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The Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington is grieving the loss of a local family after a devastating fire ripped through their home early Sunday morning. CBS Philly reports three children and one adult male are dead as a result of the house fire that broke out around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday. A 38-year-old woman was able to […]
Over two dozen people on a Japanese tour boat disappeared this weekend, and now 10 have been confirmed to be dead. Kyodo News reports that 10 of the 26 passengers were discovered to be floating in the water or on nearby rocks, about 6.2 miles from where the vessel first called for help. The tourist boat […]
A California man was arrested this week for making anti-LGBTQ threats against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster. The Department of Justice announced on Friday that Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, has been charged with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence. Back in October, Rossmoor allegedly sent a series of “threatening messages and comments […]
Less than a month after President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in U.S. history, Till’s family are calling for a renewed investigating in the 1955 killing of the Black teen. ABC News reports Emmett Till’s relatives are seeking prosecution against the white woman who set off the […]
Florida officials rejected dozens of textbooks for the 2022-2023 school year curriculum. Their main concern? Student “indoctrination.” According to the New York Post, the state’s department of education banned 42 of 132 math textbooks that were proposed for grades K-12. Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran said the decision was made after officials reviewed the books and found some […]
Louisiana police are investigating the death of four-year-old China Record, who died after her family allegedly forced her to drink a bottle of alcohol. According to the Advocate, the incident occurred Thursday morning in Baton Rouge, after the child’s grandmother and mom caught her taking a sip of 80-proof whiskey. Police documents state the two women […]
Two men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a woman who turned them down. According to Newsweek, the incident took place on March 20 at an Exxon gas station in Decatur, Georgia, where 21-year-old Quentin Williams and 19-year-old Rodrequicge Allen allegedly made advances toward the woman. Shortly after the victim rejected their offers, the men forced the woman […]
Janelle Monáe has come out as non-binary. The Grammy-nominated artist discussed her gender identity in the season 5 premiere of Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris. “I’m nonbinary, so I just don’t see myself as a woman, solely,” Monáe told the hosts. “I feel all of my energy. I feel like God […]
Most people who’ve got their assets in order choose to pass on their wealth to their children or family once they die. That’s a pretty standard move. John MacLellan, a life-long resident of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, a town near the famous Cape Breton region with a population of 4,300-ish people, had different plans for his […]
Magi Merlin is back with her latest track with Montreal label Bonsound, “Pissed Black Girl.” She’s also just announced her upcoming EP Gone Girl, coming May 27. Following Gone Girl’s first single “Free Grillz,” “Pissed Black Girl” is a tune reminiscent of the peak of a night out. Calling on ’90s house and a big, buzzy bassline, the track is tied together […]
