Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., followed by reporters, walks to the House Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) The speaker’s election is set to dominate the opening of the new Congress, which also brings a roster of history-making members, including two Black women in the…
FILE – The Turo logo is shown in the entryway of Turo in San Francisco, April 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) Two deadly incidents on New Year’s Day involved vehicles that were rented on Turo, a peer-to-peer car-sharing company. NEW YORK (AP) — Two deadly incidents on New Year’s Day — an attack being…
FILE – Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, gives a tour of the prison’s execution chamber in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 13, 1999. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) Days after announcing a new manual for executing death row inmates, Tennessee’s top prison officials said they aren’t going to release the document to the public. NASHVILLE, Tenn….
Grammy-winning mogul Rihanna is reportedly flexing her influence to keep the Kardashian-Jenner clan off the 2025 Met Gala guest list. According to a new report, Kendall Jenner is said to be the main target on the Bajan boss’ “Not Never” list. This bold move comes as Rihanna’s partner and father of her children, A$AP Rocky,…
Fans hold up a portrait of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) The relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat — a talking point for weeks now — seems to have further deteriorated. MIAMI (AP)…
Source: ag.ny.gov / ag.ny.gov New York State Attorney General Letitia James and her office have recused themselves from the Robert Brooks investigation, citing a conflict of interest. The attorney general usually investigates the deaths of people who die in police custody but admitted that lawyers in her office were already representing four of the officers under…
Photo: AdobeStock Black and Hispanic communities are often overburdened with air pollution and emissions from trash incinerators, chemical plants, and oil refineries that harm their health. MIAMI — When leaders of Florida’s most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become the nation’s largest trash incinerator, so many people went…
FILE – This undated passport photo provided by the FBI on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, shows Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. (FBI via AP, File) Authorities and relatives are still piecing together why Shamsud-Din Jabbar barreled through a Bourbon Street crowd, killing 14 revelers and injuring at least 30 others. BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Shamsud-Din Jabbar grew up in…
Ebony Davis was a junior at Layton High in Utah in 2022, a rising star on the varsity basketball team who says she had good grades and was enjoying her high school experience. But, according to a lawsuit she filed last month, that experience was marred by a barrage of racist, demeaning remarks she endured…
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 02: A MoveOn mobile billboard calling for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from all cases related to January 6 due to his alleged conflicts of interest and corruption is seen in Washington, DC on February 02, 2024. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for MoveOn) The federal courts will not refer…
