photo credit: Purple Anvil // Shutterstock It seems like sexually transmitted disease are on the rise. Why? Less condom use and higher drug use. The United States has the highest STI rates in the developed world. Worldwide, more than 1 million people are infected daily by syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. An estimated 1 in 25 people carry at…… read more »
photo credit: Neirfy // Shutterstock Its June 7th and that means its National Donut Day! Here are some places celebrating: Krispy Kreme: One free donut (of any kind) per customer. If KK gives out 1 million free donuts, they will announce a second free donut day later in June. Walmart: One free glazed donut per customer, in…… read more »
photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock R. Kelly has plead not guilty to his 11 new federal charges related to sexual assault and various abuse in the state of Illinois. He was hit with 5 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, 4 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and 2 counts of criminal sexual assault.…… read more »
photo credit: Shutterstock Today is the 75th anniversary of D Day, during which American stormed the beaches at Normandy during WWII. There is a myth that no black soldiers served during this battle, this is false. Joann Woodson at 90 years old, wants the world to know her late husband Waverly Woodson, was one of…… read more »
photo credit: Natursports // Shutterstock During the game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Raptors, Raptors Guard Kyle Lowry was running for a loose ball when he fell into the audience of the front row. One fan, who wasn’t touched at all during the fall, reached over and shoved Lowry. This man turned out…… read more »
photo credit: anas soda // Shutterstock On Sunday, 17-year-old Paige Winter was bitten by a shark while visiting Fort Macon State Park near Atlantic Beach. According to her GoFundMe page, Paige was waist deep in the water when the shark took her under. Winter’s father, Charlie Winter, sprang into action when the shark pulled his daughter under.…… read more »
photo credit: TY Lim // Shutterstock Sephora has closed all of its across the country today so their staff can undergo diversity training. This was all triggered by singer SZA tweeting out back in April that while shopping in Sephora for her Fenty Beauty products, security called on her to make sure she wasn’t stealing. A month…… read more »
photo credit: J.D.S // Shutterstock Arlington Boulevard in Greenville, the city’s most traveled street, is currently getting renovations. The construction will include work to reconstruct the pavement surface, replace aging stormwater infrastructure, upgrade ADA ramps, and construct a greenway path and sidewalk. The project will be split into two sections, the first of which will impact the portion…… read more »
photo credit: ArtOlympic // Shutterstock A man has been charged with the murder of his sister-in-law, who died en-route to the hospital after he stabbed her during a domestic dispute at a home in Hubert on Tuesday. The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office says at 5:25 P.M. on Tuesday, deputies and Swainsboro Police officers responded to a reported stabbing and…… read more »
photo credit: one line man // Shutterstock This week, a North Carolina man in Cumberland County won the $344.6 million Powerball Jackpot with a ticket purchased in Hope Mills. The winner, Charles W. Jackson Jr., was revealed at a news conference at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at the North Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters in Raleigh. Jackson, 66, has…… read more »