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Trick Daddy had another run-in with the law. According to an arrest report obtained by TMZ, police found the rapper asleep behind the wheel early Saturday morning (January 11) in Miami and in possession of cocaine. Cops say they asked Trick where he was coming from and were informed that …

A Milwaukee woman suffering from chest pains and shortness of breath died while trying to find a doctor to help her, and now her family is searching for answers as to why she wasn’t seen sooner. Tashonna Ward, a 25-year-old daycare worker, went to the emergency room of Froedtert …

Photo: Tashonna Ward, Submitted by Andrea Ward It is often suggested that women, especially black women, go ignored and/or unseen due to implicit bias in the American healthcare system. Such may have been the case for Tashonna Ward, a 25-year-old day care teacher from Milwaukee who died Jan. 2 while …

Oprah Winfrey is reportedly stepping away from a documentary centered around the alleged sexual misconduct of former music executive Russell Simmons. The Hollywood Reporter received a statement from Winfrey, who until now, had served as an executive producer of the film. She says that her and the filmmakers are no …

Sanders is already putting more of an emphasis on his foreign-policy platform. Last Saturday, the senator kicked off a campaign event in Dubuque, Iowa, by calling for immediate action from Congress to prevent a war with Iran. He’s especially contrasted himself with Biden, his biggest 2020 rival, who, notably, did …

The main characters in the Will Smith-led Warner Bros. biopic King Richard have officially been cast. According to Deadline, Saniyya Sidney (Fences, Hidden Figures) and Demi Singleton (Godfather of Harlem) have been selected to play the roles of a young Venus and Serena Williams in a film depicting the true …

Meghan Markle quit the everyday stress of the royal microscope and has already moved on to living her best life. According to Deadline, the Duchess of Sussex has reportedly signed a deal with Disney on an “unspecified project in return for a donation to an elephant charity.” The elephant charity …

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On Friday (January 10), Netflix Film’s Twitter account attempted to throw it back to the 1990s by reminding “future generations” what “90s style was” via screen grabs of the 1996 drama The Craft. Rachel True, who played Rochelle – one of the four leading roles – pointed out she wasn’t …

A car is crushed under a home that collapsed after the previous day’s magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. More than 250,000 Puerto Ricans remained without water on Wednesday and another half a million without power, which also affected telecommunications.Photo: Carlos Giusti (AP) America’s “Island …