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Two individuals are recovering after being shot on the campus of Lincoln University, an HBCU located in Pennsylvania. NBC Philadelphia reports the shooting took place during Lincoln’s annual Yardfest event on Saturday night. Both victims, who’ve been identified as females who are not Lincoln students, were taken to Christiana Hospital, and are currently listed in stable condition. “During Lincoln […]
It was a bloody scene at Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio on Saturday when what should have been a night of celebration for a Sweet 16, turned into a mass shooting leaving at least four dead and 20 injured. The town of Dadeville, Ala was shaken Saturday night when 17 ambulances arrived at the scene […]
A Tennessee National Guardsman was taken into custody this week after he applied for an assassin job on a bogus website. According to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office Middle District of Tennessee, 21-year-old Josiah Ernesto Garcia submitted the employment inquiry back in February, when he began looking for extra income to support his family. Authorities say the man specifically […]
Montana is another step closer to implementing a complete TikTok ban. According to Gizmodo, the state’s House of Representatives approved legislation that would prohibit the social media company from operating within the Treasure State. The bill, SB 419, was passed by a vote of 54-43 on Friday, more than a month after Montana’s state senate approved the measure on […]
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill on that bans abortions after six weeks and requires victims of incest and rape to provide proof for exception from the ban. The Republican governor signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law on Thursday, as announced in a press release. The six-week abortion ban won’t go into effect until Florida’s Supreme […]
The family of a 35-year-old man is seeking answers after he was found dead in an Atlanta jail, with a lawyer saying he was “eaten alive by insects and bed bugs.” Speaking with USA Today, Georgia lawyer Michael D. Harper—who’s representing the family of LaShawn Thompson—said the death calls for an extensive investigation and an […]
The Supreme Court has declined to block a $6 billion student loan debt settlement involving for-profit schools and vocational institutions accused of misconduct. According to NBC News, not-for-profit Everglades University, as well as the for-profit institutions Lincoln Educational Services Corp. and American National University, challenged the settlement, which was approved by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in November, claiming Education Secretary […]
A Kansas father is expected to face a sentence of life in prison after his 2-year-old daughter died of malnutrition while he was passed out drunk. The Topeka Capital Journal reports Jeffrey J. “James” Exon, 47, has been convicted of aggravated child endangerment, first-degree murder in the commission of a felony, reckless but unintentional second-degree murder, […]
Findings from a federal investigation into the death of Shanquella Robinson were revealed on Wednesday. Per the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in both the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, currently available evidence in the case “does not support” prosecution at the federal level. “As in every case under consideration for federal prosecution, the government […]
Two Florida girls, ages 12 and 14, have been confirmed to be safe after being reported missing when they stole a car and drove hundreds of miles in an alleged effort to meet up with someone they had connected with online. The Union County Sheriff’s Office issued a Missing Child Alert on April 6, stating […]
