Kayle Bates, 67, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison near Starke, marking the 10th death penalty carried out in Florida this year. The execution, set for 6 p.m., comes after a death warrant was signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, further extending the state’s record for executions in a single year. […]
Lawyers for Payton Gendron, the gunman who carried out a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, are seeking to have his federal charges dismissed on grounds that the jury pool was not sufficiently diverse. On August 14, Gendron’s defense team argued that Black, Latino, and male jurors were “systemically and significantly […]
The mother and grandmother of two-year-old Montrell Williams, whose body was pulled from the Bronx River by New York Police Department officers on June 11, have filed a $60 million lawsuit against the city, accusing police of failing to act quickly after the child went missing on Mother’s Day. Speaking at a press conference outside […]
Harlem Week 2025 is bringing back its highly anticipated Jobs and Career Fair on Wednesday, August 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Great Hall in Harlem. Now in its fourth year, the fair will host over 60 employers from diverse industries, offering job seekers of all ages, experience levels, and backgrounds a […]
A Middleburg family is grappling with an unimaginable tragedy after a 14-year-old boy allegedly killed his parents inside their home and then called 911 to confess the crime. Trevor Lee, who is now in custody, has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder following the deaths of 44-year-old David Lee and 45-year-old Brandi Smith. […]
