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 […]
The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has confirmed that Shane Devon Tamura, the 27-year-old gunman who opened fire inside the NFL’s New York headquarters in July, had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE. Investigators say Tamura drove from Las Vegas to midtown Manhattan, entered the building, and killed four people before […]
Priscilla Williams-Till, a cousin of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, is running for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, pledging to “change the hate that’s come out of Mississippi” through leadership rooted in justice. Williams-Till announced her candidacy on Aug. 28, 2025, at the Mississippi Capitol rotunda while wearing a white t-shirt printed with photos of Emmett […]
A terrifying kidnapping in New Orleans’ Algiers neighborhood ended with a 10-year-old boy bravely kicking his way to freedom after being abducted at gunpoint. According to WVUE Fox 8 Live, police say they are still searching for the two masked men behind the Thursday afternoon attack that has shaken the community and left a family […]
An Oregon firefighter who has lived in the United States since childhood was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol while working to contain a massive wildfire in Washington. Lawyers say the man, an immigrant on track for legal status, was detained in violation of Homeland Security policy, even as crews risked their lives battling the Bear […]
A fatal fire that claimed the life of acclaimed playwright Olivia “Liv” Matthews was no accident. According to WSB-TV, investigators say the fire was intentionally set inside her Smyrna apartment. Authorities are now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction as they work to unravel what has become a troubling […]
William McNeil Jr., a 22-year-old Black college student, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $200,000 in damages after a February 19 traffic stop that he and his attorneys say turned violent. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida—Jacksonville Division, names Officers D. Bowers and […]
Prince George’s County police have arrested and charged a Maryland man for the death of 19-year-old Dacara Thompson, whose disappearance in late August led to the discovery of her body in Anne Arundel County. Police identified the suspect as Hugo Hernandez-Mendez, 35, of Bowie, who is charged with first- and second-degree murder. Officials say Hernandez-Mendez […]
President Donald Trump revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection in a letter dated Thursday. Sept. 25. Under federal law, former vice presidents receive six months of Secret Service protection after leaving office. CNN reports that Harris’ standard coverage expired on July 21. However, then-President Joe Biden signed a directive—not publicly disclosed until […]
President Donald Trump said Friday, August 22, that his administration could target Chicago next in its “crackdown on crime,” even as city data show shootings, homicides, and robberies have all sharply declined in Chicago in the last year. In Time, Trump told reporters, “After we do this, we’ll go to another location and we’ll make […]
The owner of a Houston-area burger chain styled around President Donald Trump’s image is now facing deportation after federal immigration officials say he overstayed his visa. According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 28-year-old Roland Beainy—a Lebanese immigrant who runs multiple Trump-themed burger restaurants in and around Houston—entered the United States in 2019 […]
