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A Florida woman has been arrested for first-degree murder after stabbing her 81-year-old mother to death and hiding the body in the elder woman’s garage. 38-year-old Crystal Kohler was taken into police custody on Monday (Mar. 9) after her mother, Carmelina Kohler, was reported missing. The following Tuesday, Crystal …

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 …

The coronavirus pandemic is so serious that Bravo producers have reportedly canceled production for the upcoming Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 12 reunion. Our friends over at LoveBScott.com first broke the news not long after President Trump declared the coronavirus a national emergency. Fans of the show will likely …

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, …

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 …

📚 Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel 📚 The Glass Hotel, by Emily St. John Mandel What a 1722 account of plague reveals about new media “[This] strange little book based on nearly a decade’s worth of collecting facts, accounts, stories, and anecdotes about the plague that hit London …

Another major spring event has been canceled due to coronavirus. The 2020 NCAA men’s and women’s championship tournaments have been called off, the organization announced on social media, and the events will not be rescheduled. That means the college basketball season has come to an abrupt end, without the traditional …

Winston Duke undoubtedly became one of the breakout stars from the Marvel Universe playing character M’Baku in Black Panther.  Now, it may be a surprise to fans that the popular villain turned ally, had a longer scene that failed to make it into the hit Avengers: Endgame film. Duke told …

Black hair is always making headlines. Whether it’s being appropriated, appreciated, or policed, textured hair is an ongoing hot topic in national discourse. Nevertheless, many black women are embracing their natural tresses, flaunting their curls and fros in wake of the growing market for black hair products and a broad …

Sarah Palin shocked fans after she was revealed as Bear on the “The Masked Singer” following her loss in the competition Wednesday (March 11). The former Alaska governor, and failed Republican presidential candidate, got the boot on Season 3 after her performance of “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot while …