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After the New York Police Department responded to two suspicious packages Thursday evening at the Time Warner building in New York, the department deemed the incident a “false alarm.” The false alarm came following a string of explosive devices that have been sent to Democratic Party leaders across the nation. “As a precaution, the NYPD is […]
JEFFERSONTOWN, KY (WAVE) – Two people were shot dead at a Kroger grocery store, and one suspect is in custody. Jeffersontown Police Chief Sam Rogers said at a media briefing just after 5:15 p.m. that a man walked into the popular Kroger location at 9080 Taylorsville Road, near the corner of Hurstbourne Parkway in Jeffersontown, […]
(RNN) – With Mega Millions officials expecting 75 percent of combinations to be sold for Tuesday night’s billion dollar drawing, it’s little surprise that at least one winner has been announced. A single ticket holder in South Carolina won the largest lottery jackpot ever offered worldwide, according to a Mega Millions press release early Wednesday. The winning […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A photo circulating on social media claiming to show large crowds at President Donald Trump’s rally in Texas has caught the attention of Cleveland Cavaliers fans. https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1054905880947384320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1054905880947384320&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cleveland19.com%2F2018%2F10%2F24%2Fphoto-alleging-large-crowd-texas-trump-rally-is-actually-cavs-championship-parade%2F https://twitter.com/MarkIraKaufman/status/1055092129675010049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1055092129675010049&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cleveland19.com%2F2018%2F10%2F24%2Fphoto-alleging-large-crowd-texas-trump-rally-is-actually-cavs-championship-parade%2F Crowds did gather outside of Houston’s Toyota Center on Monday before the president’s rally with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, but they were not […]
The former doctor strikes again. Ben Carson is unqualified to be the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). From his family’s alleged involvement to blocking Obama’s Small Area Fair Market Rent rule to a $31,000 dining room set — Mr. Carson reeks of incompetence. However, he is also unqualified to have any discussion about race, considering his only reply […]
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (RNN) – A man arrested for allegedly groping a woman on a Southwest flight said the “president of the United States says it’s OK to grab women by their private parts,” according to an affidavit for his arrest. Bruce Alexander, 49, made the statement after he was placed in handcuffs for allegedly touching […]
Ryanair faces backlash after critics say staff failed to protect an elderly Black woman as she faced verbal racist insults from a white male passenger. The airline, headquartered in Swords, Dublin, has reportedly referred the incident to Essex Police, which took place on Friday during a flight from Barcelona to London Stansted, The Guardian reports. https://www.facebook.com/david.lawrencehughes/videos/1878880998891355/ The incident […]
Over the weekend, a video of a Florida police officer using excessive force with a 14-year-old girl went viral and caused outrage. In the short clip, one white female officer has her knee in the teenager’s back as a white male officer punches the girl, who is black, in her ribs as she is pinned […]
The historically Black fraternity threw the party, but it was unclear if any laws were violated. The college homecoming party in South Carolina that ended catastrophically when the floor collapsed early Sunday morning was thrown by a Black fraternity, according to reports. Dozens were injured at the off-campus festivities hosted every year by the Kappa […]
Kleenex is scrapping its range of “Mansize” tissues after 62 years, following complaints that the branding is sexist. The company first launched its tissues aimed at men in 1956, claiming they would “stay strong when wet.” But complaints on social media about the product’s gendered marketing is prompting the change. Starting later this year, the […]
Canada legalized recreational pot this week and its dispensaries weren’t the only ones with a business plan. A Girl Scouts Brownie — and budding entrepreneur — knew exactly where her best sales would come from. Elina Childs, 9, stood outside an Edmonton dispensary Wednesday and sold all her cookies to those enduring 4-hour lines during […]
Over the weekend, we shared the story of the most recent White woman who called the police on a Black man simply trying to get into his apartment. In case you missed it, the Missouri woman, who has since been identified as Hilary Brooke Mueller, stood in the doorway blocking a Black man, D’Arreion Toles […]