Patrick Lyoya’s family files lawsuit against police officer who fatally shot him
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — The family of Patrick Lyoya, who was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer in April, has filed a $100 million civil lawsuit against the officer and the …
Florida lawmaker behind ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill indicted on wire fraud, money laundering charges
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A Florida state representative behind the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics, has been indicted on wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements charges.
A …
Scoreboard roundup — 12/7/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Orlando 116, LA Clippers 111 (OT)
Brooklyn 122, Charlotte 116
Toronto 126, LA Lakers 113
New York 113, Atlanta 89
Memphis 123, Oklahoma City 102
Mi…
Doug Emhoff addresses ‘rapid rise’ in antisemitism with White House roundtable
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff hosted a roundtable at the White House on Wednesday about antisemitism, saying he was compelled to use his “microphone” to address the issue.
“There’s an epidemic of hate facing…
Issa Rae talks life after ‘Insecure’
Presley Ann/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty ImagesIssa Rae’s breakthrough series Insecure came to an end nearly a year ago, but she’s still hard at work, breaking barriers along the way. As The Hollywood Reporter’s Equity in Entertainment honoree, she…
Vanessa Bell Calloway dishes on new supernatural drama ‘Wicked City’
Derek BlanksThe supernatural series Wicked City has arrived and things are bound to get witchy.
The new ALLBLK drama cast includes accomplished actress Vanessa Bell Calloway, who tells ABC Audio the series “is about these young urban witches in Atlan…
Climate change has many Americans reconsidering having children: POLL
ABC News(NEW YORK) — At a time when the present-day impacts of climate change are unavoidable, millions of Americans are reevaluating whether they want to have children, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.
According to the new poll conducted usin…
Amid teacher shortage, Black male educators point to why there aren’t more of them
Courtesy of Jonte Lee(NEW YORK) — Educator Marvin Burton Jr. is a self-described renaissance man.
“You have to be that type of teacher now,” Burton Jr. told ABC News, adding, “It’s never a dull moment. I don’t know of a teacher that’s not tired when …
Hero 9-11 firefighter foundation pays off home for fallen Everett Police officer family
(Everett Police Officer, Dan Rocha, who was killed in the line of duty March 2022. Images courtesy of KOMO News) The family of an Everett Police officer, killed on the job in March, no longer has to
Off-duty FBI agent appears to fatally shoot person at DC’s Metro Center station, police say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — An off-duty FBI agent appeared to fatally shoot a person at a metro station in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night, police said.
Police responded to reports of multiple shots fired on the Red Line platform at th…