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Two men have been arrested by Northern Ireland police in connection with the recent murder of journalist Lyra McKee. The men are 18 and 19, respectively, and were taken in under the terrorism act, per CNN. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said Saturday that the men have been transported to a station in central […]
A Florida officer was placed on restrictive duty this week after he was filmed using excessive force on a black teenager. The incident took place Thursday afternoon near J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, Florida. Cellphone footage shows Broward County sheriff’s deputy Christopher Krickovich jumping on the boy before slamming his head against the pavement as another individual […]
Jussie Smollett‘s older brother is sticking by the Empire actor’s story, saying that his treatment by the media and police has been unjust. In a new op-ed for BET, JoJo Smollett questioned the sudden belief in the official line of a police department that has been guilty of misconduct in the past. “It has not […]
A man in Nashville is facing a domestic assault charge after a mid-gaming argument allegedly resulted in him body-slamming a woman. Per a report from local outlet WSMV, Joshua Stone was charged with domestic assault following the incident, during which the unidentified woman allegedly unplugged the PlayStation console Stone was using at the time. At […]
Ancestry released a commercial earlier this month titled “Inseparable,” set in the South during the Civil War. The storyline the company featured has sparked backlash among people online, many saying Ancestry is exploiting black history as a marketing ploy. In the ad, a white man runs alongside his lover, a black woman named Abigail, and tells her that […]
If the world is hit with a zombie pig apocalypse, we know who to blame. In a new study published in the journal Nature, a group of scientists describe how they successfully restored some activity in the brains of pigs that had been dead for hours. The study revealed stunning new information about brain anatomy, and challenged the existing belief that […]
In wake of the devastating blaze that ripped through Notre-Dame Cathedral, billionaires and corporations have pledged over $1 billion toward the landmark’s reconstruction. Apple, L’Oreal, Disney, and the LVMH Group are just some of the companies that have announced their intentions to donate, while the White House has offered “assistance in the rehabilitation of this irreplaceable symbol of […]
A woman accused by local and federal authorities of flying to Denver and purchasing a gun just days ahead of the Columbine anniversary has reportedly been found dead. The FBI was looking for the 18-year-old Florida woman who they say was obsessed with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. The woman, identified in a Denver Post report […]
An executor of Michael Jackson‘s estate said that they are considering suing Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed over the allegations made against Jackson in the HBO doc. Executor John Branca said that the team running Jackson’s estate are weighing a lawsuit against Reed in addition to their $100 million suit against HBO, according to Billboard. “Those people made […]
A South Carolina man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for his involvement in a murder-for-hire plot against his black neighbor. According to the New York Times, 26-year-old Brandon Cory Lecroy pleaded guilty last fall for trying to pay a KKK member to carry out the murder. Prosecutors claim Lecroy asked a FBI agent posing […]
