ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 23: Shirley Raines attends TikTok House Party at VidCon 2022 at a private venue on June 23, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for TikTok) Raines, who often went by Ms. Shirley, passed away on Jan. 27 after police conducted a wellness check on her residence. The death…
Donald Trump may have a huge following at home, but across parts of Europe, the public’s reaction to him is wary at best. Despite having two wives of Eastern European descent and a mother who immigrated from Scotland, the 79-year-old president has struggled to win over large swaths of the continent. Donald Trump was turned…
Nicole Terry Thomas is accused of impersonating a Child Protective Services worker in attempt to kidnap a 9-year-old child.Polk County Sheriff’s Office Investigators say the suspect falsely claimed to be a child welfare employee and attempted to remove a child from a residence. Authorities in Florida say a woman tried to take a 9-year-old child…
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 27: Kamala Harris speaks onstage during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on September 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation) The conversation arrives not long after Harris returned to social media…
A man who allegedly hurled the N-word at a Black New Yorker in a restaurant was publicly shamed by a motorcycle club, which literally dragged him by the scruff of his neck and forced him to apologize. The incident took place at Johnny Reef’s on City Island in the Bronx, a long-standing seafood shack that…
Source: kellyvandellen / Getty This week, a judge ruled in favor of plaintiffs who sued the Trump administration, seeking the restoration of an exhibit at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, honoring the enslaved people who were owned by President George Washington, which the administration began removing last month in compliance with President Donald Trump’s…
Blood isn’t always thicker than water, and this was proven when singer Fantasia‘s husband got unexpected backlash after surprising her during her Houston concert. Kendall Taylor touched the hearts of many with a heartfelt five-minute speech, reminiscing about his marriage to the vocalist after just three weeks of knowing each other in 2015. He wanted…
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 20: (L-R) Fantasia Barrino and Yolanda Adams speak onstage during the 5th Annual Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards at The Beverly Hilton on June 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) The couple wed in 2015 in a courthouse ceremony, but Taylor had never officially proposed until…
Source: Albany Times Union/Hearst Newspapers / Getty When Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the 111th Mayor of New York City on Jan. 1, 2026, he entered office with a clear mandate: tackle affordability, restore trust in government, and reimagine how the city serves working people. A self-described Democratic Socialist, Mamdani has spent his first…
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 15: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing lift the Harley J. Earl Trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach,…
