Imagine finding out you’re expecting, even though you weren’t trying to conceive. That’s a surprise in itself. But imagine finding out a bundle of joy is on the way eight months into the pregnancy. Now that’s an entirely different kind of surprise. That’s exactly what happened to North Hollywood, Calif. resident Abby Wake, who dismissed […]
A Long Beach, Calif. teenager was critically wounded after police shot him Thursday afternoon at an apartment where he and a group were reportedly spraying graffiti, according to the LA Times. The 19-year-old, who has not yet been identified by name, was hit by an unknown number of bullets inside the apartment, Long Beach Police […]
The details of former NFL star Darren Shaper’s plea deal for serial rape have come out, and one bizarre one – penile plethysmograph, or PPG — has many scratching their heads. SEE ALSO: Darren Sharper Receives Nine Years For Nine Rapes In Plea Deal Sharper, who has raped at least nine women in four states, […]
Allegations that some of the country’s top selling wines contain dangerous levels of arsenic – including Trader Joe’s “two buck Chuck” – were brought forth via a class-action lawsuit filed in California on Thursday, reports CBS News. Arsenic, an extremely toxic substance previously found at dangerous levels in children’s apple juice and rice, has been […]
A 20-year-old woman of color in Sacramento has been hit with an antiquated “lynching” charge after she and other demonstrators clashed with police during a counterprotest against a law enforcement rally, the Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday. Maile Hampton was arrested on Jan. 18 after police asked her protest group to move away from the city’s […]
A video clip of a California middle school vice principal telling a group of children he didn’t like the black students at the school is sparking outrage, the New York Daily News reports. The clip began circulating the web last Friday, after a group of African-American students from Fresno’s Scandinavian Middle School filmed vice principal Joe DiFilippo’s offensive comment. […]
One man’s attempt to hide from police failed miserably when he tried to spray paint his face and blend into “the background” after stealing a vehicle in California. Jose Espinoza tried to escape from police not once, but twice after stealing a car in the city of Madera, reports KTLA. During his second getaway, the 23-year-old tried to […]
Beyoncé and Jay Z, who’ve been house hunting in Beverly Hills, are one step closer to becoming full-time California residents. The power couple is currently renting a 16,000-square-foot home, which features seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms and sits on a 1.32-acre lot on an exclusive street, is also on the market for $35 million, according to […]
Members of a Black family in Manhattan Beach, Calif., are calling for a hate crime investigation after their home was recently fire bombed, the Los Angeles Times reports. Manhattan Beach police announced on Friday that federal authorities were aiding in their investigation and looking at all possible motives, including race, according to the Times. SEE […]
A song celebrating the death of Black teen Michael Brown (pictured below), who was killed this past summer at the hands of White police officer Darren Wilson, was reportedly performed during an Elks Lodge charity event held in Glendale, Calif., and heavily attended by current and retired police officers, according to TMZ. Singer and lodge member Gary […]
Way to go, California! The state’s buildings are finally kicking the Civil War-era relic to the curb. Beginning in 2015, Confederate flag will no longer be available for sale or on display at government agencies in California. MSNBC’s theGrio has the story: The law was introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Isadore Hall of Compton after his mom […]
