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by Sharelle B. McNair January 2, 2026 The hospital allegedly received roughly $18.5 million in reimbursements from healthcare benefit programs between 2010 and 2019 for surgeries that left dozens of Black women victimized. The Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Virginia is in hot water after more than 500 women —
by Kandiss Edwards January 2, 2026 Zohran Mamdani’s first order of business is to protect the city’s tenants. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a series of executive orders on Jan. 1 aimed at confronting the city’s longstanding housing crisis and strengthening protections for renters, city officials said. The
by Sharelle B. McNair January 2, 2026 Publicly struggling with her weight throughout her career, Winfrey has been a spokesperson for Weight Watchers but has journeyed with GLP-1 weight loss medication for the past two years. It turns out billionaire and legendary television host Oprah Winfrey isn’t so different from
by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 2, 2026 Marriott International’s CEO remains fully committed to DEI, even if the company’s messaging must shift under the Trump administration. Marriott International’s CEO is addressing the controversy surrounding the corporate rollback of DEI while reaffirming the company’s commitment to the values behind it, even as
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton January 2, 2026 David Blanchard is in custody and was charged with homicide by vehicle and hit-and-run after striking the boy and leaving the scene After allegedly mowing down a 10-year-old boy and then not stopping in a hit-and-run, a Georgia man, David Blanchard, has
Joe Budden has strong feelings about the upcoming Zeus docuseries featuring Christian, 27, and Justin Combs, 32, the sons of controversial music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. As TheGrio previously reported, a trailer for the project was released earlier this week which featured the two young men sitting side by side
As 2025 came to a close, former ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ cast member Brit Eady surprised fans with the deeply personal announcement that she and her husband, Mike Cunningham, are ending their marriage after five years together. Posting to Instagram on December 31, Eady — who shot to fame on
The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies. Filmmakers working in and out of the studio system managed to make bold, personal, wildly imaginative and singular works. Some of them even broke through to the mainstream — how extraordinary that “Sinners” is among the highest earning of
As renewed attention swirls around a long-discussed incident from the set of “Community,” actress Yvette Nicole Brown is making one thing unmistakably clear: she will speak for herself, or not at all. Earlier this week, ahead of CNN’s upcoming documentary, “I’m Chevy Chase, and You’re Not,” Brown shared an impassioned
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran
by Sharelle B. McNair January 2, 2026 The hospital allegedly received roughly $18.5 million in reimbursements from healthcare benefit programs between 2010 and 2019 for surgeries that left dozens of Black women victimized. The Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Virginia is in hot water after more than 500 women —
by Kandiss Edwards January 2, 2026 Zohran Mamdani’s first order of business is to protect the city’s tenants. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a series of executive orders on Jan. 1 aimed at confronting the city’s longstanding housing crisis and strengthening protections for renters, city officials said. The
by Sharelle B. McNair January 2, 2026 Publicly struggling with her weight throughout her career, Winfrey has been a spokesperson for Weight Watchers but has journeyed with GLP-1 weight loss medication for the past two years. It turns out billionaire and legendary television host Oprah Winfrey isn’t so different from
by Jeroslyn JoVonn January 2, 2026 Marriott International’s CEO remains fully committed to DEI, even if the company’s messaging must shift under the Trump administration. Marriott International’s CEO is addressing the controversy surrounding the corporate rollback of DEI while reaffirming the company’s commitment to the values behind it, even as
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton January 2, 2026 David Blanchard is in custody and was charged with homicide by vehicle and hit-and-run after striking the boy and leaving the scene After allegedly mowing down a 10-year-old boy and then not stopping in a hit-and-run, a Georgia man, David Blanchard, has
Joe Budden has strong feelings about the upcoming Zeus docuseries featuring Christian, 27, and Justin Combs, 32, the sons of controversial music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. As TheGrio previously reported, a trailer for the project was released earlier this week which featured the two young men sitting side by side
As 2025 came to a close, former ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ cast member Brit Eady surprised fans with the deeply personal announcement that she and her husband, Mike Cunningham, are ending their marriage after five years together. Posting to Instagram on December 31, Eady — who shot to fame on
The bean counters might say otherwise, but 2025 was a good year for movies. Filmmakers working in and out of the studio system managed to make bold, personal, wildly imaginative and singular works. Some of them even broke through to the mainstream — how extraordinary that “Sinners” is among the highest earning of
As renewed attention swirls around a long-discussed incident from the set of “Community,” actress Yvette Nicole Brown is making one thing unmistakably clear: she will speak for herself, or not at all. Earlier this week, ahead of CNN’s upcoming documentary, “I’m Chevy Chase, and You’re Not,” Brown shared an impassioned
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran