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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 […]
New Mexico will become the 24th state to decriminalize marijuana. On Wednesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a bill that would reduce the penalties for anyone found in possession of marijuana, starting July 1. People who are caught with less than half an ounce of weed will now receive a $50 fine, along with a citation. According to the Drug Policy Alliance, New Mexico […]
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 […]
UPDATED 7:12 p.m. ET: The City of Chicago is planning on suing Jussie Smollett after the actor refused to pay for the investigation of the Jan. 29 hate crime he reported, TMZ reports. “Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on January 29, […]
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 […]
Saturday Night Live is back with another political cold open. The special counsel investigation is over, which means its time for SNL to bring Robert Mueller and Donald Trump together. Alec Baldwin, as President Donald Trump, returns to spin Robert De Niro’s Muller Report alongside Attorney General William Barr (Aidy Bryant). In the clip, […]
