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A poll released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler shows Matthew McConaughey holding a significant lead over incumbent Greg Abbott in next year’s Texas Governor race. While McConaughey hasn’t announced that he’s running, the poll, which surveyed 1,126 registered voters earlier this month, found that 45 percent of people would vote […]
A woman believed to be the oldest known person in the United States passed away this weekend at the age of 115, The Charlotte Observer reports. Hester Ford died peacefully at her Charlotte home Saturday, leaving behind a family that includes 68 grandchildren, 125 great-grandchildren, and at least 120 great-great-grandchildren. “She was a pillar and stalwart to […]
A shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin has left three people dead and two gravely injured. CNN reports that an unknown suspect opened fire at the Somers House Tavern around 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, with gunfire erupting inside and outside the establishment. The shooter hasn’t been identified yet, according to Sheriff David G. Beth. Beth said, “It […]
Protesters in Chicago took to the streets on Thursday night after the police body camera footage of Adam Toledo was released to the public from the city’s police oversight agency. CBS News reports that there have been widespread calls for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown to resign after police fatally shot 13-year-old […]
An Ohio teen was taken into custody Friday after he was allegedly found with a semi-automatic weapon at a New York City subway station. New York Daily News reports 18-year-old Saadiq Teague was arrested at around 12:30 p.m. local time after he was seen near the A/C/E line with the rifle at his feet. Officers say they approached the man […]
In what Twitter users are already calling “the Arnold Palmer,” a New Hampshire man experienced something of a virus mix-up Tuesday morning, getting a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose in place of what was supposed to be a second Moderna dose. The man, Craig Richards, said he initially got his first dose of Pfizer in March at the same […]
Raul Castro confirmed Friday he is stepping down as the head of Cuba’s Communist Party, marking the end of his family’s six-decade reign. According to CNN, the 89-year-old politician announced his retirement during the opening day of the Communist Party’s eighth congress. He told party members he was ready for the next generation to assume a leadership role, as he was […]
The Biden administration has provided some clarification on the president’s controversial announcement on refugees admissions. The Associated Press previously reported that Biden decided to uphold Donald Trump ’s historically reduced admissions limit by keeping the number of refugees allowed in the country to 15,000. This was a surprising move to many after Biden vowed to open America’s doors to […]
Once again, hairstyles are being weaponized to discipline children. A mother from Troy, Texas, Hope Cozart, told her local NBC affiliate on Thursday that her 11-year-old son, Maddox, was served in-school suspension due to his haircut. Maddox has a Black father and a white mother. Cozart said that Maddox and his siblings wanted to embrace their “African […]
The Black Buffalo police officer that was fired in 2008 for stopping a white officer from putting a suspect in a chokehold has won a ruling to receive her pension and back pay, CNN reports. Officer Cariol Horne was fired after she stopped her colleague from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect. Horne was a […]
