Erriyon Knighton, of the United States, reacts following his men’s 200-meter semifinal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) Erriyon Knighton had been cleared last year to run at the Paris Olympics when he was judged not at fault for a positive test for trenbolone….
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) A shutdown, Schumer said, wouldn’t necessarily worsen an environment in which Trump is…
White supremacist and far-right commentator Nick Fuentes is facing major blowback online after grieving over the death of ring-wing political activist and media personality Charlie Kirk Wednesday at an outdoor speaking engagement at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Fuentes, an extreme radical who leads the “America First” movement, also known as the Groyper Army,…
(Photo: Black Lives Matter) “Vigilante justice has no place in a just society. Not on the left. Not on the right. Not in response to racism, and not in the name of righteousness,” said Shalomyah Bowers, a leader of the BLM Global Network Foundation. Black Lives Matter reacted to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, urging…
“Basketball Wives” star Brittany Renner has landed in the middle of online backlash after returning to her revealing fashion styles just months after publicly converting to Islam and briefly marrying rapper Kevin Gates. At 33, what seems like a dramatic yo-yoing in Renner’s lifestyle has triggered heated conversations about authenticity, faith, and the pressures of…
Source: Aline In and Out Focus / Getty In 2025, the Dominican Republic achieved a historic milestone, witnessing an impressive 49% rise in visitor arrivals, setting a new record in the nation’s tourism industry, according to Travel and Tour World. Between January and August, the country welcomed over 8 million tourists, solidifying its status as…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 30: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference with Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) demanding the release of the Epstein files at the U.S. Capitol on July 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Democrats maneuvered to…
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump commemorated the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by attending a remembrance ceremony at the Pentagon. Trump, 79, was joined onstage by his wife, Melania, as well as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. Melania, 55, wore a…
Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver waits to speak against a proposed congressional redistricting plan at a state Senate committee hearing on Friday, Sept. 11, 2025 in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb) The longtime congressman and Kansas City’s first Black mayor says Republicans are reviving segregation-era lines with their new map. Facing those seeking…
Two Black teens raising money for their church were subjected to a profanity-laced meltdown by a white man who called them “stupid f-cking monkeys” and hurled the N-word. The trigger? The teens told him, “God bless you.” A video of the jarring incident appeared on TikTok on Sept. 10, and commenters are convinced the man…
