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A man shot and killed during a SWAT standoff in Dallas this week has been identified as someone who previously worked security for U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett. According to CBS News Texas, the man killed during the confrontation has been identified as 39 year old Diamon Mazairre Robinson. Sources told the outlet Robinson had been […]
Maryland lawmakers are advancing legislation to formally investigate a burial site near Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery that researchers believe contains the remains of more than 200 Black boys who died in state custody. WUSA9 reports that researchers at Georgetown University identified approximately 100 cinderblock markers at the site. Marc Schindler, a research professor with the Georgetown […]
The United States and Israel launched a large-scale military assault on Iran early Saturday, Feb. 28, marking what officials describe as a significant escalation in U.S. involvement against the Islamic Republic. In an eight-minute video posted to Truth Social, President Donald Trump confirmed the operation. “A short time ago, the United States military began major […]
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama broke their public silence for the first time since President Donald Trump faced backlash for sharing a racist, AI-generated video depicting them as apes. Yet, they made no reference to the controversy. According to Newsweek, the Obamas instead used their social media platforms Friday evening […]
President Donald Trump is doubling down amid bipartisan backlash for posting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. While the late Thursday night video has since been removed, Trump insists he did not view the full clip before it was shared and has declined to apologize. […]
Former CNN anchor and independent journalist Don Lemon says he will continue reporting after being released from custody following his arrest in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church. As new details emerge about internal frustration within the Trump administration, the timing of charges and renewed scrutiny of press freedom is the topic of […]
Alex Pretti’s family is speaking out after the 37-year-old Minneapolis resident was shot and killed by federal immigration agents, accusing President Donald Trump and his administration of spreading “sickening lies” about what happened. The Guardian reports the family said they were “heartbroken but also very angry” after Trump and his officials referred to Pretti as […]
ICE shot and killed another person on the street in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24. The New York Times reports the shooting happened near West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue, near a Glam Doll Donuts location. Video posted to Facebook shows the shooting from a close distance. Trigger Warning: Although there is no blood, the video is upsetting. In […]
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. […]