‘Protect Black art’: How the indictment of Young Thug and Gunna sparked a movement
Paras Griffin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rap lyrics have been used by prosecutors in the U.S. for decades as alleged evidence in criminal cases, helping put rappers behind bars. But it wasn’t until lyrics were used in the indictment of hip-hop stars You…
Offering abortion pills on campus could eliminate boundaries to access, students say
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) — Colleges and universities offering the abortion pill on campus could help reduce barriers to abortion care access, even in states that currently have protections for this care, students advocating for abort…
Police find multiple human remains in Oklahoma river amid search for four missing men
Okmulgee Police Department/Facebook(OKMULGEE, Okla.) — The Okmulgee Police Department recovered four male bodies from a river on Friday. The discovery came as police search for four close friends in Oklahoma after their mysterious disappearance last S…
iHeartMedia Atlanta president leaves after appearing to use racial slurs in video
Presley Ann/Getty Images for SHEIN(ATLANTA) — The president of iHeartMedia Atlanta has left after videos of him allegedly using racial slurs came to light, the radio broadcast company said Friday.
Drew Lauter is heard in the videos taken by a compan…
Warnock-Walker spar over the economy, crime, and answer for personal past in Georgia’s Senate debate
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/STOCK(SAVANNAH, Ga.) — Under the Friday night TV lights and locked in a tight political battle, Georgia’s Senate candidates debated for the first, and likely, only time.
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and f…
Student loan forgiveness application beta version launches
Roy Mehta/Getty Images/STOCK(WASHINGTON) — A “beta test” of the application for student loan relief went live on Friday evening, launching the Biden administration’s sweeping program to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans.
The Depar…
Survivors of Kentucky school shooting recall deadly day, 25 years later
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Missy Jenkins Smith was a student at Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1997 when a shooter opened fire, killing three of her classmates and injuring her and four others.
Last month, she testified in front of the Kentucky…