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8h ago

Richard Roundtree, star of the original 'Shaft,' dies at 81

The actor’s work as the powerful, unapologetic Black male lead in the 1971 film “introduced into mainstream cinema the African American action hero.”
Shaft obit Richard Roundtree
Shaft obit Richard Roundtree
9h ago

DA and police have discussed charging Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend with domestic assault, source says

Marvel actor Jonathan Majors was arrested and accused of assaulting his ex, Grace Jabbari, in March. Now charges are being discussed against her, a senior law enforcement official told NBC News.
Jonathan Majors
Jonathan Majors
11h ago

Minnesota doctor and poison specialist accused of fatally poisoning his wife

Connor Bowman, 30, who once worked for poison control, allegedly killed his wife, Betty Bowman, 32, by giving her a "drug for an ailment she did not have,” police said.
Betty Bowman.
Betty Bowman.
11h ago

Florida man allegedly threatened to shoot someone at CVS unless given 'all bottles' of Viagra

A 23-year-old man presented a handwritten note that threatened to shoot "the person closest to him" unless he was given various prescription drugs.
On October 20th, 2023 at about 6 p.m., officers responded to a CVS in the 4300 block of Curry Ford Road for a commercial robbery.
On October 20th, 2023 at about 6 p.m., officers responded to a CVS in the 4300 block of Curry Ford Road for a commercial robbery.
12h ago

Florida officials ask U.S. Supreme Court to block rulings limiting anti-drag show law

The law, which did not specifically mention drag shows, punished venues for allowing children into what it called “adult live performances.”
Drag queens ride on a float during the Stonewall Pride parade on June 17, 2023 in Wilton Manors, Fla.
Drag queens ride on a float during the Stonewall Pride parade on June 17, 2023 in Wilton Manors, Fla.

Around 20 minutes of exercise a day may balance out the harms of sitting, study finds

The new research appears to upend previous findings that suggested it was difficult to zero out the deleterious effects associated with extended sedentary periods.
A woman walks in a city.
A woman walks in a city.
13h ago

Tennessee faces federal lawsuit over decades-old penalties targeting HIV-positive people

Tennessee is the only state that imposes a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” if convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV, according to the complaint.
tennessee government building
tennessee government building
14h ago

Sacramento police stop mother and 8-year-old son at gunpoint over mistaken identity

Shanice Stewart said her son, Brandon, is traumatized after police pulled them over at gunpoint, mistaking him for a felony suspect.
Shanice Stewart with her her 8-year-old son Brandon..
Shanice Stewart with her her 8-year-old son Brandon..
14h ago

'White Lives Matter' activist pleads guilty to arson attack on LGBTQ-friendly church

Aimenn D. Penny threw Molotov cocktails at the Community Church of Chesterland in a "reprehensible" act of "violence and terror," prosecutors say.
Community Church of Chesterland (CCC), in Chesterland, Ohio.
Community Church of Chesterland (CCC), in Chesterland, Ohio.
14h ago

Bomb threat involving food delivery robots at Oregon State University proved to be a prank

The Corvallis school isolated bots before a student "subsequently stated this is a joke and a prank."
Students on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., on Dec. 3, 2010 .
Students on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., on Dec. 3, 2010 .
14h ago

Rash of violence has not deterred Black parents from keeping their kids at HBCUs

More security measures are needed, they say, but “the power of the experience is too important” to deny. 
Morgan State University shooting
Morgan State University shooting