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Malcolm X’s family is demanding that an investigation be reopened into their father’s death after releasing a letter written by a deceased NYPD officer alleging that the police and FBI orchestrated the events that led to his murder in 1965, Reuters reports. On Saturday, Malcolm X’s daughters held a news conference where they were joined by Reggie Wood, cousin of former […]
An 11-year-old Texas boy was found dead in his bed Monday after his mobile home lost power as the state grapples with an unprecedented cold spell that left large portions of the state without power. According to the Houston Chronicle, when Cristian Pavon Pineda’s mother went to wake him up on Monday morning, the young boy […]
As the infrastructures of many Texas homes crumble by-the-minute, President Biden has now declared the state to be a major disaster area. According to CNBC, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced on Saturday that Texas is now in major disaster territory after a brutal winter storm caused mass power outages, water shortages, and pipes to explode because […]
Far-right pro-Trump news network Newsmax caught the ire of dog lovers everywhere after one of its hosts launched a deranged attack on Joe Biden’s senior dog Champ. “Did you see the dog?” host Greg Kelly said in the truly bizarre clip, which has since gone viral. “Doesn’t he look a little… a little rough? I […]
At 83 years old, Joe Ligon was released from prison earlier this month after serving time for a crime he committed when he was 15. Ligon was sentenced in 1953 in connection with a string of robberies and stabbings in Philadelphia. The attacks left six people wounded and two people dead. According to a report from the […]
When a crisis hits and local governments fail, it can be hard to know how to help. And that’s definitely true of the winter storm that has impacted millions of Texans. While it’s heartwarming to see that celebrities like Beyoncé and politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raise millions for efforts on the ground, regular people who don’t […]
The Orange County Sherriff’s Office has released video of the fatal police shooting of 42-year-old Kurt Andras Reinhold in San Clemente. The video shows several angles of the shooting, which occurred after two homeless liaison officers stopped Reinhold for allegedly jaywalking. Taken together, they show the entirety of the stop, which ended in Reinhold being shot to […]
California lawmakers have agreed on a deal that will provide financial aid to millions of low-income residents. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the decision Wednesday, stating about 5.7 million Californians will receive $600 checks as part of the $9.6 billion “Golden State Stimulus” plan. The COVID-19 relief package will also include $2 billion in grants for small businesses, as well as fee relief […]
Dominion Voting Systems is planning to file a lawsuit against Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO whose MAGA-supporting behavior includes the spreading of baseless election fraud claims. Speaking with the Daily Beast on Tuesday, Tom Clare—an attorney repping Dominion—said the company expects to file the suit in question “imminently” and noted Lindell’s repeated instances of false […]
A federal lawsuit accusing Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Proud Boys, and Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite a violent riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been filed by the NAACP and the civil rights law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll. The suit, backed by Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and other members of […]
