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FOX 24 US The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. LUBBOCK, Texas — The meeting of the local NAACP chapter began with a prayer — and then the litany of injustices came pouring out. A Black high school football player was called a “b—h-ass” n-word during a game by white players in September with no consequence, his mom said. A Black 12-year-old boy, falsely accused last December of touching a white girl’s breast, was threatened and interrogated by a police officer at school without his parents and…

FOX 24 US Dolly Parton’s Thoughts on Plastic Surgery”I don’t really think about it too much,” Dolly told The Guardian in 2011. “If something is sagging, bagging, or dragging, I’ll tuck it, suck it or pluck it.” She told Oprah Winfrey in 2020 that she thinks she was “about 40” when she started having plastic surgery. “I’m a firm believer, whatever it takes to make you feel better about yourself,” she explained on The Oprah Conversation. “If you’ve got the nerve, and you’ve got the money, and you’ve got the need for it…If you feel good about you, you can…

FOX 24 US New year, new reading goals. So, it only makes sense to have a crop of new releases to add to that ever-growing TBR list. Chief among them, The First Time I Saw Him, the sequel to Laura Dave’s 2021 hit The Last Thing He Told Me. In Dave’s new book, out now, Hannah Hall’s world is, once again, turned upside down after a sudden death puts an end to the agreement guaranteeing their safety. As she and her missing husband’s daughter Bailey go on the run, racing across the U.S. and abroad, they unpack the secrets in Bailey’s family that started this mess and try…

FOX 24 US Meri Brown and Janelle Brown Helped Pay for Robyn Brown’s HousePart of the reason the Coyote Pass sale got so hairy was that the family hadn’t taken care of what happened in Vegas.  When Meri sold her five-bedroom Sin City home, she handed over the profits so that Robyn could purchase her five-bedroom spread in Arizona, with Janelle chipping in as well.  From there, Meri detailed on the Jan. 18 One-on-One special, “They bought the house that was for them and then, you know, it doubled in value when they sold it. Yay, them.” Which is when…

FOX 24 US Karley Scott Collins is not entertaining rumors about where she stands with Keith Urban. The “Quit You” singer—who opened for Keith on his High and Alive World Tour last year—clapped back at a headline alleging that the two had begun living together in the wake of his breakup with ex-wife Nicole Kidman. “Keith Urban moved in with GF Karley Scott Collins?” read the headline shared in a post on Karley’s Instagram Stories Jan. 18. “Fresh speculation amid divorce.” Under the report—which also described Karley, 26, as the 58-year-old’s “rumored girlfriend”—the country artist added a cry laughing emoji…

FOX 24 US Zac Efron is getting his head in the (football) game. The High School Musical star made a rare public appearance to watch the New England Patriots face off against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Jan. 18, hitting the field for a photo op with Patriots CEO Robert Kraft. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Zac, 38, smiled alongside Robert, 84, while wearing one of the businessman’s NFL championship rings on his middle finger. He also showed his support for the team by donning their signature colors, keeping warm in a navy blue…

FOX 24 US Bringing Up Bates Alum Katie Bates’ Husband Travis Clark Admits to Affair Amid Pregnancy LossTravis Clark’s past comments about Katie Bates are coming to light. Three months before confessing he had an affair during his marriage, the Bringing Up Bates alum heaped praise on his wife—who recently suffered a pregnancy loss while expecting the couple’s third baby—in a heartfelt social media tribute to mark her 25th birthday, calling her “the easiest person in the world to celebrate.” “You love so deeply, give so much of yourself to everything you do, and somehow make every season we’re in…

FOX 24 US “My stomach just dropped through my butthole,” she said in the Jan. 17 TikTok video after showing Andrew, 32, the test. “That’s pretty f–king positive, buddy.” She was especially shocked by the result considering her lack of pregnancy symptoms. “I have no symptoms, none, nothing,” she explained. “I thought this was for sure negative because I have zero symptoms. Like, my boobs hurt but my boobs always hurt before my period.” After taking a second pregnancy test to confirm the outcome, the mama to be added, “I don’t think I’ve ever been so shocked in my life.”…

FOX 24 US Rihanna Supports A$AP Rocky at His Album Release Party 4 Months After Welcoming BabyRihanna wants A$AP Rocky to go on and take a bow. The “We Found Love” singer joined her longtime partner at a Saturday Night Live after-party in New York City following his debut appearance as musical guest on the Jan. 17 episode of the NBC sketch comedy series. To mark the occasion, Rihanna, 37, kept it casual in a beige zip-up track jacket with navy accenting, a black pencil skirt and beige and black striped boots. She accessorized the look with a dark blue…

FOX 24 US Kandi’s comments come months after announcing that she and Todd, 52, would be calling it quits following 11 years of marriage. At the time, she also emphasized how the pair’s kids will always come first. “After deep thought and a lot of prayer, I’ve made the decision to move forward with a divorce,” Kandi shared in a Nov. 21 statement to People. “This is a difficult and emotional time, but my focus remains on protecting my peace, being the best mother I can be, and co-parenting with love and respect.” The “Bills, Bills, Bills” hitmaker also added that…