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UPDATE: The man who was shot and killed by police has been named as Chris Kaba (pictured). Kaba was a rapper—known to UK drill fans as Madix, a member of the hit-making crew 67—and was expecting his first child. “This is crazy,” one of his friends at the scene told MyLondon. “I saw [Chris] just on Sunday […]
The head of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has been accused of stealing more than $10 million in charitable contributions. As reported by the New York Post, Black Lives Matter Grassroots, a nonprofit group that represents local BLM chapters nationwide, has filed a lawsuit against BLMGNF leader Shalomyah Bowers, claiming he “siphoned” more than $10 million […]
Brigham Young University got rid of an LGBTQIA+ pamphlet that was originally included in welcome bags for freshmen students arriving for the school year. NBC New reports that the RaYnbow Collective created the booklets so that incoming queer freshmen would have resources—like events, therapy, safe housing, and mentorship—available to them. The nonprofit was started by […]
Philadelphia police say at least three people were killed in citywide Labor Day weekend shootings. According to WPVI-TV, a total of 10 people—including those killed—were wounded Saturday morning in eight separate shootings; the first of which reportedly took place after 1 a.m. Saturday near Chew Avenue and Locust Street in the Germantown neighborhood. Police say the 26-year-old […]
A pilot was arrested on Saturday after he threatened to crash a small plane into a Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi. NBC News reports the pilot, who has been identified as Cory Wayne Patterson, 29, hijacked the plane from the Tupelo Regional Airport around 5:30 a.m. Patterson, who police believe is not a “licensed pilot,” is an employee of […]
Timothée Chalamet, whose new film Bones & All is among the films being given the Venice International Film Festival treatment this month, spoke decisively and candidly about social media and “societal collapse” during a press conference on Friday. As reported by Deadline and others, Chalamet—who acts alongside Taylor Russell in the latest film from his […]
Shortly after Sunday service, Reverend Michael Jennings went to his neighbor’s home to water their outdoor flowers at their request. Minutes later, the Black pastor found himself handcuffed in the back of a police car. According to the New York Times, the arrest took place May 22 in Childersburg, Alabama, where Jennings had been spotted outside a […]
After much chatter and all-around speculation as to its likelihood, Twitter has now announced it has started internally testing an Edit Tweet feature, with plans to expand the tests soon. In a statement shared Thursday, the company said the test is currently being participated in by “our team internally.” In the coming weeks, however, the […]
Content warning: This article contains footage some may find disturbing. The man seen in widely shared footage last month being held down and beaten by three Arkansas law enforcement officers has filed a federal lawsuit. According to regional outlet KFSM 5 News, attorneys for the man—identified as Randal Worcester—have filed suit against Levi White and Zack […]
Attorneys for Nicole Linton, a traveling nurse accused of killing multiple people in a fiery car crash, say she may have blacked out just moments before the tragic incident. According to legal documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times, Linton’s lawyers argue their client experienced a “frightening” mental breakdown in “the days, hours, and minutes” leading up to […]
