Burnsville, Minn. — Legendary R&B singer Alexander O’Neal and his wife, Cynthia, were hospitalized early Friday morning after a fire broke out at their apartment building in Burnsville, Minnesota. According to KARE 11, the fire started in a third-floor unit at the Willoway Apartments around 1:30 a.m. A neighbor spotted the flames and immediately called…
Cory Booker, the U.S. Senator from New Jersey, has officially tied the knot with Alexis Lewis, a real‑estate investment executive — ending his long‑noted bachelorhood and marking a new chapter both personally and publicly. The couple wed in a series of intimate ceremonies last week. Two Ceremonies, Two Cities Booker and Lewis held two wedding…
Authorities and the family of the 14-year-old slain in the recent mass shooting outside Stockton have confirmed the youth’s identity as Amari Peterson — the first victim publicly named after the tragedy. On the evening of November 29, gunfire erupted in a banquet hall hosting a child’s birthday party attended by more than 100 people. Four individuals…
CHICAGO — The Midwest fight community is mourning the sudden death of Isaac T. Johnson, a 31-year-old MMA and Thai-boxing athlete who collapsed during a bout Friday night in Cicero, Illinois. He later died at the hospital, prompting investigations from local authorities and state regulators. Collapsed in Final Round Johnson was competing in the Matador…
LOS ANGELES — In a troubling new development in the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) has now been formally named a suspect by investigators. Authorities say new forensic challenges — including evidence that Rivas’s body was partially frozen at some point — may make it impossible to determine her official cause of death. Discovery of the Body…
DURHAM, N.C. — A North Carolina jury has ordered TikTok influencer Brenay Kennard to pay $1.75 million in damages after finding her liable for destroying another woman’s marriage in a high-profile alienation of affection lawsuit. The verdict, delivered last week in Durham County Superior Court, found that Kennard intentionally interfered in the marriage of Akira…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately release emergency funds to continue the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), ensuring millions of low-income Americans receive their food benefits despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. The ruling, issued late Thursday by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island, directs the Department…
Maxton, N.C. — A Halloween-themed house party in rural southeastern North Carolina turned into tragedy early Saturday morning when gunfire erupted, leaving two people dead and at least 11 injured, according to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting took place around 1:15 a.m., when deputies responded to a noise complaint at a residence on Dixon Drive, just…
Fayetteville, North Carolina — A tragic incident on October 8, 2025, resulted in the deaths of three E.E. Smith High School football players and left the driver critically injured. The driver, 21-year-old Dymond Nekiya Monroe, has been charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter, willful speed competition, speeding, careless and reckless driving, and insurance violation. Monroe…
LendingTree, the prominent online lending marketplace, is mourning the unexpected death of its founder and chief executive, Doug Lebda, who died on October 12 in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident on his family farm in North Carolina. He was 55. The company confirmed the tragic news in a press release, expressing profound sorrow at the loss…
