Gayle King expected to leave ‘CBS Mornings’ after 14 years
Gayle King is expected to leave her role as an anchor on “CBS Mornings” after 14 years with the morning show. Variety reported that King would depart when her contract expires in May 2026. According to the trade publication, she may shift to a role at the company’s news division. CBS’s news division was overhauled […]
Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop
Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard charts for the first time in 35 years. Billboard reported today that there are currently no rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. The genre has been producing chart toppers at this level for three decades. On October […]
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they dug out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa and surveyed the damage left behind. In Jamaica, government workers and residents began clearing roads in a push to reach dozens of isolated communities in […]
Tracy Morgan on forgiving driver who left him in coma, killed his friend in 2014: ‘I wouldn’t be able to move forward’
Tracy Morgan has been through a lot, and he has healed from a lot. During an emotional new sitdown with “CBS Mornings‘” Nate Burleson, the 56-year-old actor and comedian got candid about the loss of both his wife and fellow comedian, James “Jimmy Mack” McNair. In 2014, the limousine in which Morgan and McNair were […]
Cynthia Erivo opens up about estranged father: ‘I don’t think about him too much’
After being estranged for more than two decades, Cynthia Erivo isn’t so sure her life would be better if she reconciled with her father. As Harper’s Bazaar’s November cover star, the 38-year-old singer and actress opens up about her complicated relationship with the man who, she says, disowned her and her sister when she was […]
A Detroit officer was caught in court with his pants down, literally
Zoom etiquette is still getting the best of us in 2025. In Detroit, the police department is doing an internal investigation after one of its cops showed up to a virtual court meeting, pantless. Officer Matthew Jackson was attending the hearing at the city’s 36th District Court on October 27 for a public intoxication case, […]
Judge considers demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday challenged the Trump administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. During a hearing over a request by 25 Democratic-led states to keep the funding flowing, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told lawyers that […]
Serena Williams says she was once accused of witchcraft by rival she kept beating on the court
Serena Williams has been through a lot when it comes to rivals on the tennis court—from fights to feuds, and even at one point, accusations of witchcraft. On a recent episode of “Stockton Street,” the newly launched podcast Serena co-hosts with her sister Venus, the 44-year-old tennis legend recalled the bizarre claim while chatting with […]
Pastor Jamal Bryant says food donation effort aims to ‘expand the spirit of generosity,’ not ‘diminish tithing’
This week, social media users applauded Pastor Jamal Bryant after he announced that his church, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia, will be accepting food donations as a form of tithing during November, in an effort to help communities impacted by the government shutdown, unemployment, and cuts to SNAP benefits. However, as users applauded […]
‘They Not Like Us:’ Drake Appeals Defamation Dismissal, Escalating Legal War With UMG
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton October 30, 2025 ‘This confirms our intent to appeal, and we look forward to the Court of Appeals reviewing that filing in the coming weeks.’ Attorneys for Canadian recording artist Drake have stated that the rapper is appealing his defamation case against Universal Music Group (UMG), extending the “YOLO” emcee’s […]