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Gerrymandering in South Carolina causes challenges for Black voters

The race for the Democratic seat in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District has intensified following a Supreme Court decision favoring gerrymandering that benefits the Republican Party. This district, once a battleground for bipartisan competition, is now predominantly Republican due to redrawn boundaries that dilute the influence of its 17% Black voter population. Historically, the district...

‘He’s Already Dead’: Witness Helps Police Nab Indianapolis Woman Who Left Scene of Fatal Hit-and-Run Because She Had to ‘Pick Up Her Kids from School’
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‘He’s Already Dead’: Witness Helps Police Nab Indianapolis Woman Who Left Scene of Fatal Hit-and-Run Because She Had to ‘Pick Up Her Kids from School’

After a tragic hit-and-run in Indianapolis that killed 18-year-old Cedric “Poppi” McCombs III, the alleged perpetrator drove her usual commute for two days with “a significant amount of blood, tissue, and brain matter” underneath her car, according to court records. The woman, Eva Marin, allegedly told an eyewitness, “I need to take my kids to...

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The White House shares good news about America’s inflation rate

A win is a win. On July 11, Americans got some long-awaited good news. President Joe Biden highlighted the consumer inflation report, which showed overall prices fell last month, bringing annual inflation to 3.0%. The IRS also announced that Biden’s new initiative to collect past-due tax debt from wealthy citizens brought in more than $1...

White West Virginia Couple Accused of Targeting Black Children to Adopt for Forced Labor and Keeping Them Locked In Shed Are ‘the Least Racist People Around’ Claims Relative
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White West Virginia Couple Accused of Targeting Black Children to Adopt for Forced Labor and Keeping Them Locked In Shed Are ‘the Least Racist People Around’ Claims Relative

Friends and relatives of a white West Virginia couple accused of locking their adopted Black children in a barn and allegedly forcing them to work as slaves are rallying to their defense, claiming the husband and wife are “the least racist people around.” Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, of Sissonville, remain...

‘She Looked Really Evil’: Suspect Accused In Caught-on-Camera Stabbing of New York Mother Laughs In Court as She Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, Pissing Off Victim’s Family
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‘She Looked Really Evil’: Suspect Accused In Caught-on-Camera Stabbing of New York Mother Laughs In Court as She Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, Pissing Off Victim’s Family

A woman who was reportedly caught on surveillance video last month viciously stabbing a young mother during a fight laughed in court this week as she entered a not-guilty plea to the woman’s murder. Samaria Lopez was arrested on June 14 and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Jordin Walston. Samaria Lopez,...