By Kanishka Singh Trump ally Laura Loomer faces WASHINGTON, – Multiple lawmakers and rights advocates condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s ally Laura Loomer on Monday over her racist comments attacking Democratic socialist Florida State Representative Angie Nixon, as well as other prominent Black U.S. politicians and a Supreme Court justice. “Angie Nixon is a ghetto, … Read more
A mayor in Mississippi found himself embroiled in controversy after expressing his belief that it was unsuitable to lower the American flag to half-staff in honor of Dolly Parton after her death, prompting a backlash from several people. Mayor Ken Adams of Olive Branch, Mississippi, faced backlash after declining to lower the American flag for … Read more
Controversial British far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was apprehended by ICE at an airport in Louisiana, according to TMZ. He is currently being held at an ICE detention center and could face deportation from the United States, The Telegraph reported. The circumstances surrounding his detention remain unclear. Milo Yiannopoulos is a British political commentator, writer … Read more
Nepal PM Balen Shah faces protests, Parliament heat and RSP dissent Barely 150 days after Gen Z anger helped propel Balendra “Balen” Shah to Nepal’s top job, the same restless street energy that propelled his rise seems to be pinning him down, leaving the former rapper under pressure from public protests, parliament and his own … Read more
Albany Police Department became a laughing stock when it issued a BOLO notice for a man who picked up $30 from the floor while shopping at Walmart. The Albany Police Department issued a Be on the Lookout order for a man who apparently picked up $30 from the floor while shopping at Walmart. Sharing a … Read more
Clair Birch says her £170,000 annexe was designed around her disabled daughter’s needs, but planning officials have rejected her appeal. (Photo: SWNS) A mother who spent £170,000 building a two-storey annexe for her disabled daughter could now be forced to demolish it after losing a planning appeal. Clair Birch, 59, built the one-bedroom annexe in … Read more
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Six million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity while the World Food Program has only a tenth of the resources it had in 2022 when it helped avert famine in the drought- and conflict-stricken East African nationthe head of the U.N. agency told The Associated Press. Somalia faces another hunger … Read more
Kick streamer and TikTok creator Santos Salazar is facing a serious criminal investigation after Los Angeles police arrested him following a reported domestic violence incident. The arrest has drawn fresh attention because Salazar had recently been sharing his life as a new father with followers. His relationship with Brianna Olsen and the couple’s newborn son … Read more
Berlin swimming pool cancels ‘Black communities only’ event over security concerns after backlash (Photo: AFP) A temporary public swimming pool outside Berlin’s historic Volksbuhne theatre has cancelled a planned event that was due to be open exclusively to Black communities after the programme attracted controversy and scrutiny over its restricted access. The €300,000 pop-up pool, … Read more
Twitch faces ‘furious’ streamer backlash as Amazon AI training opt-out appears enabled by default Twitch is facing criticism after a new setting appeared to allow Amazon to use streamer channel content to train generative AI models. The setting is turned on by default, meaning streamers have to change their privacy settings if they do not … Read more