Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are donating $2.5 million toward fighting Black voter suppression. One million dollars is being donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. and $1 million to the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement. The Black Voters Matter organization will receive $500,000, according to a statement
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WASHINGTON, DC — A federal appeals court said Thursday it plans to review a decision ordering the dismissal of the Justice Department’s case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn. The action by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is likely to prolong the fight over Flynn’s fate and
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A special prosecutor appointed to look into undocumented meetings between Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has launched criminal proceedings against the head of world football and requested approval to open proceedings against Lauber, Swiss authorities announced on Thursday. Stefan Keller, who was appointed as “extraordinary prosecutor” on June 29 2020
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For 14 years, nothing could stop road warriors Karen Catchpole and Eric Mohl. The New York couple with a bad case of wanderlust had rattled in their trusty Silverado from the top of the Western Hemisphere in Alaska to the bottom of South America and a host of places in between on an epic road
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Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, GA (Albany Herald) — Pants will stay up in Albany after a move to rescind a 2010 city ordinance banning “sagging pants” was overwhelmingly voted down on Tuesday. The motion to overturn the ordinance garnered only one vote during a Tuesday Albany City Commission meeting. Commissioner Demetrius
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GAINESVILLE, GA (WGCL) — Gainesville arson investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person they said intentionally set fire to playground equipment. Officials said the fire took place on July 25 just before 7 a.m. at the Gainesville Boys & Girls Club at 1 Positive
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, HI (KITV) — The Department of Health (DOH) is still trying to identify everyone connected to COVID-19 clusters at two bars in Honolulu. Tuesday, KITV4 spoke with a man who tested positive for the coronavirus after going to both locations — Brix and Bones and Arena 808
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — For decades, we’ve seen actor John Saxon’s face and enjoyed his films. His wife knew the real man behind the movies. “I was like, ‘oh my gosh, I know this person on a cellular level,’” said Gloria Martel. Martel said it didn’t take long
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It seemed harmless enough at first. Celebrities and regular folks flooded Instagram feeds with black-and-white selfies and professionally shot photos of themselves with the caption #WomenSupportingWomen and “challenge accepted.” The “challenge” was women’s empowerment then. Then came the deriders, who criticized the posts as a meaningless, distracting act in a time when social justice causes
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Hundreds of teachers around the state are expected to call for a safe and fully-funded return to school this fun. Organizers said teachers will be gathering in vehicle caravans in 25 different cities and towns on Thursday afternoon. The largest is expected to head
Continue Reading A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Southern California’s San Fernando Valley just before 4:30 a.m. PT on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The light quake, which felt like a jolt, a pause, and then a bit more rocking, was centered near Pacoima, north of Los Angeles. The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks later
Continue Reading Get ready for a big dose of nostalgia from Netflix. The streaming giant announced Wednesday that it will begin streaming a series of classic African-American shows from the 1990s and early 2000s “Moesha,” “The Game,” “Sister Sister,” “Girlfriends,” “The Parkers,” “Half & Half” and “One on One” will all start streaming on Netflix in the
Continue Reading “The Go-Go’s” has pretty much everything you’d want in a rock documentary, presenting an oral history of the chart-topping all-female group with sex, drugs, music, money, and the intramural squabbling and wounded egos great success tends to unleash. Hard to believe it’s been 40 years, but anyone who remembers the band should fall head over
Continue Reading The American Civil Liberties Union battles the Trump administration on multiple fronts in “The Fight,” an excellent documentary that captures the heady political moment for which the organization was born. Presented in a taut, tense way, it’s a glimpse into what makes the ACLU tick with the pacing and stakes of a dramatic thriller. Split
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WASHINGTON, DC — Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has died at the age of 74, according to a post on his personal website, nearly one month after his coronavirus diagnosis was announced. A source close to the White House also confirmed his death to ABC News. Cain’s hospitalization was announced on July 2. A
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, CT (WTIC/WCCT) — Near the end of June, the Wooster Square Christopher Columbus statue in New Haven was taken down amid calls for its removal and it was vandalized. The new Wooster Square Monument Committee was scheduled to initially meet this evening to start the discussion
Continue Reading Kate Beckinsale was baffled to find a fan had anonymously left a rabbit on her doorstep on Tuesday. “Why do we got an adult rabbit?” she asks a person filming her looking at the bunny in a cage in an Instagram Stories video. “What the f*** is going on?” Beckinsale was afraid the black and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — While a person was visiting the location where a man had been shot and killed in northeast Portland the day before, police said he was shot late Wednesday night. Around 11:21 p.m., officers responded to the 800 block of Northeast Dekum Street after gunfire
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A pair of side-by-side parks that has been near the center of nightly protests in downtown Portland were cleared Wednesday morning as federal officers are expected to begin a phased withdrawal from the city. Just before 5:30 a.m., Portland police officers gave anyone in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HI (KITV) — The University of Hawai’i identified on Wednesday the woman stabbed to death by her boyfriend over the weekend as 31-year-old Mary Guo. Guo was a graduate student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, described as stellar student and rising star in Hawaii’s healthcare community.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Jennifer Glatz (WTIC/WCCT) — COVID-19 had changed so many school districts’ graduations as the need for social distancing grew. But some districts have found ways to still hold graduation for their seniors. Starting today, New Britain High School (NBHS) Class of 2020 will hold four identical graduation ceremonies
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ATLANTA, Georgia — Former President Barack Obama eulogized civil rights icon John Lewis on Thursday before the late congressman’s body is laid to rest in Atlanta, drawing a comparison between the battles Lewis participated in during the Civil Rights Movement and the current protests for racial justice happening across America. “Today we witness with our own eyes
Continue Reading(CNN) — Herman Cain, the former presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show. Cain, 74, was hospitalized earlier this month, and his Twitter account said earlier this week he was being
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, NV (KVVU) — Some construction workers with Teamsters Local 631 are considering leaving Las Vegas because they have no work to do. Teamsters Local 631 business agent James Harmer said they usually have 3-4,000 members working full-time on a regular basis on Strip and in downtown.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CLINTON, MO (WDAF) — A Henry County contractor faces criminal charges after a FOX4 Problem Solvers report prompted an investigation into unscrupulous business practices that often targeted the elderly. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has charged Chris Ridenour of Ridenour Custom Construction in Clinton with multiple felony counts
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, CA (KSBW) — Health officials have warned at least three local churches not to hold indoor worship services because of the danger of spreading the coronavirus. County Chief Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten told FOX 5 that she sent the warnings to Awaken Church in Kearny
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, CA (KSBW) — At this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions and reopening guidelines in San Diego County’s public health order have created confusion in some sectors of the economy, including for those working the local dance industry. According to county public health officials, dance studios
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHELBY COUNTY, TN (WREG) — Several Shelby County leaders’ homes were the target of vandals overnight, and now police are investigating to catch those responsible. WREG was first made aware that Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley’s home in Germantown was targeted early Wednesday morning. The vandals poured
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — State Sen. Katrina Robinson has been federally charged with theft and embezzlement involving government programs, and wire fraud. Prosecutors with U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant’s office said that a vocational school Robinson founded, The Healthcare Institute, received more than $2.2 million in federal grants between
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KDVR) — Denver Public Schools Board of Education member Tay Anderson told FOX31 that he has retained a lawyer after an incident in Lincoln Park outside the Colorado Capitol Wednesday. Anderson was in the park as Colorado State Patrol and other agencies cleared out the homeless
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