Michael Brown's Mother Loses Ferguson City Council Race

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 01:47:40 CDT

Michael Brown's mother was defeated Tuesday in her bid for a seat on the City Council in Ferguson, Missouri, where her son died in a police shooting that helped give rise to the national Black Lives Matter movement. Lesley McSpadden finished third in a three-way race in Ferguson's 3rd Ward,...

Arrest of Chinese Woman Raises Security Fears at Mar-a-Lago

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 01:12:59 CDT

Serious questions are being asked about security at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort after the arrest of a Chinese woman who was carrying a thumb drive with "malacious malware." According to a court documents, Yujing Zhang told security officials Saturday she was a member who wanted to use the pool at...

Chicago Elects Its First Black Female Mayor

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 20:18:52 CDT

Political newcomer Lori Lightfoot has been elected Chicago mayor, becoming the first black female—and openly gay—leader of the city. Lightfoot on Tuesday defeated Toni Preckwinkle, a former school teacher who served in the City Council for 19 years before becoming Cook County Board president in 2011. The 56-year-old...

A Big North American First for Organ Donation

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:13:00 CDT

It's a first in North America: Nova Scotia will switch to a system that presumes consent for organ and tissue donation. That means you can opt out if you don't want to donate your organs, but if you take no action, you are assumed to be a donor. (Those under...

Courtney Stodden: Yeah, That Was 'Crazy'

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:48:00 CDT

Courtney Stodden emerged in the public eye in all the wrong ways in 2011, when, as a 16-year-old, she married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison. They became tabloid mainstays, especially Stodden , who endured the worst her critics and the internet had to offer at a young age. Now 24, Stodden has...

Only Took 50 Cent 12 Years to Sell His Huge Mansion

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:18:43 CDT

Rapper 50 Cent's 50,000-square-foot mansion in Connecticut that first went on the market 12 years ago has finally sold at a fraction of the original asking price, the AP reports. Jennifer Leahy, an agent at Douglas Elliman in Greenwich, tells the Hartford Courant the 21-bedroom, 25-bathroom home in Farmington...

He Hired Teen to Babysit. That May Have Been a Ruse

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:47:00 CDT

A 15-year-old Louisiana girl has been missing since Thursday, and authorities say she may be in the company of her neighbor, a 47-year-old man. Domeanna Spell had been the babysitter for Cory Disotell's family, WAPT reports, though KATC reports that the babysitting job was a ruse and that there was...

9 Were Killed. 177 Were Arrested. None Will Be Charged

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:11:00 CDT

No one will be convicted or otherwise held accountable for the 2015 shootout between rival biker gangs in a Waco restaurant parking lot that left nine people dead and at least 20 injured, prosecutors in Central Texas said Tuesday. In a statement announcing all charges will be dropped in the...

Nipsey Hussle's Accused Killer Arrested

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:40:00 CDT

The man accused of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle has been arrested. "Eric Holder, the suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle, has been arrested and is in police custody. Thank you to ... our community for the heightened awareness/vigilance," the LAPD said on Twitter Tuesday. Earlier in the day, CNN reports, the Los...