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A 19-year-old woman accused in a violent attack on an elderly Los Angeles street vendor has been taken into custody, authorities announced. Harmunie Heaven Church’s June 25 arrest comes 10 days after a cellphone video captured Arabelia Martinez, 62, a food vendor who has worked in the 700 block of Figueroa Street for years, being brutally beaten. Video that circulated online showed Church, according to police, confronting Martinez and spraying sauce toward her cart. Martinez responded by throwing what appeared to be Tajín seasoning in the suspect’s direction, escalating the conflict.

A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.The ruling by US District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban. Casper rejected the administration’s argument that the lawsuit to block the changes brought by Democratic state attorneys general was premature because the rules had yet to...

🚨Breaking: Black man rapes 21-year-old woman in NYC subway station in brutal stranger attack. A savage black man forced himself on a young woman inside the Harlem 125th Street subway station Sunday evening. The 21-year-old victim was alone when the predator struck around 7:40 p.m., leaving her traumatized. NYPD released photos of the suspect — dark complexion, goatee, red glasses, red shirt. This horrific rape shows the growing danger black men pose to women riding NYC subways. Cops are hunting him now. Women must stay alert.

George Santayana famously said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. The same is true for judicial overreach. Those judges who yield to the temptation to counter policies that are not to their liking are likely to repeat such excesses of power. That is why the recent decision of U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston is so concerning. While there are good-faith reasons why some have objected to the removal of slavery and climate change exhibits from national parks and monuments, this is not about the merits but the authority to make such changes. Kelley’s recent...

Gunfire erupted at Haywood Mall in Greenville, South Carolina, the state’s largest mall, on Saturday afternoon, and a teenager has been arrested. The incident took place around 1 p.m. An on-duty Greenville police officer heard the gunfire and responded immediately to find two victims wounded at the scene. Officers quickly determined the shooting was not random but stemmed from a personal argument between individuals who knew each other. Two people suffered gunshot wounds during the exchange. A woman who was an uninvolved bystander was shot in the foot, while a man was hit in the shoulder and neck area. Both...

On April 2, 2025, Karmelo Anthony went to Memorial High School looking for a fight. Though he was participating in a track meet, he felt the need to bring a knife in his backpack. Once at the school, he sat in the tent of the opposing team. When confronted by Austin Metcalf, who told him to leave, Anthony reached into his backpack and said, “Touch me and see what happens.” Metcalf then grabbed Anthony in an attempt to forcibly move him out of the tent. Anthony then used his knife to stab Metcalf in the heart, killing him almost instantly....

A Howard University professor tore into the victim-impact statement delivered by the father of slain Texas teen Austin Metcalf, arguing that the teen's death "did not begin with the knife" wielded by Karmelo Anthony but instead that his father's parenting style was to be blamed as well. Dr. Stacey Patton, a professor at Howard University's School of Communications, penned an opinion piece titled "Dear Jeff Metcalf: Your Son Is Dead Because You Failed to Teach Him That Black Boys Have Boundaries" to Substack on Wednesday on Substack, where she insinuated Anthony was acting out of self-defense. "YOU failed to teach...

Donna Murray Robinson, who was a TDCJ Parole Supervisor working with the Board of Pardons and Parole, posted on Facebook shortly after Anthony’s conviction and sentencing earlier this week. In the post, she expressed no sympathy for the Metcalf family and called for white people to start "burying their own kids." "I am a Parole Supervisor at TX DCJ," Robinson began. "Karmelo will be ok I can almost assure you he will be protected on the inside. I for one don't give fk about the family's loss." Robinson continued, "It's about time these fking bigots feel the pain that they...

The “sweetest” elderly Mississippi couple were allegedly killed by a teenage burglar who then shot at cops during a six-hour standoff while barricaded in the house, according to authorities. Billy Blair, 74, and his wife, Virginia Carol Blair, 71, were killed after 17-year-old Cordarius Hobbs broke into their home last Wednesday, WLBT reported. Hobbs has since been charged with capital murder.Cops swooped on the Mendenhall home just after noon for a welfare check after worried relatives couldn’t make contact — but they encountered gunfire upon their arrival. The burglary was already taking place when police arrived and the front door...

Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother, Toni Hayes, was caught on camera leading chants of “Racist! Biased! Prejudiced!” as she left the McKinney, Texas, courthouse, where Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison. “They sent a MESSAGE that a white person can hit a black boy and get away with it! They can do whatever the **** they want!” she said from her car. She is further seen making hearts with her hands as supporters send her off. Bystanders are seen sending her off, screaming, “Free Karmelo” and chanting, “Racist! Biased! Prejudiced!” as they surrounded her car...

A Collin County jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a Frisco ISD track meet, bringing an end to a closely watched trial that drew national attention and sparked debate over self-defense, race and school safety. Anthony, now 19, had been charged in the April 2, 2025, killing of Metcalf at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco. Prosecutors argued Anthony intentionally stabbed Metcalf during an altercation between the two teenagers, while defense attorneys contended Anthony acted in self-defense. The jury reached its verdict after hearing testimony from dozens of witnesses over several days,...

**This is a breaking story…please refresh page for updates** The jury in the Karmelo Anthony murder case reached a swift verdict after deliberating for more than two hours on Tuesday. A note was handed to the judge…we are awaiting the verdict.

A Washington sheriff shocked the internet with a scathing comment on George Floyd just a day after the sixth anniversary of his murder. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank jumped on social media and declared that Floyd, who was murdered by a cop in May 2020, would be doing drugs if he was still alive. A post shared on X on May 19 saw four images of Floyd in different professions created with artificial intelligence. The images saw Floyd as a doctor, a priest, in a suit and a construction workers uniform, with the caption: 'If George Floyd were still alive...

This video from Black Conservative Perspective covers the upcoming trial of Karmelo Anthony, a teenager accused of the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco, Texas track meet in April 2025. Key Details of the Case: The Incident: Prosecutors allege that Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the chest following a verbal dispute over seating under a tent during a rainy track meet (3:15-3:54). Metcalf reportedly died in his brother's arms (3:46-3:51). Legal Proceedings: Anthony has been indicted for first-degree murder (13:53-13:56). His defense team intends to argue self-defense (4:04, 18:16), while the prosecution argues it was an intentional killing...

Father of 22-year-old Logan Federico screaming at Democrats in Congress after his daughter was dragged from bed, forced on her knees, and executed... ...by a man arrested 39 TIMES with 25 FELONIES... May be the most powerful and heartbreaking video I've ever watched. Everyone who let this demon walk freely, should be in prison.

Rise and Remember had three days of programming commemorating six years after George Floyd’s death. The final day ended with a festival and candlelight vigil on Monday. Organizers say the event held on the 6th anniversary was the largest one yet. SNIP

Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Sunday evening, forcing the medical staff to scramble to evacuate the patients as gunfire rang out in the area. It was not immediately known if anyone was hurt in the attack on the Mongbwalu General Hospital but Dr. Richard Lokudu, the hospital’s medical director, told The Associated Press the attackers demanded that two bodies of their relatives be handed over to them. There was gunfire and the medics were trying to evacuate the patients and the staff,...

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. It was the second such attack in the region in a week. No one was hurt in the attack, according to initial reports but as patients ran out to escape the fire, 18 people with suspected Ebola infections left the facility and are now unaccounted for, a local hospital director said.

Linebacker Abdul Carter was among New York Giants players Saturday who shut down speculation that quarterback Jaxson Dart's political views were causing division in the locker room. Dart, the Giants' second-year starter, introduced President Donald Trump at a pep rally Friday at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. They were at an event for New York Rep. Mike Lawler about 35 miles northwest of New York City. "Look, Big Blue Nation, it's a pleasure to be here. I've got to start this off with a 'Go Big Blue.' I'd love if you all would follow with me," Dart said...

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is receiving plenty of backlash after introducing President Donald Trump at a recent political rally. “Big Blue nation, it’s a pleasure to be here,” Dart, 23, told a crowd in Suffern, New York, on Friday, May 22, during a campaign-like rally for Republican congressman Mike Lawler, who is up for reelection in a tough swing district. “What an honor, what a privilege it is to be here, and without further ado, I’m grateful, I’m honored, I’m pleasured to introduce the 45th and 47th president of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump.”...