Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Two days after prosecutors in Chicago unexpectedly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, city officials gave the Empire actor a week to pay back $130,000 used to investigate a hate crime in January that officials said was bogus. Smollett missed the deadline, and he’s about to be sued. Bill McCaffrey, a …
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Apr 05
United Airlines flight diverted to Texas airport after cockpit screens went blank
AzmanL/iStock(DALLAS) — Passengers on a United Airlines plane received disconcerting news from the crew after they were diverted to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Thursday evening when mechanical issues arose mid-flight, according to an airline representative. Flight 4390 departed from Knoxville, Tenn., and intended to land in Houston, before trouble arose in mid-air. A passenger recorded …
Apr 04
Man arrested in quadruple murder at North Dakota workplace
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(MANDAN, N.D.) — A man has been arrested in connection to a quadruple murder inside a North Dakota workplace, police said. Chad Isaak, 44, from Washburn, North Dakota, is being held on four counts of AA felony murder, Mandan Police said at a news conference late Thursday. He is being held at the McClean County …
Apr 04
DWU Campus Ministry aiding flood victims
Dakota Wesleyan University’s Campus Ministry team is leading an effort to collect supplies to aid flood victims on the Pine Ridge Reservation and throughout Nebraska. Campus Ministry’s supply drive includes cleaning supplies and hygiene items which will be donated to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for distribution. Donations can be dropped off at …
Apr 04
Beyoncé partners with Adidas for new sportswear line
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Beyhive, buckle up! Beyoncé has officially joined Adidas in a brand new partnership to create new footwear and apparel, which will include a relaunch of Beyoncé’s popular athleisure line Ivy Park. “This is the partnership of a lifetime for me,” Beyoncé said in a press release. “Adidas has had …
Apr 04
Family of Ralph Nader’s niece killed Ethiopian Airlines crash files the first lawsuit
Courtesy Clifford Law Offices(NEW YORK) — The first lawsuit stemming from the Ethiopian Airlines crash was filed in Chicago on Thursday by the family of a 24-year-old American woman killed in the disaster, who is the great niece of consumer advocate icon Ralph Nader. The federal lawsuit was filed by the family of Samyo Stumo, …
Apr 04
‘Breaks your heart’: Stranger running marathon to honor Sandy Hook dad who died by apparent suicide
Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images(BOSTON) — A stranger is running this month’s Boston Marathon to honor Jeremy Richman, the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim who died last week by apparent suicide. “I just want this to be in honor of Jeremy, in honor of Avielle, in honor of everybody that …
Apr 04
Prince Harry and Meghan move from Kensington Palace to Frogmore Cottage
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan have moved from their home at Kensington Palace to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor. The couple had been racing to finish renovations at the five-bedroom house on the grounds of Windsor Castle before Meghan gives birth to their first child. She has told well-wishers she is due in …
Apr 04
Princes Charles, William and Harry have a guys’ night out at ‘Our Planet’ premiere
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Charles and his sons, Princes William and Harry, enjoyed a guys’ night out for the premiere of “Our Planet,” a new eight-part documentary series on Netflix. The premiere at the Natural History Museum in London was a rare joint event for just Charles and his sons, with …
Apr 04
Inside the nightmarish world of Alabama prisons and the DOJ’s attempt to fix them
iStock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The Department of Justice blasted Alabama’s men’s prisons on Wednesday, saying in a report that the system fails to protect inmates from violence and sexual assault, and detailing a litany of nightmarish incidents. “Our investigation found reasonable cause to believe that Alabama fails to provide constitutionally adequate conditions and that prisoners experience …
