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A school district in Indiana is launching a program that would allow schools to package up catering leftovers and send them home with students. According to U.S. News, many students enrolled in Indiana’s Elkhart School District receive free or discounted prices on cafeteria food during the school week. The resources provided ensure that the children don’t […]
Nipsey Hussle was reportedly scheduled to meet with the LAPD to discuss gang violence hours after he was fatally shot. As a figurehead in his community of South Los Angeles, Nipsey often used his resources to invest in local businesses and spearhead humanitarian efforts. The rapper was also a member of the Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips Los Angeles gang, […]
Bill Cosby and seven women who filed defamation lawsuits against him have agreed to a settlement, the Associated Press reports. The plaintiffs claim Cosby defamed them when he accused them of lying about his sexual misconduct allegations. Now, court documents registered in Springfield, Massachusetts indicate a settlement has been reached. The 81-year-old is serving a 3 […]
Unfortunately, we are tasked today with possibly ruining a very good meme. In recent days, a certain video clip of a man dramatically entering a room and posing for a flurry of snapping cameras has become a juggernaut of a meme. Most recently, you may have seen it put to good use amid the celebratory […]
Harvard officials have launched an independent investigation into a sweetheart property deal involving a student’s parent and the head coach of Harvard’s fencing team. The probe is taking place amid a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal, in which 33 parents have been charged with bribing officials and falsifying test scores to ensure their children gained admissions into top universities. According […]
Shannade Clermont has been sentenced to 12 months in prison on charges of wire fraud. Southern District Court of New York Judge Naomi Buchwald sentenced the reality TV star and model after she pleaded guilty to one count of felony wire fraud. The Clermont twin allegedly stole and then used the credit card of a man […]
Scientists have confirmed in Nature Geoscience on Monday that methane gas was detected on Mars inside the 96-mile-wide depression near the Martian equator known as Gale Crater. The intrigue surrounding the presence of methane—a gas emitted by living creatures on Earth—could suggest that there are signs of life on the Red Planet. We may be one step closer to cracking the Mars methane mystery. […]
The Daily Mail reports that a key detail about the Leaving Neverland documentary might have been incorrect. A story shared by Michael Jackson accuser James Safechuck centered around the Neverland train station. However, a Jackson biographer named Mike Smallcombe pointed out that the dates that Safechuck claims he was abused don’t match up with the construction […]
Kim Foxx, the prosecutor who dropped the disorderly conduct charges against Jussie Smollett, explained the circumstances that allowed for the case’s dismissal in an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune. The Cook County state’s attorney defended her office’s decision to drop the 16 felony counts, noting that she welcomes an outside investigation into the matter, should it lack political motivation. Smollett […]
Devonte Hart was just 12 years old when he was thrust into the national spotlight. The young black boy was photographed with tears streaming down his face as he embraced a white police officer during a 2014 Ferguson protest. The image became known as the “hug felt ’round the world.” Years after the photo went viral, Devonte was back in […]
