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Rapper Master P announced the death of his 29-year-old daughter Tytyana Miller in a social media post on Monday.  Master P, whose real name is Percy Robert Miller, shared on Instagram that the family experiencing “overwhelming grief.” He did not disclose her cause of death, but revealed she was struggling …

New York residents will now have the option to choose “X” as their gender marker on their state-issued IDs, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The change applies to driver’s licenses, learner permits and non-driver IDs. The new policy was rolled out just days before the start of Pride Month and …

A South Dakota House committee recommended on Monday that the state’s attorney general face no impeachment charges for his actions surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash. Gov. Kristi Noem had pushed for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, a fellow Republican, to be removed from office. But a Republican-controlled House committee voted …

A now-suspended Columbia University doctor and professor of pediatrics was sentenced Friday to a year of conditional discharge, and counseling, for sexually abusing a former patient. A jury found Joel Lavine guilty in December of two counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse in the third degree. Lavine, a former vice chair …

A man charged with federal hate crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery has withdrawn his plea after a judge denied a proposed deal with the Department of Justice earlier this week, court documents show. The trial for Gregory McMichael, who has already been convicted on state charges of killing the 25-year-old …

Joni Mitchell said Friday she is seeking to remove all of her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young, who ignited a protest against the streaming service for airing a podcast that featured a figure who has spread misinformation about the coronavirus. Mitchell, who like Young is a California-based …

A man is in police custody after he allegedly shoved a woman onto train tracks in front of an oncoming New York City Subway train Saturday morning, officials said Saturday. The victim was identified as 40-year-old Michelle Alyssa Go, CBS New York reports. “This was a senseless, absolutely senseless act …

Educators and law enforcement officials say they haven’t seen credible threats of increased violence at schools, but some have increased security following reports of warnings in TikTok videos.   The apparent social media threats had many educators on edge since they were circulating in the aftermath of a deadly school …

For many families, cheesecakes are a staple of the holiday season. But this year’s holiday season is coming amid a national shortage of cream cheese and other goods. So, Kraft, the company that makes Philadelphia cream cheese, is offering to pay for you to get another dessert that will “pull …

Six teenagers in Michigan are facing charges for allegedly making violent threats against multiple schools and another has been charged for allegedly possessing a weapon in a school zone, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced Saturday. The charges come days after a shooting at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, …