3 Women And 3 Men Killed In Sacramento Mass Shooting

By Michael McCullen - Police in Sacramento, California are investigating what they're calling a mass shooting. Sacramento Police Department says they responded to the area of 10th Street and K Street around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning and "Upon arrival, officers located a large group of individuals as well as multiple gunshot victims." Despite live-saving measures … Continue reading 3 Women And 3 Men Killed In Sacramento Mass Shooting

3 Minneapolis Police Officers Found Guilty Of Charges Related To The Death Of George Floyd Jr.

By Eryk Castro - Three former Minneapolis Police officers are facing life in prison after a federal jury found them guilty of federal civil rights offenses arising out of the death of George Floyd Jr. Former MPD Officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng were found to have deprived Mr. Floyd of his constitutional right … Continue reading 3 Minneapolis Police Officers Found Guilty Of Charges Related To The Death Of George Floyd Jr.

Former U.S. Navy Captain Pleads Guilty To Bribery Of A Public Official

By Tiffany Williams - Today, in the U.S. District Court in San Diego, former U.S. Navy Captain Donald Hornbeck pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official. Hornbeck who directed the operations of all combatant ships in the Seventh Fleet, accepted at least $67,830 in extravagant dinners, hotels, parties and prostitutes from foreign defense contractor … Continue reading Former U.S. Navy Captain Pleads Guilty To Bribery Of A Public Official

New Lawsuit Claims Rapper Chris Brown Drugged And Assaulted Dancer

By Ralph Adkins – In a new lawsuit filed Friday, a professional dancer alleges that rapper Chris Brown drugged and assaulted her against her consent, causing her lasting emotional harm. She is asking for over $20 million in damages. The dancer who is referred to in the lawsuit as Jane Doe alleges that in December … Continue reading New Lawsuit Claims Rapper Chris Brown Drugged And Assaulted Dancer

DEA Agent Shot At While Doing Surveillance In Baltimore

By Yan Chung - Less than a week after Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was fatally shot while sitting in her car, the DEA has confirmed that a DEA agent was shot at Wednesday night. Supervisory Special Agent Todd Edwards, confirmed that the Agent who is assigned to the Washington DC office, was in their … Continue reading DEA Agent Shot At While Doing Surveillance In Baltimore

Member Of Congress Victim Of A Carjacking In Philadelphia

By Eleanor Flynt - Wednesday afternoon Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon a Democrat representing Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district, was the victim of a carjacking in Philadelphia. Congresswoman Scanlon who is the vice chair of the House Administration Committee and serves on the House Judiciary Committee and House Committee on Rules, was in Philadelphia for a meeting … Continue reading Member Of Congress Victim Of A Carjacking In Philadelphia

Eight Members Of Congress Now Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

By Eleanor Flynt - Seven members of Congress have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past couple of days and now, another member of the U.S. House of Representatives has tested positive and he's saying "America is in a new phase of this pandemic. No one is immune," House Majority Whip James Clyburn who tweeted … Continue reading Eight Members Of Congress Now Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Two U.S. Senators Test Positive For COVID-19 Including Senator Elizabeth Warren

By Eleanor Flynt - Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts tweeted on Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Warren, 72, said on Twitter she is vaccinated and boosted and regularly tested for COVID-19, and "while I tested negative earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case." Also, Sen. Cory Booker, 52, … Continue reading Two U.S. Senators Test Positive For COVID-19 Including Senator Elizabeth Warren

Legal Equalizer, An App Aimed At Helping People During Traffic Stops

By Alfredo Herrera -  Around the United States, people are having a renewed conversation about police reform and what that should be. With the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020 came mass protests for change and action to be taken by local and state governments, including the federal government.   In the midst … Continue reading Legal Equalizer, An App Aimed At Helping People During Traffic Stops

McDonald’s Automated Drive-Thru System

By Shamoon Saleem -  Just about every supermarket and every major pharmacy has self check-out. You can even go to a McDonald’s using an automated ordering system so that your food is ready when you get to the counter.  Well America’s favorite fast food chain is about to go one step further with an automated … Continue reading McDonald’s Automated Drive-Thru System

Colin Powell Died Monday At Walter Reed National Medical Center

By Marcia Carter -   The family of Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state, the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush’s administration and the first Black national security adviser under President Ronald Reagan’s administration, has died at age 84. Powell's family in a statement on Facebook … Continue reading Colin Powell Died Monday At Walter Reed National Medical Center

Facebook Platforms Suffer Outages Monday

By Efrem Awet - A day after "60 Minutes" aired a segment in which Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen claimed the company is aware of how its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation, and that Facebook has tried to hide that evidence, Facebook (FB), Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered outages midday Monday. Facebook … Continue reading Facebook Platforms Suffer Outages Monday

R Kelly Looking At Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of 9 Counts Of Racketeering

By Tiffany Williams - After six weeks of a federal jury trial at the United States District Court in Brooklyn, today R&B singer Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as “R. Kelly” was convicted of nine counts of a superseding indictment charging him with racketeering predicated on criminal conduct including sexual exploitation of children, forced labor … Continue reading R Kelly Looking At Life In Prison After Being Found Guilty Of 9 Counts Of Racketeering

Rahway, New Jersey Home Explosion, No One Injured

By Johanna Jackson - New this morning, following developing news of a house that exploded in Rahway, New Jersey. Police say It happened around 5:44 a.m. on River Road near Whittier Street. They also say that no one was injured in the explosion because they had evacuated earlier around 1 a.m. due to heavy flooding. … Continue reading Rahway, New Jersey Home Explosion, No One Injured

President Trump Lashes Out Against Minneapolis Mayor And Calls Protesters “Thugs”

By Joseph Scott - President Trump (@realDonaldTrump), early Friday morning at about 12:53 a.m. took to twitter to lash out at the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump tweeted, "I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, … Continue reading President Trump Lashes Out Against Minneapolis Mayor And Calls Protesters “Thugs”