President Donald Trump doesn’t want people to focus on his appearance, but he’s not getting his way online. The former reality TV showman prefers that the public praise his lengthy purported accomplishments and looks rather than nitpick at his devolving money-making charm and seemingly withering figure. “The Apprentice” star calls the shots on Capitol Hill,…
New research links discrimination, chronic stress, and inflammation to higher mortality rates among Black Americans (Photo: Adobe Stock) New research links discrimination, chronic stress, and inflammation to higher mortality rates among Black Americans. For years, experts have explored the impact stress can have on the body. These explorations have manifested themselves into stress scales and…
Source: Sangamon County Jail / Sangamon County Jail Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy who murdered Sonya Massey in her own kitchen in July 2024, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, Jan. 28. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder in Massey’s death but was convicted of second-degree murder, an option…
Nicki Minaj’s sudden coziness with Donald Trump came as a shock to some of her longtime Barbz fans, while others say it’s very on brand for the New York rapper. Speculation about her outspoken support for Trump comes as she faces mounting legal issues tied to her husband’s criminal past. After months of praising the…
Halle Berry attends the European Gala Screening for Amazons: CRIME 101 at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on January 28, 2026 in London, England. CRIME 101 is in cinemas on 13 February. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Entertainment) Halle Berry’s production company, HalleHolly, announces upcoming TV and film projects…
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin overturned the conviction of a former deputy who was sentenced to serve three years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man accused of shoplifting from a mall. Ex-deputy Wesley Gonzalez Shifflet received a full pardon on Jan. 15 from Youngkin, just two days before the outgoing governor’s term was…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to shut down mounting questions about Donald Trump’s unraveling immigration crackdown in Minnesota by dragging Barack Obama into the mess. Instead, she poured gasoline on a fire. Facing reporters as Minneapolis reeled from protests, political backlash, and the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents,…
(Photo: Getty Images/X via Nicki Minaj) “The Trump administration is using her, and she, in part, is using them as well,” Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross tells theGrio. Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared to confirm suspicions behind her very public support for President Donald Trump on Wednesday, revealing that the commander-in-chief gifted her with a free Trump…
Source: PAUL J. RICHARDS / Getty Virginia’s redistricting effort is facing a legal setback after a federal judge ruled the Grand Assembly’s process was illegal. According to AP, Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. found that the Virginia Grand Assembly didn’t follow the proper procedures when introducing the constitutional amendment that would allow them…
Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Pharrell Williams has responded through his legal team to the lawsuit filed last week by former musical collaborator Chad Hugo. After finding himself at the center of a lawsuit filed last week by Chad Hugo—his former musical collaborator and the other half of the groundbreaking duo The…
