Six days after Pop Smoke‘s posthumous album dropped, Los Angeles police announced Thursday that five people, two of them juveniles, had been arrested in connection with the rapper’s February slaying. The Los Angeles Police Department provided few additional details. “LAPD Detectives have arrested three adult males and two juvenile males related to the Feb 19th
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HOUSTON, Texas — Maggie Sillero was 28 weeks pregnant with triplets when she got the terrifying news that she had Covid-19. She wasn’t sick on May 8 when she went to The Woman’s Hospital of Texas in Houston — and never showed any coronavirus symptoms. She was admitted for observation because she was considered high-risk
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WASHINGTON, DC — Around 40 percent more migrants were detained at the Mexico-U.S. border in June than the month before, with the Washington Post noting that the jump came despite Trump administration efforts to swiftly “expel” illegal border-crossers. U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released Thursday showed agents made 32,512 arrests and detentions along the border
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New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who is Jewish, responded on social media Thursday to Philadelphia Eagles DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic social media posts. “I know he said some ugly things but I do see an opportunity to have a conversation,” Edelman said on Instagram. “I’m proud of my Jewish heritage and for me it’s
Continue Reading The Philadelphia Union returned to the soccer field in full force Thursday morning, beating NYCFC 1-0. But instead of their own names on the back of their jerseys, the team came out wearing the names of the many Black victims who lost their lives due to police brutality. Their jerseys were emblazoned with the last
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Click here for updates on this story NC (WGHP) — Southwest Guilford football coach Chuck Doak is speaking for just about everyone involved in high school football right now. “The new normal is kind of weird.” Yes, instead of having summer workouts on the field in the heat and humidity, Doak and his staff are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COWLITZ COUNTY, WA (KPTV) — A semi-truck carrying Coca-Cola products crashed into a guardrail and spilled over 100 gallons of diesel on Interstate 5 in Cowlitz County. The crash happened around 8:35 a.m. when the driver identified as Jeremiah J. Carabello, 35, began to choke after taking a
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The Ysleta Independent School District has cancelled its plans to hold stadium graduation ceremonies later this month, officials announced Thursday. The school district cited a new order from the El Paso City/County Health Authority, which delays the return to school classrooms and the start of high school football games until after
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MCDONALD COUNTY, MO (KCTV/KSMO) — An Amber Alert has been issued out of McDonald County, Missouri near the border with Arkansas. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the suspect is a non-custodial parent who assaulted a woman who was watching the children and took them. The children
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, LA (KTBS) — Efforts are underway to save the life of a male juvenile who was shot early Thursday in Shreveport. It was reported shortly after 1 a.m. Police told KTBS 3 News he was shot in the head while in the back seat of a vehicle
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HANOVER TOWNSHIP, PA (WNEP) — Three people were caught on camera stealing flags from a high school in Luzerne County. Video released by the Hanover Township Police Department shows three people taking an American flag and a POW/MIA flag from a flagpole at Hanover Area high School before
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WASHINGTON, DC — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, has been taken back into federal custody Thursday for violating terms of his early release from prison, his attorney Jeffrey Levine said. Cohen was released on furlough from prison in late May due to coronavirus fears. Cohen was serving a three-year sentence in New York
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MI (WNEM) — Central Michigan University has signed a long-term education agreement with Covenant HealthCare and Ascension St. Mary’s Hospitals. The organizations signed a 25-year agreement, reaffirming their commitment to graduate medical education. “This historic agreement provides a sustainable framework for resident education and increases the health care
Continue Reading As the directors of the record-breaking “Avengers: Endgame” and “Infinity War,” brothers Joe and Anthony Russo have delivered the ultimate summer movies. But in a summer that, because of coronavirus, could be the first in decades without such blockbusters, they’ve turned their attention to creating that sort of communal experience online — with pizza. Since
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TRACY, CA (KTXL) — Parents and students of the New Jerusalem Elementary School District told FOX40 Wednesday that they are fighting for accountability, transparency and the immediate suspension of a top educator in Tracy. The calls for action come weeks after the district superintendent and his wife posted
Continue Reading “Greyhound” is kind of an odd duck — another World War II tale courtesy of Tom Hanks, who wrote and produced the film through his company in addition to starring in it. Old-fashioned and relatively small in scale, it’s a sturdy if unspectacular depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic, streaming ashore via Apple TV+
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story THIBODAUX, LA (WGNO) — The annual Colonel 5k is making a virtual transition in its 3rd year. The April race was originally postponed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, but has been rescheduled for July 18th. The 5k will have both a virtual and in-person option for runners to
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Former NBA star Stephen Jackson issued a muddled apology for defending NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts, saying he’s sorry for using “the wrong words,” but that his comments were being twisted. “I could’ve changed my words, but it’s nothing I said that I support any of that,” he told CNN on Wednesday. “I
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, CA (KSWB) — Police Wednesday released video of the moment officers shot a man who they say slipped his handcuffs at San Diego police headquarters and fired an officer’s gun. Around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, police received a call from a hotel in downtown San Diego about
Continue Reading Officials at the University California (UC), Berkeley are worried that their hopes to bring students back to campus in the fall won’t go as planned after the school confirmed 47 new coronavirus cases in just one week. Most of the new cases “stem from a series of recent parties connected to the CalGreek system, which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DENVER, CO (KCNC) — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has sent a letter to city council members who want city-sanctioned campsites for the homeless. The mayor wants the council members to identify potential sites in their districts for the temporary camps. The letter comes as police investigate an attack
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, CA (KOVR) — A local toddler has become quite the sensation on the skateboard. He picked up the hobby during quarantine and the rest is history. Brody Alexzandr is just two years old. He might just be the littlest guy you’ve seen shredding at the skate park.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, PA (KYW) — Police say a 16-year-old girl’s foot was severely injured in an accident with an illegal explosive device inside an East Germantown home. Detectives say the girl was visiting friends when the explosion happened on the second floor of a home on the 5500 block
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — A shooting in the Flatiron District claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman Friday. Erica Lopez grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut. Loved ones say she spent most of her time at an art gallery. That’s where many of them went Saturday to remember
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MELROSE, MA (WBZ) — The Melrose mayor and police chief have apologized for a traffic sign that read “The safety of all lives matter.” The electronic message was displayed on a police traffic trailer on Main Street. “I have ordered that it be taken down immediately and am
Continue Reading Scrabble players won’t be able to spell out racial and ethnic slurs, even if they could earn a triple word score. The North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) announced on Wednesday that it will remove slurs and other offensive words from the official word list that’s used at its tournaments. The group decided to remove
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Two people have been arrested and charged following an investigation into alleged child abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor. On July 2, 2020, the Asheville Police Department received notification of a case of potential child abuse that was allegedly occurring within city limits.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked House Democrats from accessing President Donald Trump’s financial records, but ruled that the President is not immune from a subpoena for his financial documents from a New York prosecutor. The cases were sent back to lower courts for further review, all but ensuring that Trump’s financial documents, which he
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EL PASO, Texas — It seems a cloud of smoke has been covering the start of this year’s high school football season in El Paso. On Thursday morning, an order from the local Health Authority may have cleared that up. The order directed at public and private schools in El Paso County specifically states that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — Two St. Louis City employees were allegedly attacked by protesters outside of City Hall while attempting to tow vehicles parked illegally overnight. According to police, around 3:15 a.m. Thursday, two 47-year-old men were at 13th and Chestnut to tow vehicles parked in a
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