2+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, has died in prison at 32. Grayson died Aug. 23 while serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder, NPR reported. His former attorney, Daniel L. Fultz, confirmed his death. Grayson…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (403+ words) A former Compton gang detective testified Aug.25 that Duane “Keffe D” Davis was a high-ranking “shot caller” whose authority meant younger gang members would not have opened fire on Tupac Shakur with Davis present unless he allowed it. Robert Ladd,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1018+ words) Parent-teacher conferences can conjure a familiar scene: adults crammed into child-size chairs, listening to teachers run through a list of students’ achievements and struggles. For many families, they can also mean frustration. Today’s school conferences are sometimes 15 to 20 minutes, with…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1024+ words) For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? "I'm this much nervous," said Iman Fair-Seldon,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (764+ words) Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Council are suing Kalshi and Polymarket, alleging that the prediction market companies function as illegal, unlicensed sports-betting platforms and mislead consumers about their products’ legality and regulatory status. The lawsuit, filed in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (617+ words) Thousands of Lake County residents remain without electricity as communities across Northwest Indiana continue assessing widespread damage from powerful storms that toppled trees and utility lines, blocked roads and trails and left large portions of the region in the dark…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) Investigators on Aug. 10 released the name of the Madison police officer who shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man in July — a shooting that was captured on video and sparked protests that put Wisconsin's capital city on edge over how…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (997+ words) Are the traditions of old Black baseball hiding in plain sight? I started watching Banana League Ball on social media for a simple reason: my buddy, Taj Porter. I wonder if he knows what he is doing. Of course, not…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (376+ words) As the pastor of one the oldest Black churches in Washington, D.C., Rev. William H. Lamar IV understands the historic significance of the ancestors. Each week, he takes to the pulpit of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME), an institution with roots dating…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (421+ words) Bryanna Cook is a first-grader at Fairview Elementary School in Columbus, and Lowndes County supervisors have adopted a resolution to honor her bravery, the Commercial Dispatch reported. Bryanna and her mother, Yolanda Cook, were headed to see Bryanna's grandmother in…...