Maybe it was coincidence, but after 33-year-old Makeva Jenkins boasted on Facebook about her financial success, she was killed shortly afterwards by a man who broke into her home. The man, 19-year-old Joevan Joseph was arrested Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting Jenkins. Joseph has been charged with first-degree murder in the June 29 killing. He claimed he […]
Maybe it was coincidence, but after 33-year-old Makeva Jenkins boasted on Facebook about her financial success, she was killed shortly afterwards by a man who broke into her home. The man, 19-year-old Joevan Joseph was arrested Saturday in connection with the fatal shooting Jenkins. Joseph has been charged with first-degree murder in the June 29 killing. He claimed he […]
L’Oréal Paris has severed ties with its first transgender spokesmodel after she faced criticism for remarks about institutional racism. The brand announced Friday on Twitter that the comments made by Munroe Bergdorf were “at odds” with its values and had decided to end the campaign with her. The decision came after British tabloid The […]
As if the world hasn’t heard enough from Lavar Ball, he now has a reality show on Facebook. The first two episodes of “Ball in the Family” — a docu-series about the outspoken NBA veteran, his superstar basketball sons and his wife — will premiere Aug. 31 on the social platform. Cameras will follow the […]
Marcus Rogers, an Army Staff Sergeant who has a popular following on Facebook, told his 400K plus followers that he is divorcing this week, and also leaving the military. Rogers has had his share of trials – he was criticized for a GoFundMe that attempted to raise 450K to fund his Christian ministry and a […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — In a rambling video, Steve Stephens said, “I snapped, I just snapped.” But as the manhunt dragged on Monday for the man accused of posting Facebook footage of himself killing a retiree, police were unable to explain what set him off. “Only Steve knows that,” Cleveland police Chief Calvin Williams said as […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of a 15-year-old girl whose apparent sexual assault was streamed live on Facebook said Wednesday that her daughter has received online threats since the attack and that neighborhood kids have been joking about it and harassing her family. The woman, who was reunited with her daughter on Tuesday after two […]
An Alabama woman is lucky to be alive – thanks to a Facebook video. A week ago, nursing student Brittany Diggs was forced into the trunk of her own car by a man demanding money. Diggs was terrified, until she remembered watching a Facebook video that explained how to get out of a car trunk […]
The member of gospel group Mary Mary took to Facebook to explain why she supports the new president and why we should all pray for him.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network. It will focus on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partner with outside fact-checkers and news organizations to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play to people’s passions and […]
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A woman who created a phony Facebook profile of her ex-boyfriend in order to frame the Southern California man for stalking has been sentenced to a year in jail. Stephani Lawson of Las Vegas was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to perjury and false imprisonment. Prosecutors say Lawson waged a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is under fire for failing to rein in fake and biased news stories that some believe may have swayed the presidential election. Its predicament stems from this basic conundrum: It exercises great control over the news its users see, but it declines to assume the editorial responsibility that traditional publishers […]
