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- LifestyleRaechal Shewfelt
Jessica Simpson proudly shares photo of her ankles following the birth of daughter Birdie
The fashion mogul and her retired NFL player husband Eric Johnson welcomed daughter Birdie in March after a sometimes tough pregnancy.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Makeup artist speaks out after bride refuses to hire her because she's gay: 'Homophobia is a real issue'
A bride decided not to hire a hair and makeup artist in Lubbock, Texas, after discovering the makeup artist was gay, saying, "I don’t want you walking into my church."
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Old Navy employee fired after grabbing black woman, accusing her of shoplifting in viral video
An Old Navy employee in Ontario, Canada was captured on video grabbing a black customer by her wrist and accusing her of shoplifting from the store. The customer alleges she was racially profiled.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
College student uses Snapchat filter to appear as an underage girl, leading to officer's arrest
Ethan, a 20-year-old San Francisco Bay Area student, posed as a 16-year-old girl named Esther on Tinder after using Snapchat's filter to give him the appearance of a female.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
'Not all country boys are bigots': Photo of college student's truck tailgate goes viral
Cody Barlow, a student at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., took to Facebook to share a photo of his truck, which he decorated for Pride Month.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
Breastfeeding moms hold a 'nurse-in' after mother was removed from public swimming pool
The mom says police escorted her out, despite the state health code stating that "a mother is entitled to breastfeed her baby in any location in which the mother is authorized to be."
Pop CulturePaulina CacheroWomen of color call out Dictionary.com's 'offensive' definition of 'black': 'This needs to change'
"It’s not who we are or what we a stand for. So set’s move to change it and proudly represent BLACK, as we really are,” wrote one woman on Twitter.
LifestyleHope SchreiberAlyssa Milano gets called out for saying Joe Biden's stance on Hyde Amendment is why she hasn't endorsed him
Milano took to Twitter to share that Biden's support of the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds for certain abortion services, is why she has not publicly endorsed Joe Biden, however social media users feel her comments are hypocritical.
LifestylePaulina CacheroAlabama mayor defends Facebook post on ‘killing out’ LGBTQ people, socialists and ‘baby killers’
“The only way to change it would be to kill the problem out. I know it’s bad to say but without killing them out there’s no way to fix it,” Alabama Mayor Mark Chambers wrote on Facebook.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberTeenage girl forced to hold 'I lied' sign as punishment by her parent
One woman was so concerned with the teen's safety, as she stood in a median in a busy intersection, that she called the police.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberBlack hotel employee’s response to woman who calls him the N-word goes viral: 'There's a Best Western next door'
A black hotel worker filmed himself calmly denying a customer service after she called him a racial slur on the phone.
LifestyleKerry JustichSmoothie King closes 2 stores after employees leave racist comments on customers' receipts
Employees at two Smoothie King locations in North Carolina were involved in racist incidents that got them fired, and their stores closed.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Amusement park's decision to pull personalized bullets from gift shop sparks outcry: 'Lighten up!'
Dorney Park responded to a social media complaint by pulling the controversial keepsake from its gift shop.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberMom shocked that the cute T-shirt she ordered for her 3-year-old came with a profane slogan
A mother was shocked when she saw the kid's shirt she had ordered for her 3-year-old daughter from a Chinese retailer, which featured a profanity.
WellnessHope SchreiberFlorida middle school student prevents possible school shooting in Ohio
The Florida student had initially befriended the Ohio student through social media. His texts, which claimed he wanted to "shoot people," alarmed her.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberCouple stages 'family' photos with Mustang supercharger to quiet questions about when they're having children
A Utah couple, inspired by newborn photos on social media and their parents asking when they'll have a baby, introduced the newest member of their family in a photo shoot.
Pop CultureHollis MillerThe 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week
"All of my mic drops are accidental."
Pop CultureHope SchreiberCousins reunite prosthetic leg with owner thanks to power of social media: 'Anyone missing a leg?'
The prosthetic leg belonged to a 22-year-old woman who had been swimming in the ocean when a wave knocked her down and swept away her leg.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberUtah high school students disciplined after racist photo depicting the KKK, blackface is shared on social media
The photo shows an adult wearing a white hood and two high school students in blackface with the Confederate flag behind them.
- LifestyleElena Sheppard
Future got his 5-year-old son a Rolex and Twitter can't handle it
Would you give a 5-year-old a Rolex?
- CelebrityMegan Johnson
A viral photo of Alex Rodriguez on the toilet has many upset over privacy violation
An unauthorized photo of Alex Rodriguez sitting on the toilet in the home he shares with Jennifer Lopez has gone viral.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberPhotos of Jesus Christ seemingly shining through clouds go viral
The photo, which seems to depict Jesus wearing a cassock with his arms outstretched, was compared by some social media users to the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
StyleCasey HollisterSchool Dress Codes
The fundamental flaws in school dress codes have Gen Z students taking action for the right to express themselves. With social media and the internet being their main connections to the world, they are protesting, starting online petitions and creating websites and hashtags to make their case. A high school in Hawaii with a strict code for prom dresses pushed a student to start a petition charging the restrictions with being “discriminating and insulting to girls.” A student in Pennsylvania spoke out against a discriminatory commencement ceremony rule. In New Jersey, after a student refused to take off a head wrap, she and her mother went viral on social media. In Arkansas, Laura Orsi started a website and movement on social media called PassTheSkirt, which encourages students to wear skirts and shorts that are shorter than the rule, post a photo with the hashtag, and then pass the clothing to someone of a different race or gender. And a mom in Texas called out a school district for its "sexist" dress code.
Pop CultureHope SchreiberTaco Bell employees filmed smoking inside empty restaurant as multiple cars wait at drive-thru
Smoking is prohibited in all North Carolina restaurants, after the state's Smoke-Free Restaurants and Bars Law was put into effect in 2010.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Organizers of active shooting drill at Penn. school say actor wearing Arab-style headdress was 'totally accidental'
In the video, a man wearing what looks like a Middle Eastern headdress holds up his hands to responding officers. The video also shows the actor firing fake guns at fake victims.
