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LeBron James Becomes Part Owner Of Boston Red Sox
Houston Police Shoot A 1-Year-Old Child In The Head While Pursuing A Robbery Suspect
Los Angeles Lakers star Le- Bron James is joining Fenway Sports Group as a partner, giv- ing him an ownership stake in its subsidiaries that include the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Foot- ball Club, Roush Fenway Racing and the regional sports network NESN.
James, 36, already owned 2% of Liverpool, the current English Premier League cham- pion. In joining FSG and ex- panding his investment, James and his business partner Mav- erick Carter will become the company's first Black partners.
FSG is among the largest sports ownership entities in the
world, and
James'
HOUSTON- A 1-year-old boy is "fighting for his life" and struggling to breathe on his own after being shot in the head by Houston police, the baby's mother and attorneys representing her said Tuesday.
The shooting took place March 3 when Daisha Smalls was pumping gas and she saw police cars and heard sirens, she said in a news conference Tuesday. Her son, Legend, was in the back seat of the vehi- cle. Smalls said a man then got into her vehicle and told her to give him the car.
"I wouldn't give him my car because I let him know that I have a child in my car and that I would not leave my car with- out my son," Smalls said through tears. Smalls said she was sitting in the car when the man jumped in and police were right behind them.
"Before I knew what hap- pened they were already shoot- ingatmycarandIwasjust scared for my son's life,"
Viola Davis And Andra Day Are
2 Black Women Nominated For Oscar's Best Actress In The Same Year
VIOLA DAVIS AND ANDRA DAY
Smalls said.
Houston police had a differ-
ent telling of events, according to a March 4 statement from Executive Assistant Police Chief Troy Finner. Smalls was not in the car when shooting took place, Finner said.
The 30-year-old man in question was a suspect in two aggravated robberies who was already being chased by police when he jumped out of a car he crashed during the chase. The suspect -- who was armed with a gun -- then entered Smalls'
car.
The man refused to drop the
weapon, officers fired several shots at him and he died at the scene. The baby boy was also shot, Finner said.
"Fearing for the mother's safety, one of our officers dis- charged his duty weapon, fa- tally striking the suspect," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said in a statement. "Sadly, baby Legend was also struck. Officers at the scene im- mediately rendered first aid to Legend."
involve-
ment will
only in-
crease its
reach. In
addition
to James
coming
onboard,
FSG re-
ceived a
$750 mil-
lion investment from RedBird Capital Partners, according to The Boston Globe, which first reported James' ownership stake.
LEBRON JAMES
BABY LEGEND AND MOMDAISHA SMALLS
President Biden Reverses Drug Law To Include Low-Level Offenses
Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were an- nounced on Monday, and for just the second time in the history of the awards multiple women of color were nominated for Best Actress in the same year.
Viola Davis earned her fourth Oscar nomination, this time for her performance in the
Netflix film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” in which she played the famous blues singer of the title.
Meanwhile, Andra Day, coming off her surprising win at the Golden Globes in February, received a nomination for her performance in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
The First Step Act will allow shorter sentences for small amounts of crack cocaine.
President Biden told the Supreme Court that low-level crack cocaine offenders should be included in a fed- eral law that reduces some prison sentences. That's a re- versal of former President Trump's position on the issue.
Under the First Step Act,
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN which Trump signed, a small
amount of crack cocaine was not included in the law.
The acting solicitor general said in a letter to the Supreme Court a man who is appealing a more than 15-year sentence for being caught with less than four grams of the drug should serve a shorter sen- tence.
The Supreme Court will begin hearing that case next month.
Yaphet Kotto, 'Alien' and 'Homicide: Life On The Street' Actor, Dies At 81
Yaphet Kotto, an actor known for bringing gravitas to his roles across television and film, has died, according to his agent, Ryan Goldhar. He was 81.
Kotto died on March 14 at 10:30 p.m. local time in the Philippines, where he lived with his wife, Goldhar said. Infor- mation on the cause of death was not provided.
Kotto's on-screen body of work began in the late '60s and remained steady through the '90s. In that time, he amassed an array of memorable roles that spoke to his transformative tal- ent.
His notable film work in- cludes roles in "Alien," "The Running Man," "Midnight Run" and "Live and Let Die," in which he played iconic Bond villain Mr. Big.
YAPHET KOTTO
In television, his longest-run- ning role was as Lt. Al Gia- rdello on NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street."
"Yaphet Kotto. My Mom's favorite," director Ava DuVer- nay wrote on Twitter. "He's one of those actors who deserved more than the parts he got. But he took those parts and made them wonderful all the same. A star. Rest well, sir."
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