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A new version of how the face of the legendary Greek king and army leader Alexander the Great might have been in real life is presented by Royalty Now Studios on YouTube. Researchers have often employed modern technology and historical records to try and answer the question what Alexander’s true face might have looked like, also based on numerous surviving busts of the great Greek leader who was born in 356 b.C. and died in 323 b.C.. In his short but fascinating life, Alexander created a vast empire that stretched from Greece to northwestern India and established him in the...

A gunman stormed a Fox news headquarters in Memphis and fired an AR-15 before bolting himself in the restroom of a nearby restaurant during a standoff with police. Jarrad Nathan, 26, went to the offices of FOX13 and claimed he'd been given a message from God about the murder of Tyre Nichols in Memphis in January. He then fired a round through a ballistic glass door - which requires a keycard to open - which struck the front desk. The incident unfolded at about 11.30am on Tuesday and Nathan was detained about two hours later.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Chaos erupted amid what was supposed to be a fun-filled occasion on Beale Street April 30.The Memphis Police Department reported receiving a call at 3:17 p.m. to 197 Beale Street.According to the police report, once crews arrived, officers located two people who suffered gunshot wounds.

Tyre Nichols’s family sued the city of Memphis, the Memphis police chief, seven individual police officers and three Memphis Fire Department officials on Wednesday, describing the fatal beating of the 29-year-old at the hands of police as a “modern-day lynch mob.” “Tyre’s condition in the hospital can be likened to that of Emmitt Till who was also beaten unrecognizable by a lynch mob,” renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Nichols’s family, said in a statement announcing the suit.

Nike will sponsor a “Queer Youth Field Day” in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday for participants aged 13 to 25, according to an event flyer. The event is co-hosted by OutMemphis, an LGBTQ+ nonprofit, and is intended for all LGBTQ-identifying “youth” and allies, according to its registration website. Activities are free and include games, bouncy houses, face-painting, tug-of-war, tie-dying and friendship bracelets. ( “Queer Youth Field Day may have hit a slight roadblock last year, but we are BACK on the calendar for 2023! Join OUTMemphis and Nike for the re-re-kickoff of Queer Youth Field Day on April 15th from 12-4...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — He may have been expelled Thursday evening, but Justin Jones is back in the Tennessee House of Representatives. The ousted legislator was reappointed to his former seat in the 52nd District in Nashville by the Metro Council Monday afternoon, two business days after he was officially expelled from the House for breaking decorum rules on the House floor March 30. Jones faced expulsion along with fellow Democrats Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Pearson of Memphis. Johnson survived the expulsion vote by one, but Pearson was ousted as well Thursday. The move was met with national...

Video, which was posted on social media, shows two cars filled with thugs spinning out and doing donuts on a busy stretch of roadway.The video also shows two men hanging out of one of the vehicles waving guns.Unfortunately, this type of behavior happens all the time on Memphis roadways. Thugs drive upwards of 100 mph on the interstate causing accidents and mayhem...Memphis has been controlled by progressive Democrats for generations. And the current crop of city council members are not fans of police.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Seven people were shot overnight at Prive Restaurant in Hickory Hill. According to the Memphis Police Department (MPD), officers were called to 6980 Winchester Rd., Prive, for a shooting just after 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds, police said. One was pronounced dead at the scene and one was taken to Regional One in critical condition but later was pronounced dead, according to police. Police said five additional people, four men and one woman, arrived at area hospitals in private cars. According to police, the victims that went to hospital's ages...

Following Bowling Green’s 73–60 victory in the women’s NIT Super 16 on Thursday night, an ugly scene broke out during the handshake line between Falcons players and the Memphis players and coaching staff. Memphis star player Jamirah Shutes stopped the line and exchanged some words with Bowling Green senior Elissa Brett. After a brief altercation, Shutes punched Brett in the face before being pulled away by members of the Tigers coaching staff.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing serious charges after police say a game of dominoes turned into a deadly argument over $10 early Tuesday morning. The shooting happened at a home in the 1500 block of Prescott Road. Man found shot to death in house on Prescott When officers arrived at the home, witnesses said the suspect, Perry Hughes, was still inside. Hughes was barricaded in his bedroom. He was taken into custody after a brief standoff. Officers found the victim, identified in police documents as “Antonio,” inside the room in a city trash bin, upside-down and covered in...

Attorney Kisha Hebbon joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the ban and how it will impact morale and staffing woes. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called to remove "obstacles" for new police recruits and pledged to root out officers with ties to "right-wing domestic extremist organizations." Bass is looking to remove "obstacles" for police recruits who fail to initially qualify for training as a means of further diversifying the LAPD, according to a summary of her public safety goals obtained by Fox News Digital – but police union leaders are questioning the move. Bass' summary of goals for police reform...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Records show that one 11-year-old Memphian has been arrested nine times in just over two months for charges including carjacking, theft, burglary, and robbery, just to name a few. Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis addressed City Council Tuesday saying the Memphis Police Department must be able to work with Shelby County Juvenile Court to tackle juvenile crime. She also told the council that 70% of the kids that are caught stealing vehicles in Memphis are repeat offenders. “We had a case this week with an 11-year-old,” Chief Davis said. “This is about the fifth or sixth...

Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, and Justin Smith made their first court appearances with their lawyers before a judge in Shelby County Criminal Court. The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. The officers pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression. They are all out...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman described one of the scariest moments of her life after she says she was carjacked at gunpoint by a 10-year-old boy and others. The victim says she was carjacked by four kids who stole her 2012 Infiniti on Pearce Street in North Memphis on the morning of Dec. 10. “He put the gun between my eyes and told me, ‘look me in my eyes’, with the gun, and told me to get out the car,” she said. “It was scary, but I got sense, baby. I slid out that car like Jello. I told...

A few weeks after five Memphis Police officers administered a fatal beating to Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7, 2023, rumors began circulating that there may have been a personal aspect to the case. On Feb. 2, I reported:It began with a rumor.Sir Maejor, an ethnically black actor and model with a fair complexion due to albinism, tweeted Monday that “I am being told that Tyre Nichols was in a relationship with and worked at a Memphis @FedEx with #MemphisPolice Demetrius Halys’s ex-girlfriend & baby mama.” Not only that, but “After the beating Officer Halys took a pictures of #TyreNichols face...

A white officer involved in the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols last month has been fired from the Memphis Police Department for several conduct violations during the incident. The department said in a statement on Friday that Preston Hemphill was terminated from his role for violations of personal conduct, truthfulness, compliance with regulations concerning a taser, compliance with regulations concerning equipment and inventory and processing recovered property. “After a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding this incident, we determined that Officer Preston violated multiple department policies,” the department said.

Tyre Nichols footage unmasks the left’s ugly blood libelCities around the country braced themselves for the possibility of riots last week after police bodycam footage was released in connection with the death of a black suspect, Tyre Nichols, who was pulled over for driving erratically. The footage appears to show Nichols receiving a severe beating at the hands of Memphis police after resisting arrest. As with so many of these instances, it is wise not to rush to judgment, but the available video seems rather damning for the officers involved. The injuries from the beating would later prove fatal, and...

As much as I try to stay on top of the news, occasionally a bombshell slips by. One such piece of news was broken a couple of days ago, though for some reason it’s not getting much attention from conservative media. Rumors have spread that Tyre Nichols, the black man who was beaten to death by five black former Memphis police officers, was in a relationship with one of the ex-cop’s baby mama. It started with a Tweet by Sir Maejor: BREAKING NEWS: I am being told that Tyre Nichols was in a relationship with and worked at a Memphis...

The Memphis Police Department is currently investigating rumors regarding a possible connection between Tyre Nichols and the ex-wife or ex-girlfriend of one of the Memphis cops arrested and charged in Nichols' death.On Wednesday morning, Newsweek asked the Shelby County district attorney's office if it is investigating possible rumors connecting Nichols to the ex-girlfriend or ex-wife of former Memphis cop Demetrius Haley. Additionally, Newsweek asked about rumors that Haley sent photos of Nichols to his ex-wife following the violent arrest of the 29-year-old Black man."All of this is still under investigation. Those are the things, along with the participation of others,...

While Ben Crump wants cable news opinions on incomplete footage of a confrontation with police to be the ‘blueprint’ for firing and convicting cops, it might be helpful to get a little more information first.If Ben Crump, America’s No. 1 attorney in illiteracy, gets what he wants, kiss the right to due process — or what’s left of it — goodbye. If you’re suspected of committing a crime, particularly if you’re a police officer in the line of duty, pray you don’t see his face. It will be all but a death sentence.Crump last week said that the Memphis Police...