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“It’s Never Been Gangster to Kill Kids”: Stockton, CA Mourns After Birthday Party Massacre
Stockton is a city that has fought hard for every inch of progress — fighting for safety, fighting for investment, fighting for community stability in the face of everything from economic decline to generational violence. But nothing prepared residents for what happened at a family birthday party this week. A night meant to celebrate a child turned into one of the most painful and devastating mass shootings in California this year.
Shalena
Dec 25 min read


AT&T Customers Have Two Weeks Left to Claim Up to $7,500 in the Massive Data Breach Settlement — Here’s What You Need to Know
If you ever had an AT&T wireless account — even years ago — you might be sitting on money you didn’t even know you were owed.
In a year where consumers are dealing with higher prices, subscription fatigue, and nonstop security leaks, this one quietly dropped into the headlines and sent millions of people scrambling: AT&T has agreed to a $177 million class-action settlement tied to two massive data breaches that exposed customer information to hackers.
Shalena
Dec 14 min read


DoorDash Driver Caught on Camera Tampering With Customer’s Order in Clay County, Florida
A Clay County family says they’ll never look at food delivery the same way again after their home security camera captured a DoorDash driver picking up a dropped chicken wing from the ground, licking his fingers, wiping the mess with his shoe, and then delivering the order like nothing happened.
The footage, recorded in early November 2025 and verified by News4JAX, shows the driver walking up to the family’s doorstep with a bag in hand. As he reaches down to set it on the
Shalena
Dec 13 min read


Meta Rolls Out Paid “Verified+” Tests — Creators Outraged
Creators were already annoyed with declining reach, confusing algorithm shifts, and inconsistent payouts — and then November 10, 2025 happened. Without warning, Meta quietly pushed out a test version of “Verified+”, a pricier, more aggressive subscription tier that promises “enhanced distribution,” “priority visibility,” and “deeper creator analytics.” In plain English: pay more or get buried.
Shalena
Dec 13 min read


Texas Power Grid Near Failure
Texas got a rude awakening on November 20, 2025 — the kind of freeze that reminds people that winter in this state doesn’t announce itself. It just arrives, snaps the temperature downward, and exposes every weakness Texas leaders swore they had already fixed. Before dawn even hit, Dallas, Houston, and huge stretches of Central Texas were sitting under a blanket of icy air while ERCOT pushed out conservation alerts like a heartbeat monitor.
Shalena
Dec 13 min read


Congress Introduces U.S. 4-Day Workweek Bill
The 4-day workweek has floated around the internet for years — part workers’ fantasy, part corporate nightmare. But in early November, the thing that workers joked would “never happen in America” actually walked itself straight into Congress.
On November 7, 2025, lawmakers dropped a bill that would officially redefine full-time work from 40 hours to 32, without cutting anyone’s pay. No “compressed” schedules, no hidden fine print, no “prove your productivity first.” Just a f
Shalena
Dec 14 min read


FBI Opens Investigation Into Atlanta Water Bill Scandal
Atlanta has seen political drama, infrastructure issues, and budget crises before — but nothing like this. For the past year, residents across the city have been begging officials to take their complaints seriously. They showed up at town halls. They called their councilmembers. They spent hours on hold with the Department of Watershed Management. They uploaded screenshots of bills to social media. They compared notes with neighbors. They pleaded for answers.
Shalena
Nov 304 min read


Student Loan Forgiveness Blocked Again Millions Left Hangin
At this point, borrowers in America are running on fumes. Every month brings a new twist, a new court filing, a new political stunt, and the same devastating outcome: still no real relief.
And November 2025 just poured salt directly into the wound.
On November 12, 2025, a federal judge slammed the brakes on the Biden administration’s newest student loan forgiveness plan — a plan that millions of borrowers were counting on, budgeting around, emotionally preparing for, and
Shalena
Nov 304 min read


OpenAI vs. DeepSeek: The AI War That Broke Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley hasn’t been this chaotic since the Facebook Cambridge Analytica days… and honestly, this might be even worse. November 2025 has the tech world acting like it’s trapped inside a messy divorce where everyone is arguing over who gets custody of the GPU supply, the innovation pipeline, and the future of the global labor market.
Shalena
Nov 304 min read


The Horrifying Case of James D. Russell: When Evil Comes Home
When most people think of Idaho, they imagine serene lakes, small towns, and quiet mornings. But in 2021, a gruesome murder shattered that peace and revealed one of the most disturbing criminal cases in the state’s history — the story of James D. Russell, a man whose actions were so unthinkable they made national headlines and left a community reeling.
This isn’t your typical true-crime story. It’s a deep dive into how something so dark can grow in plain sight — and how a ma
Shalena
Nov 75 min read


Stockton in Turmoil: Mayor Christina Fugazi Orders Independent Review Into Vice Mayor Jason Lee’s $58 Million Nonprofit Scandal
When politics, power, and personal ambition collide, things can get messy and in Stockton, California, that mess has just spilled out of City Hall and into full public view.
Mayor Christina Fugazi has officially ordered an independent review committee to investigate Vice Mayor Jason Lee, whose actions, affiliations, and decisions have triggered a wave of ethical, financial, and safety concerns that now threaten to shake Stockton’s political core.
At the heart of the cont
Shalena
Nov 76 min read


Twitch’s Slap on the Wrist: The Zoe Spencer and Nina Lin Incident with Silky’s Assistant “Said
Twitch streaming—where entertainment and reality collide in unpredictable ways—few stories have shaken the platform like the resurfaced incident involving streamers Zoe Spencer and Nina Lin. What began as a “playful” IRL collaboration in May 2024 has reignited outrage in October 2025, revealing deep cracks in Twitch’s moral foundation and reigniting debates about consent, gender double standards, and accountability in digital spaces.
At the heart of the controversy is FaZe
Shalena
Oct 284 min read


Tyler Perry Donates $100K to Bishop Marvin Winans' Church Following Viral Video
When the cameras roll inside the Black church, the results can be unpredictable — sometimes inspiring, sometimes explosive. But few moments have lit up social media this fall like the now-viral video from Bishop Marvin Winans’ Perfecting Church in Detroit.
In that clip, recorded during the congregation’s annual “Day of Giving,” Bishop Winans appears to scold a church member who stepped forward with a $1,235 donation after he called for $2,000 pledges. “That is only $1,200 …
Shalena
Oct 284 min read


AT&T and AWS Outages Hit Major U.S. Cities
This morning, millions of Americans woke up to what felt like a digital blackout. Phones wouldn’t connect. Apps wouldn’t load. Websites froze mid-transaction. Around 8 a.m. ET, major connectivity disruptions began rippling across the country, affecting AT&T and Amazon Web Services (AWS) — two of the most critical pillars of U.S. communications and cloud infrastructure.
Shalena
Oct 254 min read


When the Internet Turns Cruel: Fat-Shaming, Classism, and the Online Bullying of the Mentally Ill and Disabled
The internet was supposed to be our great equalizer — a place where everyone, no matter who they are or where they come from, could speak freely and connect without limits. But somewhere between the hashtags and the highlight reels, it became something darker.
Today, online spaces have turned into breeding grounds for cruelty — a digital arena where people tear each other apart for likes, retweets, and viral moments. From fat-shaming and classism to the mocking of mental ill
Shalena
Oct 234 min read


Gang Stalking : How Fear, Fan Bases, and Online Power Turn Paranoia into Reality
There’s a really dark corner of the internet where fear meets technology and people whisper about something called “gang stalking.”
It’s a phrase that has taken over forums, TikToks, and YouTube channels, where thousands claim they’re being followed, tracked, or harassed by organized groups. They call themselves “Targeted Individuals” (TIs) — victims of coordinated psychological warfare meant to destroy their lives.
Skeptics call it delusion. Supporters call it evidenc
Shalena
Oct 236 min read


The Death of Keisha Hilliard in Mesquite, Texas: Timeline and Investigation
On October 12, 2025, 42-year-old Keisha Yvonne Hilliard was found dead in her Mesquite, Texas home during a police welfare checkfacebook.com. Mesquite police discovered Hilliard’s body that Sunday afternoon, and the Dallas County Medical Examiner later confirmed her identity and determined she had died from a gunshot woundwfaa.com. Her death was officially ruled a homicide, prompting a Mesquite Police Department investigationwfaa.com. In the days and weeks that followed, Hill
Shalena
Oct 2315 min read


The $40 Billion Bailout Nobody Asked For: Why Trump’s Argentina Deal Has Everyone Talking
While millions of Americans are struggling through a government shutdown, the Trump administration just handed out a jaw-dropping $40 billion bailout to Argentina.
Yes, forty billion dollars — not million. And it’s sparking outrage from Capitol Hill to Main Street.
The announcement, made on October 15, 2025, was framed as a “strategic move” to stabilize Argentina’s collapsing economy under its far-right president Javier Milei. But many see it for what it really is: a poli
Shalena
Oct 214 min read


KISS Legend Ace Frehley Dies at 74 Following Brain Bleed from Fall
KISS Legend Ace Frehley Dies at 74 Following Brain Bleed from Fall
Rock & roll has lost one of its cosmic pioneers. Ace Frehley — the legendary co-founder and original lead guitarist of KISS, best known as the band’s “Spaceman” — has died at age 74 after suffering a brain bleed caused by a recent fall, according to multiple reports confirmed by Variety, Rolling Stone, and USA Today on October 16, 2025.
The news was first shared in a statement linked through Frehley’s offici
Shalena
Oct 162 min read


Yolonda E. Lawrence Dies at 56: Celebrating the Quiet Power Behind ‘Empire,’ ‘Riverdale,’ and ‘The Good Wife’
Hollywood has lost one of its most quietly powerful voices.Yolonda E. Lawrence, a veteran television writer and producer whose credits include Empire, Riverdale, and The Good Wife, has died at the age of 56 in Los Angeles. The news was confirmed by her family earlier this week.
While the exact cause of death has not been publicly disclosed, tributes from across the television community poured in, remembering Lawrence as a storyteller who brought both heart and heat to every
Shalena
Oct 163 min read
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