Former University of Texas and NFL running back Cedric Benson has been killed in a motorcycle crash in West Austin, Texas. What We Know: Cedric […]
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Toni Morrison, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning writer dead at 88
A friend confirmed Morrison’s passing to the Associated Press on Tuesday morning. The circumstances surrounding her death are unclear. What We Know: Morrison was born […]
MAGA Bomber’ Cesar Sayoc sentenced to 20 years
“MAGA Bomber” Cesar Sayoc was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for sending 16 mail bombs to 13 people around the United States […]
Teacher to 11-year-old-girl ‘You’re Lucky I’m Not Making You Pick Cotton’
MILWAUKIE, OR — Jasmyn Spencer was eating lunch May 31 with her friends at Linwood Elementary School in Milwaukie, Ore., when the employee chided the […]
Jay-Z is the first hip-hop artist to become a billionaire
Jay-Z is the first hip-hop artist to become a billionaire, according to the new cover story in Forbes. What We Know: Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally […]
R. Kelly hit with 11 more serious sex crime charges in new court case
Cook County prosecutors on Thursday filed a new series of sex assault charges against R. Kelly, adding 11 felony counts against the singer, including charges […]
Amazon is selling houses for less than $20,000, with free shipping
What can’t Amazon do? What We Know: Prefabricated and modular housing — homes that are built in factories — is having its moment. From 2013 […]