SZA teases plans to release ‘peaceful children’s music’ one day
SZA’s passion extends far beyond neo-soulful R&B music. Recently, the “SOS” singer mused about exploring a new musical genre before eventually bowing out of the music scene altogether. “To fulfill my last 2 album requirements, I think I just wanna make peaceful children’s music [and] get outta here,” SZA wrote on X. “Then go be […]
Balancing Employee Mental Health With the Return to Office Trend
At first glance, some workplace trends for 2025 appear to be contradictory—namely the continued expansion of return to office policies combined with a growing interest in employee mental health. In a McKinsey survey from 2021, one-third of respondents reported that returning to the office negatively affected their mental health. Finding the proper balance between these […]
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X. Starting in the U.S., Meta will end its fact-checking program with independent third parties. The company said it decided to […]
Zoe Saldaña reveals she almost stepped away from acting before her award-winning role in ‘Emilia Pérez’
Never underestimate the power of staying true to your passions. On Sunday, Zoe Saldaña won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. However, before taking on her award-winning role as Rita Mora Castro in Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” the 46-year-old actress revealed she had been on the […]
Zoe Saldaña reveals she almost stepped away from activating before her award-winning role in ‘Emilia Pérez’
Never underestimate the power of staying true to your passions. On Sunday, Zoe Saldaña won her first Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. However, before taking on her award-winning role as Rita Mora Castro in Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” the 46-year-old actress revealed she had been on the […]
McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back diversity goals
McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action in college admissions. McDonald’s is the latest to shift its tactics in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling and the conservative backlash that followed. Walmart, John Deere, Harley-Davidson and others have also rolled back diversity programs. McDonald’s said Monday […]
Rudy Giuliani is in contempt of court in $148 million case defaming Black election workers
Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers. Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled after hearing Giuliani testify for a second day at a contempt hearing called after lawyers for the […]
Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and force policies after George Floyd’s murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The deal incorporates and builds on changes the Minneapolis Police Department has made since Floyd, a Black man, was killed by […]
Biden tells New Orleans mourners they are not alone as he honors victims of attack
President Joe Biden told mourners in New Orleans on Monday that they are not alone as he paid tribute to victims of the deadly New Year’s attack and channeled the pain felt by their loved ones. Biden made the remarks at St. Louis Cathedral in the city’s historic French Quarter. not far from the area where an Army veteran […]
Immigration is a higher priority for Americans than it was a year ago, an AP-NORC poll shows
More Americans say immigration should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2025, as the country heads toward a new Republican administration in which President-elect Donald Trump has promised the mass deportations of migrants and an end to birthright citizenship. About half of U.S. adults named immigration and border topics in an open-ended question that asked […]
