Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of slowing down older iPhone models to compel users to buy new ones. The proposed settlement agreement requires Apple (AAPL) to pay the owners of specific iPhone models $25 per affected device, totaling a minimum of $310 million and a maximum of $500 […]
A man sucker-punched an officer in the face while being placed under arrest for theft Friday, the affidavit says. The affidavit says Dwight Wise, 44, stole items from the Family Dollar, located in the 8800 block of Reading Road. Arrest records say a witness told officers that a man, dressed in all black wearing a […]
LeBron James is still on the shortlist of the best players in the NBA, but he embraces his role as a 35-year-old mentor when it comes to the next generation. On Sunday, following his Los Angeles Lakers‘ 122-114 win over Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans, the future Hall of Famer and the rookie embraced and shared words following the […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her Christian faith to ardently defend the rights of LGBTQ Americans during a congressional committee hearing on Thursday ― calling out the “bigotry” of those who use Christianity to discriminate against this marginalized community. The lawmaker suggested that Jesus himself would be “maligned as a radical” by today’s Congress for his […]
Greg Landsman said he was raised to help friends in need. The City Councilmember said that’s why he gave his colleague Tamaya Dennard $1,000 when she asked him for money last year. “My heart went out to her at the time. I thought I could be helpful. I hope I was,” Landsman said Thursday. But […]
Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard thanked supporters in her first comments following her arrest on federal charges. Dennard is accused of bribery, attempted extortion and honest services wire fraud, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. She posted a statement on her Facebook page Wednesday to let everyone know that she is “alright.” Dennard wrote that messages, prayers, […]
Former President Barack Obama demanded South Carolina television stations and a pro-Trump group stop airing a “despicable” ad that misuses his voice to attack his former Vice President Joe Biden. “Joe Biden promised to help our community. It was a lie. Here’s President Obama,” the ad begins, then continues to play an audio passage from Obama’s 1995 memoir, “Dreams […]
Hip-hop star Eminem wants fans to match his impeccable flow with their own rapping skills. Ahead of the release of the video for his track “Godzilla,” the 47-year-old rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, took to social media Tuesday to launch the #GodzillaChallenge. In the clip, shared on his official Instagram and Twitter pages, […]
Cincinnati City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday after one of them was arrested on federal charges of trying to exchange votes for money. Democratic Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard is accused of bribery, attempted extortion and honest services wire fraud, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. She appeared in federal court in handcuffs and leg irons […]
“The Bachelor” franchise is about to get bigger. ABC is casting a new version of the show with “seniors looking for love.” The surprise was revealed during Monday’s episode of “The Bachelor,” when the network put out a casting call for people 65 and over. One producer offered more details on Instagram, writing: “Are you entering your […]
According to two independent sources, WCPO 9 has confirmed that Cincinnati City Council member Tamaya Dennard has been arrested on federal charges. Dennard did not appear in a scheduled Tuesday morning city council committee meeting of which she is the chair, but sources could not confirm when she was arrested. WCPO 9 also reached out […]
Thousands of families in Greater Cincinnati are getting their medical debt eliminated. It’s all thanks to a local church and a nonprofit based in New York. On Sunday morning, church officials announced they were able to pay off $46.5 million in medical bills for tens of thousands of families across the Tri-state — and beyond. In Ohio, […]