Day: April 9, 2024

20 BookTok books readers are getting into this spring

12:52 pm April 9, 2024

There’s nothing quite like a good book. That’s why millions of people on TikTok turn to #BookTok for recommendations. Overflowing with recommendations that often make it to bestseller lists, BookTok has reshaped how readers interact with books and their authors. As spring brings new beginnings, what better time to dive into a fresh stack of […]

FBI arrests Idaho 18-year-old for ‘violent plot’ to attack churches on behalf of ISIS, Justice Department says

12:51 pm April 9, 2024

The FBI has arrested an 18-year-old in Idaho after uncovering his “truly horrific” and “violent plot” to attack churches in Coeur d’Alene this past weekend on behalf of ISIS, the Justice Department says. Alexander Mercurio is now facing a federal charge of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization […]

Hundreds accuse Massachusetts doctor of sexual abuse, inappropriate examinations

12:35 pm April 9, 2024

More than a decade ago, Kristin Fritz was struggling with pain in her spine and saw a rheumatologist recommended by her doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The visit with Dr. Derrick Todd started normally for the 37-year-old New Hampshire woman. But as Todd progressed, he aggressively groped her breasts, she said, to […]

Pastor Brooks and Project H.O.O.D. visited by Capitol Hill lawmakers in ‘major step forward’

12:11 pm April 9, 2024

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee visited Project H.O.O.D., a nonprofit focused on providing mentorship, training and community for residents in Chicago’s South Side. “The fact that they’re coming to see our work and learn about what we’re doing speaks volumes,” Project H.O.O.D. (Helping Others Obtain Destiny) founder and CEO, Pastor Corey Brooks, […]

Billy Dee Williams shocks Bill Maher when arguing actors should be allowed to wear ‘blackface’

12:07 pm April 9, 2024

“Star Wars” icon Billy Dee Williams floored liberal comedian Bill Maher while arguing that actors should be allowed to perform in “blackface.” On Sunday’s installment of the “Club Random” podcast, Williams spoke about his past friendship with acting legend Laurence Olivier. He then pointed to Olivier’s Oscar-nominated performance as Othello in the 1965 film adaptation […]