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More than 600 women are now suing Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, alleging the hospital enabled a former doctor to perform hundreds of medically unnecessary and invasive gynecological surgeries, including hysterectomies and sterilizations, for financial gain. According to court filings cited by WTKR News 3, the lawsuit is seeking more than $6 billion in damages and […]
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith is responding to mounting backlash over comments he made about the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good, insisting that his words have been misrepresented, as outrage continues to grow nationwide. Smith, speaking on his self-titled show, said criticism intensified after a New York Post headline framed his remarks as […]
A Trump-ordered Venezuela operation has left President Nicolás Maduro detained in Brooklyn, N.Y., prompting public objections from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Vice President Kamala Harris. According to The Hill, Maduro is being held in federal custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center after being captured and removed from power during a U.S. military operation […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday (Dec. 2) that the United States will temporarily “run” Venezuela following a large-scale U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. According to NBC News, Trump announced the decision during a press conference in Florida, where he stated the U.S. […]
The Texas congresswoman says safety concerns have shaped conversations with Kamala Harris and Senate colleagues as she campaigns statewide. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says former Vice President Kamala Harris personally encouraged her to run for the U.S. Senate, while also stressing the importance of her safety amid a growing climate of political hostility. Crockett shared the […]
Nicki Minaj continues to trade in her rap crown for a red hat after she popped out as Erika Kirk’s surprise guest at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest event on Sunday, Dec. 21. She hasn’t been shy about her support for MAGA, and now she’s encouraging more young men to be like “handsome, dashing” President Trump. […]
The family of Caleb Wilson is one step closer to justice after an indictment of five men in his alleged hazing death. The grand jury is still deliberating on whether to charge a sixth suspect in the Southern University student’s passing during an off-campus event for the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. The controversial criminal case […]
Two separate federal judges ruled Friday, Oct. 31, that the Trump administration must continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) despite the ongoing government shutdown, rejecting the administration’s claim that it could not use contingency funds to keep the program running. According to NewsOne, the rulings were issued almost simultaneously in Rhode Island and […]
A shooting occurred near Howard University’s campus in the evening on Friday, Oct. 24, leaving five people injured during one of the city’s busiest weekends: Homecoming. According to DC News Now, officers with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to reports of gunfire in the 600 block of Howard Place NW shortly before 8:30 p.m. […]
Two of the state’s most influential voter engagement organizations, the New Georgia Project (NGP) and its affiliate, the New Georgia Project Action Fund, are officially dissolving. Founded in 2013 by Stacey Abrams, the nonprofit quickly became a force in expanding voter access across the state, especially among Black voters and other marginalized communities often overlooked […]
A weekend of fun and festivities turned into terror and tragedy in Mississippi after multiple homecoming shootings at Jackson State University, Alcorn State University, and three high schools. The gun violence left seven dead and 21 injured, including an expectant mother and a child. Alcorn State University – 2 Wounded, 1 Dead Around 7 p.m. […]
Texas-based fast-food chain Trump Burger, known for serving up MAGA politics with its supersized patties, has quietly closed its doors amid ongoing immigration troubles facing its Lebanese-born owner, Roland Mehrez Beainy. When the restaurant first rose to viral fame, it positioned itself as “a patriotic haven for burger lovers” across the Lone Star State, plastered […]