R. Kelly’s legal troubles continue to mount. The disgraced R&B singer is facing new charges by prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York, including crimes against a minor. According to TMZ: Kelly’s been hit with a new indictment related to 2 new alleged victims, one of whom was under …
Read More »Saturday's Best Deals: Instant Pot, Robin Comics, Solar Power Generators, and More
Graphic: Elizabeth Henges Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. An Instant Pot, solar power generator, a sale on high-quality soap, and Sonic the Hedgehog pre-order bonuses lead Saturday’s best deals around the Web. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us …
Read More »America Isn’t Failing Its Pandemic Test—Washington Is
Even though the president partially reversed course yesterday by declaring a national emergency, the damage may be done. Republicans are, overall, older and more at risk from the disease, but they are also the least likely to take the virus seriously. A March 5 poll found that Republicans were almost …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Posts Message About The Loss Of His Ex
Josie Harris, the ex-girlfriend and mother of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s three children, was found dead in her driveway on Tuesday (March 10) evening. Now, homicide detectives are investigating her untimely demise. Originally, it was reported that police were conducting a death investigation as opposed to a homicide investigation. However, according …
Read More »Congressman James Clyburn Wants Joe Biden to Choose a Black Woman as a Running Mate
Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP (Getty Images) “I really believe that we’ve reached a point in this country where African American women need to be rewarded for the loyalty that they’ve given to this party. So I would really be pushing for an African American female to go on the ticket.” These …
Read More »<em>The Ticket: </em>This Isn’t Trump’s Katrina
Political crises are all alike, but disasters are all disastrous in their own ways. If staff writer Vann R. Newkirk II could, he would stop every mention of “so-and-so’s Katrina.” After the ubiquitous -gate suffixing of post-Nixon scandals, President Bush’s infamous mishandling of the 2005 hurricane and its aftermath may …
Read More »Donovan Mitchell Contracts Coronavirus
Utah Jazz All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell has confirmed he has contracted coronavirus his teammate, Rudy Gobert, reportedly became the first player in the NBA to test positive. Gobert was caught on video at the end of a press conference carelessly touching microphones and other items on his way out …
Read More »A New Coronavirus Test Has Been FDA Approved: Report
Image: Instagram It has been announced that U.S. health regulators have approved a new coronavirus test for COVID-19 that will speed up the ability to test patients for the disease. The new test is reported to work ten times faster than the current method used now, helping solve a significant …
Read More »Trump Administration Declares National Emergency Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Image: Instagram President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency this afternoon. The current administration has taken the necessary steps to speed up efforts to combat the virus outbreak from spreading. The move comes after heavy criticism on how the government has been handling the response to the coronavirus disease, …
Read More »LA Shuts Down All Public School Campuses in Response to Coronavirus; NYC Mulls Potential Impact of Mass Closures
Photo: ROBYN BECK (AFP via Getty Images) In hopes of slowing down the coronavirus outbreak, officials from Los Angeles Unified School District, the country’s second-largest school district, announced that all campuses would close for the next two weeks. The district was joined by San Diego Unified School District in its …
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