Source: Alex Peña / Getty Early last month, we reported that Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported to a detention center in El Salvador by the brazenly unapologetic Trump administration, had finally been returned to the U.S., only to face an indictment on federal smuggling charges that, according to Abrego Garcia’s attorney…
Venus Williams attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) “I was outraged…No one should have to go through this,” Venus Williams explains how doctors downplayed her fibroid symptoms. Venus Williams…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty You’ve seen the routine. Some coiffed white conservative woman goes on cable news, all wide-eyed and sanctimonious, saying: “At least here we don’t force women to wear burkas like they do in Iran!” She delivers it like she’s courageously championing global women’s rights. But let’s keep it 100, she doesn’t give…
A white Akron police officer faces a second civil lawsuit accusing him of using excessive force against a Black man after he punched a passenger during a traffic stop, breaking his nose. The federal lawsuit filed against Officer Warren Spragg and the city of Akron on June 27 alleges illegal use of excessive force, assault…
Lauren Sánchez, 55, and Jeff Bezos, 61, recently exchanged vows at the most talked-about wedding ceremony of 2025. The power couple held their 200-guest nuptials in Venice, Italy, on June 27, where Sánchez walked down the aisle in a white Dolce & Gabbana dress that she shared glimpses of on social media. Lauren Sánchez adds…
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty When news broke that Sean “Diddy” Combs was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution but not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, I knew exactly how this would play out. Some people would grab onto that partial verdict like a lifeline, ignoring every piece of truth we’ve…
Uzo Aduba attends Netflix’s Los Angeles premiere of “The Residence” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on March 19, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix) After only 8 episodes, Netflix revealed that it will not renew “The Residence,” produced by Shonda Rhimes, for a second season. This week, Netflix announced…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) House Republicans narrowly pass Trump’s $4.5T…
Last summer, on July 6, we learned of a new reason for the police to kill an unarmed Black person: a pot of hot water. Sonya Massey, then 36, called 911 when she suspected an intruder at her home in Springfield, Illinois. According to an Illinois State Police summary of her shooting death, when police…
(Photo: Getty Images) Though the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” was ultimately passed, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said voters “will have an opportunity in this national nightmare as part of Project 2026.” U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, made history on Thursday after delivering a nearly 9-hour speech…
