Cora Lewis
Contact this reporter at cora.lewis@buzzfeed.com
A Nail Salon Worker Was Killed Over A $35 Manicure
The mother of three was killed when a customer allegedly ran her over after refusing to pay and fleeing the scene.
Cora Lewis
• 2 months ago
Two Men Tried To Viciously Push A Young Man Off A Muni Train Because He Was Playing Music
The man declined to press charges, but police say they are still investigating the incident.
Cora Lewis
• 6 months ago
"She Was A Black Woman In A White Man's World," Al Sharpton Said At Aretha Franklin's Funeral
"She was a feminist before feminism was popular. She was a civil rights activist when it wasn't popular."
Cora Lewis
• 6 months ago
Eight People Were Killed When A Truck Collided Head-On With A Greyhound Bus
The truck blew a tire, causing it to veer into oncoming traffic, police said.
Cora Lewis
• 6 months ago
The FBI Has Arrested A Man For Making Threatening Calls To The Boston Globe
The man allegedly referred to the newspaper as “the enemy of the people” and threatened to kill its employees.
Cora Lewis
• 6 months ago
The US Open Has Apologized For Penalizing A Player For Taking Off Her Shirt
"We regret that a Code Violation was assessed to Ms. Cornet yesterday," the organization said in a statement.
Cora Lewis
• 6 months ago
A Woman Tennis Player Was Penalized For Fixing Her Shirt During A Match At The US Open
Male tennis players are not subject to the same penalties.
Cora Lewis
• 6 months ago
Aretha Franklin Fans Have Lined Up To Pay Their Last Respects In Detroit
The Queen of Soul will lie in repose in the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for two days before her funeral Friday.
Cora Lewis
• 6 months ago
10 Children Who Had Gathered For A Sleepover Were Killed In A Chicago Fire
Officials said there were no smoke detectors in the apartment.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke
• 6 months ago
Melania Trump Says Social Media Can Be "Destructive And Harmful" When Used Incorrectly
Her remarks follow years of derogatory statements made by President Donald Trump on social media.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
Trump Says It's Really DC Officials Who Are To Blame For Canceling His Super-Expensive Military Parade
The president tweeted that he'll just go to a military parade in Paris instead.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
You Can Now Study For Free At NYU Medical School
“This decision recognizes a moral imperative that must be addressed," the dean of medicine said of the move to offer free tuition to all students.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
Lara Trump Calls Omarosa's Release Of Another Leaked Phone Call A "Betrayal"
"We never would have imagined that one of our own was secretly recording all of our private conversations," the president's daughter-in-law said Thursday.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
An Arizona Man Charged With Murder Says He Was Protecting His Teenage Daughter
The 16-year-old had been trying to use the restroom at a convenience store when a man tried to enter her stall.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
A Single Mother Was Killed Saving Her Children From An Out-Of-Control Car In A School Parking Lot
Kharisma James, 33, threw herself in front of the vehicle that was heading toward the children.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
Trump Called Betsy DeVos “Ditzy” And 7 Other Outrageous Details From Omarosa’s New Book
“Ditzy DeVos,” Jeff “Benjamin Button” Sessions, and what Trump said about putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
Now Trump Is Calling Omarosa A "Dog" As Part Of His Denial That He Used The N-Word
The president disparaged the former aide after she released a new audio recording discussing the possibility of Trump using a racial epithet.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
A Baltimore Police Officer Has Resigned After A Video Showing Him Punching A Man Went Viral
The interim police commissioner accepted the officer's resignation Sunday evening, calling the actions "disturbing."
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
At Least 4 People — Including 2 Police Officers — Were Killed In A Shooting In Canada
"I just woke up to gunshots outside my window," one witness said. No motive for the shooting was immediately released.
Cora Lewis
• 7 months ago
Six People Have Been Killed And Hundreds Of Buildings Have Been Destroyed As A Deadly Wildfire Tears Through A Northern California City
A 70-year-old woman and her two great-grand children were among the dead.
Hazel Shearing
• 8 months ago