Virginia HS track star bashed with baton by opponent causing head injuries
The Virginia High School track and field star attempted to get first place during the race last Tuesday, causing head injuries as the opponent hit her with the baton. According to Brookville High School junior Karen Tucker, she is still waiting for her IC Norcom High School opponent to apologize. Tucker just set a record […]
The best damn show in Baton Rouge
In the world of college athletics, it's difficult to draw spectators during winter break. The final exams for the fall semester are over, and students are home for vacation. But on a Monday night in mid-December in Baton Rouge, a sea of purple and gold flooded the entrance to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Kids […]
‘Very drunk’ airline passenger clobbered with baton, restrained by cops at Thai airport
Witnesses to the shocking incident at a Thai airport say the Australian man became so unruly that multiple police officers had to stop him. The shocking incident is said to have happened in the popular holiday destination of Phuket on September 22, when an Australian man was stopped at an airport bar as he tried […]
Biden, Harris address Congressional Black Caucus: ‘The baton is in our hands’ | US elections 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus' Phoenix Awards Dinner on Saturday, conveying the message that lawmakers are in a “battle for the soul of the nation.” Biden highlighted the Congressional Black Caucus' (CBC) ties with black voters. “In 2020, I ran for president to save the soul […]
Louisiana nurse, NAACP Baton Rouge VP Y’Mine McClanahan kicked out of Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood over her ‘too revealing’ outfit
A Louisiana nurse was kicked out of an upscale steakhouse she frequented after the establishment claimed her outfit was “too revealing” and violated the dress code. According to her Facebook page, Imaine McClanahan wore a two-piece outfit consisting of a modest floral top and a long, foot-length skirt as she arrived at Stubbs Prime Steak […]
Cher Roasted for Saying Biden Must ‘Pass the Baton’ After He Dropped Out: ‘Girl Check the News’
Left-wing pop star Cher was slammed on X for saying President Joe Biden needed to “pass the baton” after he dropped out of the race. “Hey, check the news,” one social media user replied. “I am struggling in my heart because I don’t believe that ‘President Biden’ ‘Joe’, the man I’ve loved since we met […]
Massachusetts ‘road rage’ arrest: Hingham suspect accused of swinging ‘police baton’ at driver
Police in Massachusetts have arrested a suspect who hit another driver with a “telescopic baton” during an alleged road rage incident. Gregory Knowles, 51, faces multiple charges including assault with a dangerous weapon, strangulation and witness intimidation following the incident that allegedly happened late last Friday in the Boston suburb of Cohasset. “The victim, a […]
Baton Rouge residents tired of poor schools and services will likely soon have separate city, even as opponents cry racism
Thousands of Louisiana residents who voted years ago to create a separate city from parts of Baton Rouge will likely soon get their wish. state supreme court A significant judgment was rendered in their favor. The movement to create an independent school district in the St. George area of southeast Baton Rouge began more than […]
Wealthy white Louisiana residents split from Baton Rouge to form their own city
A group of wealthy white Baton Rouge residents has won a decades-long battle to separate from the majority-black city and form their own suburb, following a state Supreme Court ruling. On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in favor of St. George’s incorporation in southeast Baton Rouge after overturning a lower court ruling. “This is […]
Philly officer acquitted of assault 4 years after using baton on Floyd protester
A former Philadelphia police lieutenant has been acquitted of assault charges for using a baton during an encounter with protesters during a 2020 racial justice demonstration. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that a juror was arrested in an incident that was captured on video during a protest on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in June 2020 following the […]