A man facing charges for fatally stabbing an 11-year-old and injuring his ex-girlfriend had a history of violence, authorities said. Crosetti Brand was released from a Chicago-area prison the day before allegedly attacking 11-year-old Jayden Perkins and his 33-year-old mother at their home on Wednesday, March 13, CBS News reported. When police arrived at the 5900 block...
A former NFL player is calling out his daughter’s employer after she was sent home due to her hair. Andrew Pinnock was teary-eyed while standing next to members of the NAACP who spoke out against how his 18-year-old daughter, Dior, was treated at her first job at a ShopRite located in Enfield, Connecticut, according to...
A county in California just launched a guaranteed income program to help low-income Black and Native American families. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Family First Sacramento pilot program on Tuesday. The program, which launches this July, will allocate a basic income of $725 to eligible African American and Native-American families with...
Reactions are pouring in online to news of a new water park set to open at Lake Lanier this summer that will feature Georgia’s first waterslide coaster. Officials and crews broke ground on the Apocalypso coaster on Wednesday. The attraction is a four-slide tower and the centerpiece attraction at Fins Up Water Park, which is...
A Minnesota education board’s decision to reject Jeronimo Yanez, the ex-officer who shot Philando Castile, from receiving his teaching license was affirmed by the state court of appeals. This week’s ruling comes after Yanez was initially rejected by the state Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board in 2020. He filed an appeal, but the decision was upheld...