Tag: Social commentary

As the Tupac Shakur murder trial was underway Tuesday in Las Vegas, police reportedly converged on a Starbucks nearby after getting information about a possible shooting. The Las Vegas Metro PD responded to the Starbucks in the downtown area on Tuesday afternoon after the dispatch center received calls about the alleged shooting, according to media reports. When officers reportedly arrived at the coffee shop, they quickly learned there were no victims.

After a long history of Republican leadership, Democrats have been strategizing on how to flip the state of Texas blue. But if you ask the Democratic nominee for Harris County judge, Dr. Letitia Plummer, that moment may finally be here. Dr. Plummer entered the 2026 Harris County race as an underdog against former Houston Mayor Annise Parker. In May, she defeated Parker and secured the nomination for the November general election.

Whether it's the first day of kindergarten or a tear-filled cross-country drive to college, no parent is ever truly ready for the emotional wrecking ball that is school drop-off day—and celebrities are no exception. From Usher sharing a heartfelt video cheering on his son, Cinco, at Howard University to Kevin Hart fighting back tears after dropping his daughter, Heaven, at her freshman dorm, back-to-school feelings hit everyone the same.

Kenny "The Jet" Smith and Croatian influencer Tia Jurcic recently said "I do" in what is the third marriage for each of them. The wedding took place at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, California, with an outdoor ceremony under a hanging chandelier.

The family of a 63-year-old missing grandmother of five filed a missing persons report after they were unable to contact her while on a trip to visit a friend. Then they began receiving suspicious messages from her phone asking for money and mentioning people the family didn't recognize.