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Richard Slayman, first person who benefited from genetically modified pig kidney, passes away
A Boston man who was a beneficiary of a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig has passed away two months after the groundbreaking procedure. Richard Slayman, 62, was battling end-stage kidney disease when he received the pig’s organ which had undergone 69 genomic modifications. Medical experts said the transplant marked a significant advancement in...
Suspect in horrific Bronx rape case turned in by his mom
Beverly Parks, the mother of the man suspected of lassoing a woman around the neck with a belt, pulling her unconscious, and raping her, assisted in his arrest. The 56-year-old told the New York Post, “I’m his mother that turned him in. I’m the one that facilitated him being arrested.” She explained, “I found out...
South Africa: Man rescued from collapsed building after 5 days
Rescue workers in South Africa successfully pulled a man from a collapsed building after being under the rubble for five days. Per The Associated Press, officials in a statement said 81 people were on the five-story property in George, Western Cape, when it collapsed on May 6. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said the man’s...
Michael Jordan opens clinic in his hometown for patients with no health insurance
Basketball legend and billionaire business mogul Michael Jordan recently opened a third medical clinic in North Carolina to cater to uninsured or underinsured patients after donating $10 million for the project. Jordan, 61, had the honor of opening the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic in his hometown of Wilmington. The Chicago Bulls legend...
Investigations launched after another trespasser attempted to gain access to Drake’s mansion
Authorities in Canada said they have launched an investigation after another trespasser attempted to gain access to Drake’s Toronto mansion last Thursday, NBC News reported. Authorities said the trespasser was later taken to the hospital after being confronted by security guards at the home. This recent incident comes a day after a different intruder was...
‘It was God’ – Shock as 4-year-old boy survived after his heart stopped beating for 19 hours
Four-year-old Cartier McDaniel from Denver miraculously survived after his heart stopped beating for 19 hours. On April 8, he was swiftly taken to Children’s Hospital Colorado after he fell ill and his condition deteriorated. Doctors revealed he had suffered cardiac arrest, prompting them to place him on life support. His family, initially gathered to bid...
Watch: Popular Atlanta hairstylist gifts free service to client for Mother’s Day
Natiajah, a hairstylist, went viral after giving a free installation to a mother of four on Mother’s Day. The beauty and travel influencer wrote on her social media page on May 8 that her client was surprised by the free service. She captured her client’s reaction in an emotional video. Natiajah captioned the video which...
A look back at Candace Parker’s legendary WNBA career as she takes new job with Adidas following retirement
Get to know Candace Parker; she is a WNBA legend who spent 16 years in the league with the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Las Vegas Aces. On April 28, 2024, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft retired from the league after becoming a three-time WNBA champion. “I promised I’d never...
Long Island pastor, 71, accused of sexually abusing 15-year-old girl in church basement
Authorities in Suffolk County have brought charges against a 71-year-old Long Island pastor accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in a church basement. According to the New York Post, the Suffolk County Police Department said Clinton Bucknor allegedly molested the victim at the Huntington Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Bucknor is said to have sexually abused...
Jury awards $185K to teen who accused deputy of threatening him while filming mom’s arrest
A New Orleans federal jury awarded $185,000 to a teenager who accused a sheriff’s deputy of threatening him while he filmed his mother’s forceful arrest in 2020. Per The Associated Press, Deputy Ryan Moring and his colleagues had gone to De’Shaun Johnson’s family home in St. Tammany Parish when the incident occurred. Johnson was 14...
Former NBA champion Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis handed 40-month prison sentence over NBA fraud scheme
Former Boston Celtics star Glen “Big Baby” Davis was on Thursday sentenced to 40 months in prison for creating fraudulent invoices to claim reimbursements from the NBA’s insurance plan for players and their families. Per FOX Sports, the 38-year-old NBA championship winner was handed the punishment after he was found guilty of health care fraud,...
San Francisco woman accused of using Target self-checkout to steal over $60,000 of items convicted
Aziza Graves, a 43-year-old from San Francisco, has been found guilty of one felony count of grand theft in violation and 52 misdemeanor counts of petty theft. The thefts reportedly occurred at Target in Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco. Also, Graves was convicted of another count of misdemeanor petty theft for an incident at an...
Man suing Floyd Mayweather over alleged assault demands over $3 million in damages
Floyd Mayweather is facing a lawsuit over an alleged assault involving a member of his security team. The lawsuit comes two years after the alleged incident and accuses the famed boxers’ bodyguard of battery. The alleged incident took place in 2022 when the boxer and his entourage, the Mayweather Money Team, entered the Yard House...
First Black Georgia Tech graduate presents granddaughter with diploma from same school 59 years later
Ronald Yancey handed his granddaughter her diploma during her graduation from Georgia Institute of Technology, nearly 60 years after he overcame barriers to become the school’s first Black graduate. A Georgia Tech Instagram video shows Deanna Yancey greeting her grandfather with a hug and a grin before he gave her a well-deserved degree. She graduated...
Student Sanai Graden explains why she has returned $400K raised for homeless man to donors
Sanai Graden, who went viral earlier this year for raising nearly half a million dollars for a homeless man in D.C., has come forward to explain why the money has been refunded. After meeting Alonzo Douglas Hebron on the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. in January and helping him pay for his hotel room and...
Man who tried to shoot pastor during service livestream allegedly shot cousin to death that same day
Bernard Junior Polite, the Pennsylvania man who was seen attempting to shoot a pastor during a Sunday service livestream, has also been charged in connection with the shooting death of his cousin. Per NBC News, authorities said Polite, 26, allegedly shot and killed his 56-year-old cousin Derek Polite before he made his way to Jesus...
Intruder attempted to break into Drake’s mansion a day after shooting incident
Authorities in Canada responded to Drake’s mansion again after an intruder attempted to break into the rapper’s sprawling Toronto property. Per Complex, authorities in a statement said the suspect who attempted to break into the home was apprehended. “Officers were called after a person attempted to gain access to the property,” the Toronto Police Service...
Hero cop delivers baby on the side of the road: ‘I’m just blessed that I was there’
What appeared to be a typical day immediately changed for Officer Cpl. Jason Lee when he was pulled over on Greenwell Springs Road on Saturday. 19-year-old Destiny Allen and her mother needed to be escorted to the closest hospital while she was in labor. But before they got too far, she started to give birth....
Florida woman in labor weds her lover between contractions at hospital
What are you willing to endure in the name of love? A Florida mother decided to answer this question in one of the most difficult moments of her life. Brianna Cerezo agreed to marry her fiancé Louis while having contractions ahead of the birth of their child. “I never heard of anyone getting married in...
T-Pain to open music school in Wisconsin after ‘Can’t Believe It’ hit
Following the success of his 2008 single “Can’t Believe It,” in which he memorably rhymed “mansion” with “Wiscansin,” popular rapper T-Pain, real name Faheem Rashad Najm, has put forward his plans to construct a new school in Wisconsin. During an interview with Billboard, the 39-year-old revealed his plans to open an educational facility in the...
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