Lady Gaga is starting off the new year with a fresh face. The “Poker Face” singer uploaded a video on Jan. 7 showing gratitude to her fans on Instagram for helping her song with Bruno Mars, “Die With A Smile,” reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Wearing an all-black outfit, Gaga appeared…
FILE – The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) The lawsuit arrives as U.S. renters continue to struggle under a merciless housing market, with incomes failing to keep up with rent increases. DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords…
Abraham Mitchell, also known as Mr. CIAA, is pictured in 2005. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty The HBCU basketball community has lost one of its most loyal, and flamboyant, fans, according to reports that prompted an outpouring of condolences from in and around historically Black college circles. Abraham “Ham” Mitchell, who earned the…
Disturbing bodycam footage caught the moments two Missouri police officers found a suicide victim they were called to help and callously left him as he lay dying because they were nearing the end of their work shift. Bodycam video obtained by First Alert 4 shows former St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers Austin Fraser and Ty…
The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday…
Photo: AdobeStock The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index has emerged as a top target of conservative activists. NEW YORK (AP) — A national rights group said Tuesday that more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite an ongoing effort by conservative activists to get high-profile brands to stop participating…
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Trump’s attorneys have pointed to the Supreme Court’s ruling giving him broad immunity from criminal prosecution as they tried to have his New York conviction tossed out. President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call…
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 20: A campaign sign for Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is displayed outside a polling location on the first day of Virginia’s in-person early voting at Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center on September 20, 2024 in Arlington,…
A white security guard at a Denver apartment complex was caught on video harassing a Black resident who, while leaving the parking garage to run errands, had his car door yanked open when he refused to identify himself. Footage of the tense encounter was shared to YouTube on Jan. 5 by BP CAST. The narrator…
Photo: Getty Images; Cover: Penguin Winfrey, who launched Oprah’s Book Club in 1996, also picked “A New Earth” in 2008. NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favorite. She has selected Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose” for her book club, marking the first time she has chosen…
