Source: Radio One / General TikTok’s U.S. operations have undergone a major shift. No longer owned solely by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, TikTok in the United States is now run by a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, according to a press release. Established on Jan. 22, 2026, this joint venture is majority-owned by…
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty It’s quite possible that the Trump administration has finally flown too close to the sun, regarding its latest narrative of observably false propaganda against the latest victim of a killing by immigration cops in Minnesota. When 37-year-old Alex Pretti was gunned down by ICE agents while trying to protect a…
Andrea Preti and Venus Williams attend the front row at the Dsquared2 F/W 2025 – 2026 runway during the Milan Fashion Week – Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025/2026 at on February 25, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Levati/Getty Images for Dsquared2) Venus Williams and Andrea Preti tied the knot in December across multi-day events after…
(Photo: Getty Images) The political pushback could lead to another government shutdown if Republicans decline to strike a deal with Democrats on federal funding. A government shutdown is likely at the end of the week amid a looming showdown in Congress over Department of Homeland Security funding following the fatal ICE shooting of Alex Pretti…
Bernice A. King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., speaks onstage during the 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at Ebenezer Baptist Church on January 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual service is held in honor of the life of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who would…
A newly elected Detroit police commissioner has abandoned his pledge to step down amid growing calls for his resignation after a local news investigation revealed his criminal history, including an incident in which he threatened to shoot a police officer. Darious Morris won a write-in election in November 2025, earning 72% of the votes in a…
Trump administration officials spent the weekend repeating a tightly controlled story line after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a federal crackdown — until Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hesitated on one key detail on live television. That moment, paired with near-identical talking points delivered across cable news and social media,…
Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Kanye West addresses his tumultuous 2025 and opens up about his bipolar I diagnosis in a candid apology letter. Ye, the artist formally known as, Kanye West says he has…
Mary J. Blige has been in her auntie era for a long time. The only thing that’s changed is she’s no longer trying to hide it. The songs still do the heavy lifting, her signature vocals still cut through, and her presence still lands. The only thing she’s stopped doing is pretending endurance has to…
(Photos: Getty Images) ICE agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minnesota. DHS claims he approached officers with a weapon, but witness videos show otherwise. This weekend, the streets of Minnesota ignited with even more protests in the wake of Alex Pretti’s death, the third shooting at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in…
