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Potential new sorority members participate in recruitment at the University of Alabama in 2012, a full decade before "Bama Rush" was filmed./Michelle Lepianka Carter/The Tuscaloosa …
Published on May 23, 2023
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U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 22, 2023, in Washington, …
Published on October 5, 2023
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Soldier Accused of Killing New York Trooper After Domestic Dispute
A New York state trooper was shot dead Sunday night while responding to a domestic dispute in Jefferson County.
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Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer Biopic to be Scripted by “Remember The Titans” Writer Gregory Allen Howard
Remember the Titans scribe Gregory Allen Howard has teamed with Chris Columbus’ 1492 production company to tell the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper with a sixth-grade education who became an important voting-rights advocate and founded the first integrated political party in the South in mid-’60s Mississippi.
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Jerry Seinfeld's Cringe-worthy Kesha Encounter
Note to fans: don't go in for a hug with Jerry Seinfeld. Singer Kesha may have found that out the hard way on Monday night when the pair ran into each other on the red carpet.
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Penélope Cruz To Play Donatella Versace In 'American Crime Story'
Ryan Murphy has found his Donatella Versace.
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DJ Erick Morillo known for 'I Like To Move It' dead at 49
'I Like To Move It' DJ Erick Morillo has died at 49, according to Miami Beach Police.
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Google Black History Month Celebration Continues
"Celebrating Black History in Our Lives Today"
Growing up, Black history lessons in school were limited to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., George Washington Carver and Harriet Tubman. It wasn't until I found my local public library-and with guidance from friendly librarians-that I began to understand the full breadth and depth of the impact of Africans in America. As a little Black girl growing up in white suburban Maryland, these lessons at the library, reinforced by conversations with my parents, were necessary to shaping a healthy identity as a Black woman.
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Teen admitted to getting in a fight with his father and killing him in his sleep
Broken Arrow Police state in police reports that Hayden Umdenstock admitted to getting in a fight with his father and killing him in his sleep.
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Weeks after the California fires, a woman and her loyal dogs are reunited at their home's remains
Dogs' loyalty to their masters and homes are the stuff of legend. And here's more heartwarming proof.
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State Department Warns Spring Breakers of Mexico Threat
The State Department warned US citizens against travel to Mexico's Playa del Carmen late Wednesday, a week after an explosive device was found on a tourist ferry in the area.
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Global warming puts nearly half of species in key places at risk: report
About half of all plants and animals in 35 of the world's most biodiverse places are at risk of extinction due to climate change, a new report claims.
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2 US Sailors Died of Apparent Drug Overdoses In Same Week at Submarine Base Kings Bay
Two US sailors based at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia have died of apparent drug overdoses in the last week, according to a US Navy public affairs officer.
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19-Year Old Woman Facing Life in Prison For Killing Man Who She Says Abused Her
Chrystul Kizer, a young African American woman from Wisconsin, was only 17-years old when she shot and killed Randall Volar in self-defense. She says he was abusing her. But now she is 19-years old and facing life in prison if convicted.
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Stacey Abrams to Launch Program Combating Voter Suppression in Battleground States
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams will expand the voting rights organization she founded ahead of the 2020 elections into several battleground states, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Slim Chickens Gears Up for Nov. 18 Opening in Mission, Kansas
Slim Chickens Grows Better Chicken Concept Throughout Kansas With Mission Opening
Slim Chickens, a leader in the "better chicken" segment of fast-casual restaurants, will continue expansion of its 100% all-natural, fresh chicken and unrivaled flavor in Kansas, with its newest opening at 6591 Johnson Dri. in Mission, Kansas on November 18, 2019.
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Barr ruling limits asylum claims based on family ties
Attorney General William Barr has overruled an asylum decision that protected some immigrants seeking asylum based on family ties, the Justice Department announced Monday.
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Hospital workers become millionaires after winning $6 million in the lottery
A group of hospital workers got a sweet surprise when they found out they won $6 million in the lottery on Halloween.
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Teen arrested after 2 killed in shooting
Police arrested a teenager in connection with a deadly double shooting Saturday afternoon in southwest Oklahoma City.
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Woman gets probation for attacking man with bear spray
A local woman was sentenced Wednesday after attacking a man with bear spray at a local trucking company.
