A Baton Rouge middle school counselor who had been placed on leave amid allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to a 14-year-old former student was found dead Wednesday afternoon in what authorities are investigating as a suicide, police and school officials said. Quinton Dixon, 44, a counselor at Westdale Middle Magnet School, was discovered inside…
American gymnast Jordan Chiles has secured a major legal victory in her long-running effort to reclaim the bronze medal she was stripped of following the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court on Thursday granted Chiles’s appeal, ordering a fresh review of the controversial decision that removed her Olympic bronze from the women’s floor…
A Los Angeles-area certified nursing assistant has been arrested and charged in connection with multiple allegations that he sexually abused vulnerable adult patients while on duty at a care home in Southern California, authorities confirmed this week. According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, 61-year-old Kayode Agbolade Ogunba was taken into custody on January…
With heavy hearts, the nonprofit community is mourning the loss of Shirley Raines, the beloved founder and CEO of Beauty 2 The Streetz, affectionately known to many as “Ms. Shirley.” A tireless advocate for people experiencing homelessness, Raines devoted her life to serving the most vulnerable and reminding the world that dignity is a human…
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is entering one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging phases of her career, with a growing slate of high-profile film and television projects in development across Apple Original Films, Peacock, and other major studios and streaming platforms. Through her production company HalleHolly, Berry continues to shape projects that place her at…
CBS is gearing up for a landmark daytime television event this June, bringing together fan-favorite characters from The Young and the Restless and Beyond the Gates in a sweeping six-episode crossover. The storyline centers on a high-profile political fundraiser in Fairmont Crest, promising drama, surprises, and major consequences for everyone involved. At the Television Critics…
A rural North Texas community is grieving after three young brothers Howard, 6; Kaleb, 8; and E.J., 9 — died Monday when they fell through ice on a frozen pond during an intense winter storm sweeping much of the United States. The boys were staying at a friend’s house across the street from the private…
Quinton Aaron, best known for portraying Michael Oher in the 2009 hit film The Blind Side, is currently on life support after being hospitalized following a sudden collapse at his home. Despite the serious condition, his family says the actor is showing encouraging signs of improvement. According to Aaron’s manager, who spoke with TMZ on…
Steven Russell Harts, singer, songwriter, and longtime member of the acclaimed R&B group Troop, is on the road to recovery after undergoing major back surgery to remove a tumor from his spine. In a heartfelt series of posts this month on social media, Harts shared that he recently underwent what he described as an “extremely…
Beloved R&B singer Mario Dewar Barrett, known professionally as Mario, and his longtime partner Esmeralda Rios have joyously announced the birth of their healthy baby boy, marking a new chapter in the life of the Grammy-nominated artist and his growing family. Fans around the world have been eagerly awaiting news about the couple’s child after…
