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8 Wounded in Shooting During a Dice Game at San Bernardino, Calif., Apartment Complex [Updated]
Ten people were shot Sunday evening at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, Calif., KABC-TV reports. The injured men and women were transported to three hospitals; three people are listed in “extremely critical” condition, according to Capt. Rich Lawhead, spokesman for the San Bernardino Police Department The shooting was reported around 10:45 p.m. local time.…
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Omarosa Used Her Phone to Secretly Record Nearly All Her White House Conversations: Report
In the latest edition of “The Trump Administration Doesn’t Give A Fuck About Security,” Axios dropped a report on how Omarosa Manigault Newman recorded almost all of her conversations during her time at the White House. She used her personal cellphone, a fact we didn’t know before. According to a source that was unnamed, Omarosa…
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Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. Defends Eulogy He Delivered at Aretha Franklin's Funeral
Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. doesn’t have any regrets about his highly criticized eulogy delivered at Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I know it’s controversial,” the Atlanta pastor said. “When you’re criticized as much as I’ve been, you don’t let it get to you. “I know where my heart and head are,…
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15 Inmates Died In Mississippi In August. Now Prison Officials are Seeking Help From the FBI to Find Out Why
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has asked the FBI to help investigate the deaths of 15 inmates who died under their watch in August, according to CNN. Initially, information was released this week that 12 people had died in custody but that number rose to 14 when two names were added to the list on…
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99-Year-Old Man Who Walks 6 Miles Each Day to Visit His Wife in Hospital Is an Inspiration to Us All
Luther Younger, a 99-year-old man from Rochester, N.Y., walks six miles roundtrip per day to see his ailing wife, Waverlee, at the hospital she is being treated in, CBS News reports. Waverlee was diagnosed with a brain tumor nearly nine years ago and doctors believed she would not live five years. To be clear, Luther…
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Pennsylvania GOP Official Resigns After Calling Protesting NFL Players 'Baboons' and 'Ignorant Blacks' on Facebook
A Republican official in Pennsylvania was forced to resign her post on Friday after it was revealed that she’d written Facebook posts in which she referred to NFL players protesting police brutality during the national anthem as “baboons,” according to The Beaver County Times. Carla Maloney, the Republican Committee of Beaver County’s secretary, wrote the comments on her…
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Barack Obama Delivers Touching Eulogy at John McCain's Funeral
Former President Barack Obama remembered Sen. John McCain as an honorable man who made him a better president during his eulogy at the Arizona lawmaker’s funeral Saturday. Former President George W. Bush also delivered a eulogy, something that Obama joked about during his remarks. Obama said he was saddened and fairly surprised when McCain called…
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911 Dispatcher Questioned BBQ Becky's Mental Health
Four months ago, Jennifer Schulte, aka BBQ Becky, went viral after she called 911 on a group of black people barbecuing in an Oakland, Calif., park. Now, the recordings of those 911 calls have been released, including one in which a dispatcher questioned her mental health, according to Fox 2 KTVU. In the first call,…
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Serena Williams Says Everyone Should Be 'Grateful and Honored' For Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid
NFL free agents Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have gotten a major boost of support from the greatest athlete on the planet, Serena Williams. Kaepernick and Reid, two former San Francisco 49ers who have yet to find work in the league after protesting police brutality during the national anthem by taking a knee, were in…
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Detroit Bishop Apologizes for Comparing Ariana Grande's Name to a Taco Bell Item and Grabbing Her Breast
Bishop Charles H. Ellis III apologized to Ariana Grande for grabbing her breast during a hug and his insensitive joke about her name after she sang at Aretha Franklin’s funeral Friday, according to the Associated Press. Ellis, who officiated the funeral service, was quickly blasted on social media for his behavior. After Grande performed, Ellis…
