Jemele Hill recently shared clips of her Beyoncé-and-Jay-Z-inspired engagement shoot video, which she called a “love letter to Detroit.” The journalist, who announced her engagement to Ian Wallace last December, teased the video before sharing it on Twitter Friday, writing “Dropping something crazy in a couple hours. Super excited.” Hill and Wallace’s engagement video incorporates themes […]
All eyes and ears were on 96-year-old Pete DuPré Sunday as the World War II veteran stunned a New Jersey stadium with a poignant rendition of the national anthem performed on his harmonica. Just ahead of Memorial Day, DuPré kicked off the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s (USWNT) Sunday matchup against Mexico at Red Bull […]
Nine people showed up to a white supremacist rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday — and they found themselves dramatically outnumbered by counterprotesters who flooded the city’s downtown in a show of “unity against hate.” City officials said an estimated 500 to 600 people gathered to express their condemnation of the rally, organized by the […]
Click:niche brands Two days before the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Army sent a call-out to veterans on Twitter asking them how their time serving in the military impacted their lives. The tweet was well-intended, apparently aimed at celebrating the sacrifices service members make for the country. Some people responded with stories of growth, saying […]
Jim Carrey claimed he is “just here to help” Donald Trump revitalize America’s infrastructure with his latest cartoon that mocks the president. The actor/artist on Thursday shared his design for “a new bridge to Queens that’ll make it easier” for the commander-in-chief “to get back to that rock he crawled out from under.” Carrey posted […]
Ivanka Trump, an adviser in an administration that killed net neutrality and the supportive daughter of a president who slams journalists on the internet and threatens to use social media to spy on disabled people, was awarded the 2019 Internet Freedom Award this week. The first daughter touted her win on Twitter on Wednesday and retweeted others congratulating her […]
A California man accused of slaughtering and dismembering someone else’s beloved family pet for food faces three felony charges. Jeffrey Cody Miller, 32, pleaded not guilty in Humboldt County court Tuesday to animal cruelty, grand theft and possession of a firearm by a felon for the butchering of Princess, a pet pig that got loose […]
A Chicago judge ordered the criminal case file against actor Jussie Smollett be unsealed on Thursday. The ruling came two months after officials abruptly dropped charges against Smollett and accused him of staging a false hate crime against himself. Cook County Judge Steven Watkins dismissed Smollett’s plea to keep the information sealed to protect his privacy. […]
May 23 (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein, women who accused him of sexual misconduct, his former film studio’s board members and the New York attorney general’s office have reached a tentative $44 million deal to resolve lawsuits and compensate alleged victims of the Hollywood producer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people it said […]
A Democratic lawmaker is urging Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to resign after he stumbled with basic housing questions before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, leading to questions about his suitability for the role. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) issued her declaration on Thursday while accusing the nation’s highest-ranking housing official of not only […]