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. […]
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 […]