North Minneapolis nonprofit celebrates $1.5 million gift from anonymous donor

A North Minneapolis nonprofit on Wednesday announced the largest donation in the organization’s 11-year history. Appetite For Change co-founder and President Tasha Powell said the $1.5-million-dollar gift is a dream come true for the organization. “We have spent the last year really focusing on building infrastructure throughout the organization so the timing is perfect,” Powell […]

Bessie Coleman, first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license, honored by All-Black, female airline crew

Phoenix — An American Airlines flight recently made history when, for the first time in the carrier’s 96-year existence, everyone involved from the ramp to the gate to the cockpit and cabin were all Black women.  The recent flight from Phoenix to Dallas celebrated the 100th anniversary of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to […]

Texas cattle ranchers audited by IRS issue dire warning to Americans: ‘They want to get you’

David and Deborah Hajda were audited after spending money to rebuild a tractor Cattle ranchers recount grueling IRS audits, issue warning to Americans: ‘They want to get you’ Raising Five Cattle Company ranchers Deborah and David Hajda recount their grueling experience with an IRS audit. Texas cattle ranchers David and Deborah Hajda issued a dire […]

A Firefighter Accused Of Photographing Kobe Bryant’s Body Walked Out Of The Courtroom Multiple Times After Begging Vanessa Bryant’s Lawyer To “Stop Describing” The “Horrifying” Crash Scene

Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters accused of circulating photographs of Kobe Bryant’s body at the scene of his death have begun testifying in court. Jean-baptiste Lacroix / AFP via Getty Images The NBA legend’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in September 2020 over allegations that employees took and shared cellphone images […]

‘I Took A Leap Of Faith’: Texas College Student Adopts Baby He Found In Trash Can

A 27-year-old Texas student came to fatherhood in an astonishing way. In 2017, Jimmy Amisial discovered a screaming four-month-old infant lying in a trash bin in his home country of Haiti, where he was visiting. According to Mirror, Emilio Angel Jeremiah‘s body was overwhelmed. Other people stood around and refused to take immediate action. “Everyone was just staring at him — […]

Stanford University issues alert saying a woman reported being raped in a campus bathroom

A woman reported she was raped in a Stanford University bathroom, police said Wednesday in an alert to the prestigious Northern California campus. The attack unfolded at about 5 p.m. PT Tuesday by a “parking lot near Wilbur Hall,” the Stanford Department of Public Safely said in its schoolwide alert.  The victim “stated she was physically restrained (grabbed) and […]