As a high school junior in Texas, Darryl George should be preparing for his final years of high school and what opportunities lay beyond. Instead, his mother Darresha George tells Rolling Stone, the Texas student […]
He Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years. Then a Cop Killed Him During a Traffic Stop
A man who was exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and serving more than more than 16 years for a crime he did not commit hwas fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop […]
An AI Nightmare Has Arrived for Twitter — And the FBI
As the school year kicked off in the Spanish town of Almendralejo, teenage girls began to come home telling their parents of disturbing encounters with classmates, some of whom were claiming to have seen naked […]
How Ziwe Got Tender on Her Own Terms in Her First Book
Ziwe Fumudoh is not performing at BKLYN Clay, but glimpses of the eponymous character she took from buzzy Instagram Lives to a late-night premium cable show emerge as soon as she arrives. She’s direct, clear […]
‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ Is the Best Superhero Game in a Decade
“Anyone can be Spider-Man.” Related That sentiment, often attributed to creator Stan Lee in some form, has always been the core of what makes the character — perhaps the world’s most famous superhero — so […]
Israeli Government Blasts Gigi Hadid’s Extremely Mild Pro-Palestine Post
One week ago, Gigi Hadid condemned the “terrorizing of innocent people” in light of the Israel–Hamas war, a comment sparked by the Hamas attack in Israel that killed more than 1,200 Israelis. In the days […]
Man Charged With Hate Crime in Stabbing Death of Six-Year-Old Palestinian-American Boy
A 71-year-old man is facing first-degree murder, hate crime, and battery charges for allegedly killing a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, and seriously wounding his mother, Hanaan Shahin, in Plainfield Township, Illinois, over the weekend. […]
Bill Cosby Faces New Lawsuit from Woman Claiming Actor Raped Her in His Dressing Room in 1992
Bill Cosby is being sued by a new Jane Doe accuser who claims the disgraced 86-year-old actor drugged and raped her in his dressing room in 1992 while an NBC employee stood outside the door, […]
War Misinfo Is Everywhere. So Twitter Is Cracking Down on … Nudity
X, formerly Twitter, may sound like a porn site, but it’s growing more hostile to adult content. Although currently awash in misinformation and extremist hate speech related to the ongoing war between Israeli armed forces […]
TikTok Dragged Her for Eating 48 Oysters on a Date. Restaurant Manager Says It’s ‘Nothing New’
A woman who slurped down four dozen oysters at an Atlanta seafood restaurant and recorded the whole meal for TikTok has sparked new debates about dating etiquette — but the eatery’s general manager says it […]
How an Obession With Self-Care Paved The Way for Ozempic
In the six years since Ozempic’s release, the drug has grown from a relative newcomer on the market into a dominating force in the weight loss industry — one inspiring a handful of similar medications, […]
His True-Crime Podcast Stood Up for Victims. Now, He’s Accused of Abuse
W hen Sara Benincasa first met Ben Kissel in 2010, she was smitten with him almost immediately. Tall and handsome with boyish features, a six-foot-seven-inch frame, and an aw-shucks Midwestern mien, Kissel was working as […]