Category: News

Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a defamation lawsuit against his former employer, Liberty University. A judge granted a motion this week to dismiss the case in a move that left open the possibility of Falwell refiling a similar one later, The News & Advance reported Thursday. Court documents give no indication of why Falwell opted […]

Chadwick Boseman’s lead role in the superhero movie sequel to “Black Panther” will not be recast following the actor’s death, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige said on Thursday. Feige told a Disney presentation for investors that Boseman’s performance as the proud Black leader of the fictional land of Wakanda was iconic, and that he would […]

Brandon Bernard, who was 18 when he took part in a 1999 double murder in Texas, was killed by lethal injection at a federal prison Thursday, despite eleventh-hour attempts for court intervention. The case drew renewed interest in recent weeks and sparked debate about whether the death penalty is a necessary punishment for someone who […]

An anonymous donor paid off nearly $65,000 of layaway items at the Walmart in Bristol, Tennessee. Walmart says the $64,995.51 donation that was made on Monday was enough to cover the store’s entire layaway balance. “I got a notification on my email that my layaway had been paid for,” said shopper Lloyd Leonard. “And I […]

When Debbie Haar pulled up to a Starbucks drive-through in Lake Elsinore, Calif., last month, it was a difficult day. Her 9-year-old son Cole was in the back seat, and they were on their way to his chemotherapy treatment. As Haar reached out her car window to take her iced peppermint mocha and Cole’s apple […]

Gulf Breeze, Fla., business owner Michael Esmond donated thousands of dollars to pay the bills of 114 families who were at risk of having their utilities shut off. According to Gulf Breeze utility supervisor Joanne Oliver, Esmond paid $7,615.40 to cover the expenses of the bills, which were past-due, the news outlet reported. Holiday cards […]

The stunning beauty of one of nature’s most spectacular events has been captured in this series of spell-binding images. On special nights far from the equator, the sky is illuminated by a dazzling, celestial light show. The aurora borealis and aurora australis are caused when cosmic radiation hits electrically charged particles in Earth’s atmosphere. The […]