Marcus Ford suffered a broken nose and broken orbital bone. A white correctional officer in southwestern Indiana who is seen in body camera footage punching a Black inmate during a struggle has been fired. Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè said Friday that the decision to […]
An intense standoff between the police and a reportedly unarmed Black man in Seattle, Washington, led to a man fearing for his life. A crowd gathered on his behalf, and police eventually backed off as a result of the bystander involvement. The Feb. 1 incident […]
A Black man who was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Amarillo, Texas, was executed on Feb. 8. John Balentine was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. from a lethal injection administered by the state penitentiary in Huntsville. The 54-year-old was convicted of killing […]
A Florida man who was acquitted in January has been arrested after being accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend just days after becoming free. According to WLFA, after being released from prison, 25-year-old Billy Adams, allegedly killed his pregnant 22-year-old girlfriend, Alana Sims, after being acquitted of a double murder on Jan. 30. Adams’ alleged […]
These women made history soaring sky-high. For the first time ever, the Super Bowl featured a team of all-women pilots during the U.S. Navy flyover that took place over the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ, ahead of Sunday evening’s kickoff. According to CBS News, the flyover […]
By Dieu-Nalio Chery and Steve Gorman EAST LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on Monday night on the main campus of Michigan State University, killing three people and injuring five, before an hours-long manhunt for the suspect ended with his death, apparently from a […]