Killed Falling From U.S. Aircraft At Kabul...
According to TMZ A 19-year-old soccer player from Afghanistan’s youth national team has been identified as one of the people who tragically fell from a U.S. military aircraft on Monday at Kabul...
View ArticleMike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ host after past scrutinized
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week and following a drumbeat of...
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