Twitter influencer sentenced for trying to trick Clinton supporters into voting by text
Matei Brancoveanu/500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Douglass Mackey, the social media influencer known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was sentenced Wednesday to seven months in prison for falsely assuring supporters of Hillary Clinton they could cast their vote in the
Tulsa massacre survivor, residents push to boost Black community's prominence, a century after killings
ABC News (TULSA, Okla.) — More than 100 years after many of Tulsa’s Black residents were killed and their businesses were destroyed by white rioters, the community, including a woman who survived the massacre, is still finding ways
3 children killed in New Orleans house fire allegedly set by their father: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Three children were killed in a house fire in New Orleans early Wednesday morning that was allegedly set by their father following an apparent domestic dispute, police said. The father — identified
New Whitney Houston documentary gets DOC NYC Film Festival premiere
Bette Marshall A new documentary on the early years of Whitney Houston‘s career will see its premiere at the 2023 DOC NYC Film Festival in November. Billed as the “only filmed story of its kind” that focuses on her
Mayorkas: Law enforcement is 'very concerned' about 'lone wolf' threat against Jewish communities after Hamas attack
Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Law enforcement around the country remain “very concerned” about the threat of a “lone wolf” actor attempting to exploit the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro
Texas installing concertina wire along New Mexico border
John Moore/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s National Guard to install a barrier in some parts along the Texas/New Mexico state line. Officials say guard members have been placing concertina wire
DC Young Fly celebrates new game show premiere: “Gotta thank GOD for … the opportunity”
VH1 DC Young Fly added another entertainment venture to his repertoire as the host of the newly revamped game show Celebrity Squares. He expressed his gratitude for being given the job, writing in a series of notes on Instagram that he’s “appreciative
Court employee arrested for approaching Donald Trump during civil trial
Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A court employee was arrested Wednesday after she tried to approach former President Donald Trump while he was seated in the courtroom during his civil trial in lower Manhattan. As the trial
Michigan Gov. Whitmer's office reports breach of summer home
John Nacion/WireImage (LANSING, Mich.) — A person attempted to breach Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s summer home in August, just months after the conviction of 9 men in a plot to kidnap the governor, according to a statement from
T.I. gives update on retirement from music, reveals final project will be a double album
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images T.I. says his time in rap will soon expire. The Atlanta native announced he’s working on Kill the King, his final studio project, which will be a double album. “It’s time to evolve beyond [my] career as a