Trump’s first surgeon general blasts RFK Jr. for canceling mRNA vaccine contracts: ‘It’s dangerous’
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s decision to cancel $500 million worth of federal contracts for developing mRNA vaccines swiftly drew condemnation, including from a former Trump surgeon general. “I’ve tried to be objective & non-alarmist in response to current HHS actions – but quite frankly this move is going […]
Teyana Taylor announces vocal surgery, steps back to heal: ‘This moment hurts’
Teyana Taylor opened up to her followers about her health. On Wednesday, the multi-hyphenate star revealed she will be stepping back from public appearances to address “some vocal challenges” she has been quietly dealing with “for a while now.” “After a lot of back and forth with my doctors, I’ve been told I need vocal […]
Tyla addresses identity backlash: ‘When who you are is challenged, it shakes you’
Tyla is reflecting on the aftermath of the identity controversy that erupted when it was first revealed how she identifies five years ago. In a new profile with Variety, the 23-year-old South African pop star discusses her second album and opens up about the backlash she faced when she said she identified as “coloured,” a […]
Titan submersible disaster CEO could have been charged criminally if he survived, Coast Guard says
The Titan submersible disaster could have been prevented, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a report Tuesday that held OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush responsible for ignoring safety warnings, design flaws and crucial oversight which, had he survived, may have resulted in criminal charges. Rush and four passengers were killed instantly deep below the North Atlantic in June 2023 when […]
Study says ChatGPT giving teens dangerous advice on drugs, alcohol and suicide
ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group. The Associated Press reviewed more than three hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable […]
The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it, especially those aimed at Black voters. For many […]
Michigan museum preserves Civil Rights artifacts amid federal efforts to downplay Black history
Brick by brick, beam by beam and shingle by shingle, a house where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in support of Black voting rights in the Deep South has been trucked from Alabama to a museum near Detroit. The intricate operation to move and preserve the Jackson Home and other artifacts from the Civil […]