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A Late-Night Food Run at Barnard College Turns Into a Racial Hashtag for One Black Student
A college studentâs quest for late-night leftovers turned into a racially charged episode where the student was roughed up and six Barnard College security guards ended up on administrative leave pending an investigation by the school into their actions. âWe deeply regret that this incident occurred, and we are undertaking a thorough review of our…
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Rejection From Women Led Suspect to Throw 5-Year-Old Over Railing at Mall of America: Report
The 24-year-old man charged with hurling a 5-year-old boy over a railing at the Mall of America was âlooking for someone to killâ after being rejected by women at the mall for years, police say in a criminal complaint. Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda, of Minneapolis, faces attempted murder charges, and is accused of grabbing the boy…
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Trump Tweets He Will Award Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom
Just one day after winning his fifth Masters Tournament championship in one of the greatest comebacks in golf history, Tiger Woods is set to receive another rare honor: the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And unlike other pro athletes whoâve turned down the, er, opportunity to be feted by the current occupant of the Oval Office…
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Flags Fly Half-Staff to Honor NJ Principal Who Died After Donating Bone Marrow to Help a Boy He Did Not Even Know
Flags were flown at half-staff Monday in Westfield, N.J., and a funeral is set for Tuesday to honor a beloved principal who lapsed into a monthlong coma and died after donating bone marrow to a boy in France heâd never even met. The death of 44-year-old Derrick Nelson shocked and saddened the community of Westfield,…
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Police in Texas Investigating After Off-Duty Cop Tackles Young Woman to Ground in Altercation at Apartment Complex
A group of young women in Nacogdoches, Texas, say theyâre on a mission to clear their friendâs name after they say an off-duty police officer doing security at an apartment complex used excessive force in arresting her and another one of their group. Tanjuniqua Brown and DreAuna Williams tell KTRE that they and a group…
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A Trump Dream Comes True: Pentagon Ban on Transgender Soldiers Took Effect Today
In âif it looks like a duck, itâs a duckâ news, the Trump administration today got to implement its ban on allowing transgender people from serving in the military. After finally prevailing in court after numerous challenges over the last two years, the Pentagon on Friday got to finally make all of Donald Trumpâs dreams…
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8-Year-Old Florida Boy Donates Bone Marrow and Saves His Brother and Sister From Sickle Cell Disease
And now for some heartwarming news out of Florida, the hashtag that is a state. An 8-year-old boy is being credited with saving his brother and sister from life-threatening sickle cell disease. When 22-year-old Kingsley Aihe and 13-year-old Vanessa Aihe needed a bone marrow transplant to treat their sickle cell, doctors were amazed to learn…
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Daddy's 'Baby': Donald Trump Considered Naming Daughter Ivanka to Lead World Bank
We know Donald Trump really, really, really loves his only eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump. (Remember that creepy comment the proud papa made about a then-teenage Ivanka: âDonât you think my daughterâs hot? Sheâs hot, right?â) But, now, come to find out he actually considered appointing her to head the World Bank. The World Bank, yâall.…
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Dallas Police Chief Defends Decision to Charge Black Woman Seen on Video Being Brutally Beaten in Assault
Say what, now? Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall says her heart goes out to LâDaijonique Lee, the black woman brutally beaten in a racially motivated attack last month, but that it was the right call for police to charge Lee with a felony for breaking a window on her alleged attackerâs truck. âIn law enforcement…
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Mystery Surrounds Deaths of Couple Who Went Missing in Dominican Republican
The deaths of a suburban New York couple who went missing while vacationing in the Dominican Republic before authorities realized they had been killed in a car wreck have two U.S. congressman calling for an FBI investigation. Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., went missing March 27 when they didnât show up…
