GREENVILLE, Miss. — An Airbnb listing in Mississippi advertised as a “slave cabin” has been removed from the site following backlash on social media. Airbnb apologized after a TikTok video went viral criticizing the description of a cottage in Greenville. The bed and breakfast was marketed as an “1830s slave […]
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Family ‘devastated’ after 14-year-old boy found fatally shot in driveway
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Queens, New York, Tuesday morning, potentially in connection to a shooting on a nearby block the night before, officials said. Officers found the boy’s body lying outside on a driveway on Beach 67th Street, as if he was hiding from the gunmen under […]
Department of Justice charges officers in connection with Breonna Taylor death
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Department of Justice has filed charges against four former and current Louisville police officers in connection with the death of Breonna Taylor. The charges include civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction offenses. “The federal charges announced […]
1 dead, 11 sickened in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in county
Health officials are investigating a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a northern California county. Twelve residents of Napa County have been diagnosed and hospitalized with the rare lung infection since July 11, according to Napa County Public Health. Among those, one person has died and three people remain hospitalized, […]
Takata air bag claims another driver’s life, 19th US death
DETROIT — The death toll from exploding air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. has risen to 19 in the U.S. and 28 worldwide. Authorities say the driver of a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck was killed in what should have been a minor crash last month near Pensacola, Florida. […]
Melissa Bank, witty, bestselling author, dies at 61
FILE – Melissa Bank, author of “The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing,” appears in her New York apartment on May 26, 2005. Publisher Viking says Bank, who had lung cancer, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 in East Hampton, N.Y. She was 61. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) Free America Network […]
Iman Shumpert arrested at Texas airport for pot possession
FILE – Iman Shumpert arrives at the People’s Choice Awards on Dec. 7, 2021, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Th former NBA player was arrested at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday, July 30, 2022, for allegedly trying to bring six ounces of cannabis through […]
Air Force charges airman in Syria base explosion from April
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has filed criminal charges against an airman in connection with an April explosion that injured U.S. troops at a base in eastern Syria. Tech. Sgt. David D. Dezwaan Jr. is facing several charges including dereliction of duty, destroying military property, reckless endangerment and aggravated assault […]
Official: Ex Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez arrested
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday in the U.S. territory on corruption charges, marking the first time that a former leader of the island faces federal charges, an official told The Associated Press. Two other unidentified people were arrested along with her, […]
Applications for US jobless claims up again last week
WASHINGTON — More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the number of unemployed continues to rise modestly, though the labor market remains one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 30 rose by 6,000 to 260,000 from the […]