Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard are positioned outside of Union Station in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) National Guard units began carrying their service weapons in Washington D.C. on Sunday, but say force should only be used “as a last resort.” Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s…
Source: Daniel Boczarski / Getty Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago. On Sunday, Mayor Johnson told NBC News he’s trying to find legal options to prevent Trump from sending troops to take over the city. “The guard is not needed,” Chicago Mayor Brandon…
Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison) Health insurance will reportedly grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and coverage may shrink. Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some…
A wheelchair-bound man was captured on video yelling racist slurs and spitting at the feet of a Black man, telling him to “pick it up.” But what happened next shocked many of the 80,000 viewers who had watched the interaction since it was posted on X. Uploaded on Aug. 21, the video shows the unidentified…
A video of Donald Trump in what should have been a serious diplomatic discussion spiraled into an audio disaster, leaving critics and social media users doubled over with laughter. Trump’s July visit to Scotland turned into an unexpected comedy show when his own bagpiper inadvertently became the star of the moment, drowning out the president’s…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s longtime partner Georgina Rodríguez is turning social media into her personal runway, recently showcasing a beach-time fitness routine while sporting a bridal-white two-piece workout ensemble, while wearing her massive new square diamond engagement ring. Yet her steamy posts have ignited a firestorm of criticism, with online commenters questioning her choices and suggesting her…
An elderly Black woman is accusing her local YMCA of discrimination after staff members called the police when she refused to move seats in a fitness class when instructors specifically asked her to relocate to make room for a white class participant. According to WSET, 72-year-old Maria Spooner attended a group fitness class at the…
Years ago, no one probably would’ve predicted that A$AP Rocky and Denzel Washington would be cast in the same movie. Despite having done no previous work together in the past, there was one reason that their names were brought up randomly in the same conversation. Some people noticed that the two stars share a commonality…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders signs autographs for fans during Back Together Weekend at an NFL football training camp practice Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) This comes after Sanders was ejected from a preseason game yesterday for throwing a punch. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shilo Sanders was waived by…
Chief of Talent at New Schools for New Orleans, Jahquille Ross, poses for a photo in a classroom at Alice Hart Charter School in New Orleans on July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith) 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, three educators reflect on how the disaster affected their lives and their careers. NEW ORLEANS (AP) —…
