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  • Wis. Teenager Who Thought She Had the Flu Gives Birth to Baby in Toilet

    A Wisconsin teenager got the shock of her life when she went to use the bathroom Monday. Braeley Pettigrew, 17, thought she was having stomach issues when she went to the restroom, but instead she gave birth to a baby while sitting on the toilet. Braeley told Fox 17 that she had no idea she was pregnant.…

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  • Watch: Larry Wilmore Found Some Black Donald Trump Supporters to Interview

    I’m hoping that they were actors. I’m praying that they were actors, because if they’re not, they should be embarrassed for even showing their faces on national TV. On Tuesday’s Nightly Show, Larry Wilmore actually found some black people who support Donald Trump. Yes, we know they exist—one such Trump supporter was just arrested after…

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  • Watch: 4 Cops Forcefully Arrest NYC Mail Carrier After They Almost Hit Him With Unmarked Car

    March 17 was a regular workday for Brooklyn, N.Y., mail carrier Glen Grays, 27, until he was almost hit by an unmarked police car carrying plainclothes police officers, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said in a Tuesday press conference, according to Bed-Stuy Patch. Grays apparently didn’t realize that the men were cops and allegedly mouthed…

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  • Darren Sharper Likely to Serve 15-20 Years in Prison for Rape

    Former NFL star Darren Sharper is facing 15 to 20 years in prison after submitting a plea agreement in a New Orleans court, according to the Times-Picayune. Sharper has been in jail since February 2014, and his sentencing in the Louisiana case is scheduled for June 16. Sharper was already sentenced to nine years in Arizona…

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  • Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed and Naked Teen Is Fired by Austin, Texas, Police Department

    Geoffrey Freeman, an Austin, Texas, police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 17-year-old, has been fired by the Austin Police Department. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said Monday that Freeman’s actions (pdf) violated department policy, according to the Associated Press. In February, Freeman shot and killed 17-year-old David Joseph after responding to a call about…

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  • NYC Man Sentenced for Assaulting Woman Who Didn’t Thank Him for Holding Door Open

    Last March, Darryl Gillyard assaulted a pregnant 22-year-old woman after she didn’t thank him for opening a door for her. Lakeeyua Walker, the woman who was assaulted, was 10 weeks pregnant at the time and working for the New York City Housing Authority. She was attacked while working at the Chelsea Houses, where Gillyard lived.…

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  • Caption This Vine of President and First Lady at Baseball Game in Cuba

    On Tuesday, President Barack Obama and the first family attended an exhibition baseball game in Cuba. Although the Tampa Bay, Fla., team beat Cuba’s national team, there were a few highlights going on in the stands. First, there was the president doing the wave with Cuban President Raúl Castro: President Obama & Cuban President Raúl Castro…

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  • Katt Williams Fought Someone His Own Size and Got Beat Up by a Kid

    Another week, another piece of Katt Williams’ life spiraling out of control. A video has gone viral, and of course it involves Williams. It seems as though he’s taken his shenanigans to the playground. In a video posted to social media, Williams is literally getting beat up by a kid.  Now, who knows if Williams…

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  • A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg Dead at 45

    Malik Taylor, known as Phife Dawg, from A Tribe Called Quest, died Wednesday at the age of 45. Although the cause of death has not been released, Taylor had been battling Type 1 diabetes for several years. Taylor’s music with ATCQ catapulted hip-hop to another level. The group’s albums The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders are pieces of…

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  • Watch: Mizzou Students’ Short Film Concerned Student 1950, About Campus Protests and Racism

    Black students at the University of Missouri have released the documentary Concerned Student 1950, which gives an inside look behind last year’s anti-racist protests at the University of Missouri. In September 2015, Missouri Students Association President Payton Head wrote on Facebook about an incident he experienced on campus during which a group of white people in a…

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