A Home Depot logo sign hands on its facade, Friday, May 14, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) The cost of home repairs and remodeling climbed by nearly 4% in the first quarter from a year earlier. U.S. homeowners are spending more on home renovation projects, bucking a broader pullback by consumers…
Source: Per-Anders Pettersson / Getty Afrikaners, the white ethnic group that ruled South Africa during apartheid until its end in 1994, have become a buzzing topic since President Trump granted a group of 59 Afrikaners refugee status in the US due to “unjust racial discrimination” in their country. Although Trump’s claims are questionable. Notably, white…
A North Carolina woman who was criminally charged after boarding a school bus and launching into an expletive-ridden outburst at several middle school students, which included calling one Black student the N-word, said her actions weren’t racially motivated. Samantha Spoor, 35, was arrested and charged with communicating threats, trespassing, and disorderly conduct. She was released…
Residents watch as law enforcement search for a fugitive that escaped a prison in New Orleans, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) After 10 inmates at a jail in New Orleans escaped through a hole behind the toilet, five remain on the lam. As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees…
A Black Lives Matter mural painted by Thaxton Waters II is seen in an aerial view on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Kevin Wurm) Five years on, activists and community groups are still maintaining many of the murals, while others are disappearing. In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities,…
Actor Jonah Hill’s dramatic weight loss has been years in the making, but it’s his most recent transformation that’s sparking fresh concern among fans. Resurfaced photos of Hill, 41, have spread across social media over the past several days on X. The viral images were taken from footage of “The Wolf of Wall Street” star…
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Five years ago, the world watched George Floyd die with a police officer’s knee on his neck. A 17-year-old girl, Darnella Frazier, held her phone steady and forced the world to see what Black communities have known for centuries: the police do not keep us safe. In the weeks that…
Hollywood darling Mindy Kaling stepped onto the red carpet at her longtime friend and colleague Michael Schur’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Wednesday, turning heads in a sleek navy blue dress that showcased her dramatically transformed figure. The 45-year-old actress, writer, and producer looked radiant as she celebrated her former “The Office” co-star and…
Source: Gary Hershorn / Getty Who would’ve thought alienating part of your customer base would result in lower sales? Clearly not Target, whose months-long FAFO moment has resulted in a pronounced dip in first-quarter sales. According to AP, Target reported a 2.8% drop in first-quarter sales compared to last year, earning $23.85 billion. While that’s…
Travis Hunter and his older fiancée Leanna Lenee are still on schedule to tie the knot this weekend despite all of the backlash over the last year. The young couple, who have been dating since February 2022 and engaged since February 2024, are saying their “I dos” and exchanging their vows in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on…
