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The first season of the popular Serial podcast gave renewed attention to Adnan Syed’s 2000 murder conviction back in 2014, leading to a Maryland court granting him a new trial. Syed was convicted in 2000 of killing his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Serial brought the conviction into question, and for a while it looked as though Syed would get another […]
A Pennsylvania school bus driver has been charged with a DUI and 26 counts of endangering the welfare of children after reportedly leaving her vehicle with nearly 30 children inside at a gas station. The incident began Friday afternoon when Lori Ann Mankos, 44, appeared “agitated” as she drove students from Northhampton Senior High School. At […]
Marc Ecko’s impact is woven throughout pop culture, and now he’s using that influence to spark important conversations about education. Ecko’s clothing line, Eckō Unlimited, founded in 1993 and emblematic of ‘90s/early aughts culture, incorporated hip-hop and skater styles, and soon became universally recognizable by its rhino logo. Ecko soon went on to expand the brand, […]
Miami Gardens high school student Kamilah Campbell put in the work. After receiving a 900 on her SAT the first time around, the graduating senior who hopes to head to Florida State University buckled down. She took classes, got a tutor and worked on SAT prep books. Her score improved to a 1230, but it […]
Firefighters have responded to an explosion that injured at least two people at an Indiana high school. Fox 59 reports the incident occurred Wednesday night at Carmel High in Hamilton County. The city’s fire department confirmed one of the victims suffered severe burns; the second victim’s condition has not been reported. Officials said children who were inside […]
Buena High School wrestler Andrew Johnson was set to compete in the 120-pound division against Oakcrest High School in New Jersey on Thursday, when the ref decided not to allow him to wear a cover over his dreadlocks. Johnson chose to get an impromptu haircut rather than forfeit the important match. The contest was dubbed a “Cape Atlantic League [CAL] […]
Back in September, Travis Scott offered to make t-shirts for the 2019 graduating class of Eisenhower High School. It looks like Scott has made good on that promise, delivering custom shirts to the Houston teens inspired by his Astroworld tour merch. Check them out: This all happened after senior Sandra Vasquez sent a tweet to Scott, asking him for […]
A Northern England high school has banned students from wearing expensive coats because of the idea that the high-end items might shame lower-class students. According to CNN, Woodchurch High School sent home a letter to parents earlier this month and explained that Canada Goose and Moncler would not be allowed. The note said that the […]
It had been a while since a Ball brother was in the news, but amateur basketball’s Kris Jenner, LaVar Ball, was never going to allow that trend to continue. He enrolled his youngest son, LaMelo Ball, in Ohio’s Spire Prep Academy because he’s still eligible to play his senior year against other prep schools to show NBA scouts what he can do against peers his own […]
The youngest member of the Ball family is going back to high school. LaMelo Ball is state-side again and plans to enroll in Ohio’s SPIRE Institute to play a senior season of high school hoops, Slam reports. He could be on the court playing against fellow 17-year-olds as early as next week, when SPIRE takes on prep behemoth La Lumiere […]
