Vanessa Bryant was not amused by Meek Mill referencing the tragic death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, in his latest song. Bryant took to her Instagram Stories to slam Mill for a lyric in his new song “Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe)” which leaked online. “If I ever lack, I’m goin’ out with my chopper, it
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Adam Neumann, the disgraced former CEO and cofounder of WeWork, may soon have a massive payday as part of a possible settlement with SoftBank, the company’s largest investor, but the amount under discussion is far less than the golden parachute originally offered. Neumann, who stepped down in late 2019 after a disastrous attempt to take
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Click here for updates on this story TIMONIUM, Maryland (WJZ) — A woman’s emotional plea to drivers is catching attention on social media after her windshield was shattered by ice that fell off another vehicle. Amanda Rispoli was driving to work Saturday on Interstate 695 near Timonium when a chunk of ice came off the
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There are over 2,300 historical markers in Georgia, a few dozen of which belong to the state’s Civil Rights Trail, devoted to events and locations that impacted the Civil Rights movement. Two of those signs were found riddled with bullet holes, most recently a marker commemorating Jackie Robinson’s birth. The vandals haven’t been identified, but
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The upcoming annual Conservative Political Action Conference — where former President Donald Trump will make his first speech since leaving the White House on Sunday — booted a hip-hop artist and right-wing social media figure who was scheduled to appear over anti-Semitic tweets. “We have just learned that someone we invited to CPAC has expressed
Continue Reading The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia in the coming weeks over the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny and the SolarWinds hack, according to two administration officials familiar with the Navalny plans and a US official familiar with the hack response discussions. Discussions about the response to the
Continue Reading The surface of Mars is a harsh frozen desert, but some microbes from Earth could temporarily survive there, according to a new study. And the researchers didn’t even have to send microbes to Mars to find out. The two planets may not seem very similar, but our stratosphere — a layer of the atmosphere 20
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For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now. It’s been a week since a frigid storm engulfed the state, knocking out power and water and leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes for days. At least 29 Texans were killed
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Illinois (Quad-City Times ) — An Atkinson man has been charged in Henry County Circuit Court with sex-related felonies. Shane B. Nordstrom, 41, was charged with criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony, as well as four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, all Class 2 felonies.
Continue Reading Uncle Sam is in search for a pot of gold that could ease the pain of trillion-dollar deficits. And some believe Wall Street might just have the answer. For more than a decade, progressives have tried and failed to impose a financial transaction tax. But there is new momentum for such a levy as the
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(CNN Español) –– Hay indignación en Colombia y Perú por un video que se hizo viral y comenzó a circular desde el 15 de febrero en redes sociales. Las imágenes muestran cuando un joven es lanzado desde un puente por personas no identificadas tras afirmar que era peruano. El hecho parece haber ocurrido en Colombia.
Continue Reading The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia in the coming weeks over the poisoning and jailing of Russia opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to two administration officials familiar with the matter. The form the sanctions will take is being firmed up and they will likely be rolled out in coordination with the
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Para el fotógrafo belga Yves Adams encontrar un pingüino rey amarillo en la isla de Georgia del Sur fue como haberse ganado la «lotería de la naturaleza». Adams publicó recientemente una adorable fotografía de un pingüino rey amarillo, un espécimen raro que encontró en la remota isla de Georgia del Sur en
Continue Reading JPMorgan Chase and Google launched a program Tuesday to help banks owned and led by people of color increase their lending capabilities. The new initiative is dubbed “Empowering Change.” It’s designed to help banks that are majority-owned or directed by people of color provide JPMorgan-backed money market funds to large companies. Most minority depository institutions
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — As part of Black History Month, one local organization is working to break down the stigma in the Black community of mental health. TN Voices says with all that’s been going on over the past 12 months, it’s important those in the Black and Brown
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Click here for updates on this story Valparaiso, Indiana (WLS) — A 5-year-old girl in Valparaiso waited outside her empty home in the cold for two hours after being put on a bus to go home from school instead of to daycare. Tabatha Schweller said her daughter Raelynne attends kindergarten at Washington Township Elementary, and
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WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge has ordered the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to remain temporarily jailed after she was arrested and accused of helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar cartel and plotting his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015. She was arrested in the United States on
Continue Reading Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that movie theaters would reopen in New York City next month, welcome news for an industry that has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic for nearly a year. New York has long been one of the most important markets for movie theaters. With it reopening for business, studios may be
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Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WLS) — Chicago will soon reopen access to its lakefront, playgrounds and indoor aquatic programs, as COVID-19 metrics continue to improve across the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in an announcement early Tuesday. The gates blocking Montrose Harbor were actually reopened last Friday so city trucks could
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Sacramento, California (KCRA ) — Crystal and Chris Jackson just received word Sunday night that their three sons are not allowed to attend Sacramento’s Sacred Heart Parish School anymore, and they said it’s all because of Crystal’s online presence as a model on the adult, membership-based website OnlyFans.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Jackson, Mississippi (WAPT) — Thousands of Jackson residents remain without water as the city works to rebuild water pressure after last week’s winter storms and freeze. The city has been supplying non-potable water to use for toilet flushing, and thousands of bottles of water were given out over
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Douglasville police announced they have arrested 10 members and associates of a street gang in connection to a robbery and aggravated assault that happened at Arbor Place Mall. The incident happened on January 2. Officers responded to a call reporting a large fight outside
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President Joe Biden’s choice for the nation’s top health official is testifying before Senate committees on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Republicans attempt to torpedo the nomination. Xavier Becerra, who is California’s first Latino attorney general, was tapped by Biden to be his Health and Human Services secretary in early December. Becerra, who would be the
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HOUSTON, Texas — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Houston on Friday as the state of Texas works to recover from major winter storms and power outages. “The President will meet with local leaders to discuss the winter storm, relief efforts, progress toward recovery and the incredible resilience shown by
Continue Reading US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) seized a shipment of cereal from South America that was covered in cocaine instead of sugar. CBP officers in Cincinnati, Ohio, intercepted the package on February 13 containing cocaine-coated corn flakes, according to a news release. The cocaine on the corn flakes weighed 44 pounds. While working on incoming
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UPDATE, March 2: Detectives announced Tuesday the arrest of 20–year-old Ivan Gabaldon for the murder of 63–year-old Juan Garcia Flores last month in a central El Paso business district. Investigators said they determined that “both men walked into the building (at 1710 Texas) together and after an encounter there, Gabaldon stabbed Flores.” Police said Gabaldon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Volusia County, Florida (WESH ) — A Volusia County sheriff’s deputy who was looking for a 13-year-old Oak Hill girl, who disappeared after school, went searching from motel to motel until he found her in a dark motel room with a 22-year-old Orlando man she met online, officials
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (KOCO ) — A man was taken into custody after a manhunt involving multiple agencies overnight in Pottawatomie County. According to the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, a burglary call in Nicoma Park led to a high-speed chase. A deputy performed a PIT maneuver, causing the
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland faced sharp questioning during a confirmation hearing Tuesday over past comments she has made criticizing Republicans. Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the ranking member on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, confronted Haaland about a tweet from October 2020 in which she said that Republicans
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Linwood, Kansas (KMBC ) — Many kids have seen a rocket launch into space. Very few can say they have an experiment onboard. That’s the case for students of Lisa Turney, a technology teacher at Linwood Elementary School in Linwood, Kansas. “I don’t know if they quite understand
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