Mother’s Day weekend in Southeast Michigan was a technicolor rainbow of color, creativity, and community as two events really went the extra mile celebrating the holiday in marvelous and fabulous fashion: the 44th Annual Birmingham Art Fair and Canton Farmers Market spring opening. The two events were ideal for families to enjoy getting out and…
Atlanta police have a short time to find a missing 10-year-old girl on Mother’s Day and would appreciate the public’s assistance to bring her home with whatever information will get her there. The teenager, Gingua Benson-Oneal, was reportedly last seen on Sunday night, May 11, at approximately 8:30 p.m. when her mother realized she was…
In a surprise twist that sent New Jersey’s political and social communities reeling, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday for participating in a protest outside Delaney Hall, a disputed immigration detention center in his city. The arrest provoked widespread outrage among human rights groups, fellow Democratic lawmakers, and residents who viewed the act…
In a Washington surprise, a federal court has forced the Trump administration to delay its sweeping government reorganization proposal, which included bulk dismissals across federal agencies, on hold. The decision, issued by San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, is a critical blow to the administration’s effort to remake the federal workforce despite Congress. Judge…
James Foley, the award-winning director who made his reputation for helming gritty, hard-edged dramas such as Glengarry Glen Ross, At Close Range, and the suspense thriller Fear, died at 71 earlier this week at his Los Angeles residence after a one-year battle with brain cancer. His death closed the book on the era of the…
In a surprise and dramatic move, former President Donald Trump has appointed Fox News television talk show host and retired judge Jeanine Pirro acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. The appointment came after the withdrawal of Ed Martin Jr.’s nomination to the role, an extraordinary reversal of one of the most powerful federal prosecutor positions…
Inside a crowded and emotional Michigan courtroom, the trial of ex-Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr was suddenly terminated. A judge declared a mistrial this week following jurors’ inability to reach a unanimous verdict on second-degree murder charges in the 2022 on-street shooting death of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was a Congolese…
Michael Pitt is an actor best recognized for performing on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. But he’s making headlines again – albeit not for acting. Rather, Pitt is at the center of a series of court cases founded upon absurd allegations of sexual assault and abuse that allegedly occurred between the years 2020 and 2021. Pitt was…
In a heart-wrenching twist of fate, the motorsport community was left stunned this week by the sad death of British Superbikes rider Shane Richardson. 29-year-old New Zealand native Richardson died of his life-threatening injuries after sustaining them in an accident involving 11 motorcycles when he crashed while racing in Sunday’s British Supersport Championship at Oulton…
With the political atmosphere more unstable than ever, House Speaker Mike Johnson has addressed the mounting hype around impeaching federal judges, in particular those who have been holding back former President Donald Trump’s agenda. Though some on the right are chomping at the bit to take that step, Johnson said House leadership isn’t quite yet…