New York rapper Sheff G charged in series of shootings
Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office(NEW YORK) — A successful rapper used earnings from his music career to promote gun violence in Brooklyn, New York, prosecutors alleged Tuesday.
Michael Williams, known as Sheff G, is among 32 purported street gang …
Student suspended after recording video of teacher using racial slur in class
Stella/Getty Images(SPRINGFIELD, Mo.) — The mother of a sophomore at Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri, is speaking out after her daughter was suspended from school for three days after she recorded a video on her cellphone in geometry cla…
Biden calls antisemitism ‘a stain on the soul of America’ during remarks at Jewish American Heritage Month event
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff called for both celebrating Jewish American history, and tackling antisemitism head on, during an event marking Jewish American Heritage Month at the Whit…
Two US Consulate staff members among four killed in convoy attack in Nigeria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two staff members of the U.S. Consulate in Nigeria were among the four people killed by armed assailants when an American convoy was attacked on Tuesday, the State Department said.
The staff members, who were n…
Man pulled over for DUI blames dog for driving, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Colorado man has been arrested after blaming a dog for driving over the speed limit as he swapped seats with the animal when he got pulled over, police say.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on…
Thrown beer can leads to fatal shooting in Florida
Lake County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — A can of beer, a semi-automatic pistol and a dune buggy were factors in a deadly confrontation in Florida on Friday.
A Florida man allegedly threw a beer can as a dune buggy passed him, then fatally shot the d…
Patricia Arquette goes undercover in Apple TV+’s ‘High Desert’
Apple TV+It’s Patricia Arquette, Private Eye.
The award winning actress plays an on-again, off-again addict in search of purpose after the death of her mother in the new Apple TV+ series High Desert, out Wednesday. That search leads her to a private i…
Scoreboard roundup — 5/16/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Oakland 9, Arizona 8 (12)
Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0
Tampa Bay 8, NY Mets 5
Texas 7, Atlanta 4
Houston 7, Chi Cubs 3
Kansas City 5, San Diego 4
Minne…
Murray-led Senate Appropriations Committee talks budget, China priorities
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) chairs Appropriations Committee discussion on China A federal budget hearing, focused on keeping us competitive with China, got heated when Republicans questioned the messages U.S. actions around the world have sent. That
Lawmakers, Education Secretary Cardona clash over culture war issues
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona agreed at a Tuesday hearing that students face a host of threats in the nation’s schools — but differed sharply on how to tackle a range…