Oprah Winfrey is dispelling negative rumors surrounding her involvement in Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. This week, the media mogul was approached by a TMZ reporter in Los Angeles, who asked for her thoughts on the elections. Though Winfrey declined to share any comments about the outcome, she made

Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers have died after prolific and widely influential careers. Acclaimed saxophonist Lou Donaldson died on Saturday, Nov. 9 at age 98. On Tuesday, Donaldson’s friend and fellow jazz great, drummer Roy Haynes, died at 99. No cause of death was given for either

Exposure to car exhaust in utero or in the early stages of childhood development could be causing autism, a new study has found. According to a study published Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the journal Brain Medicine, exposure to nitric oxide (NO) — which is produced when fuel is burned —

After decades of revolutionizing children’s music, Ella Jenkins has died at the age of 100. On November 9, the award-winning artist reportedly died in her home. Her death was confirmed by John Smith, associate director of her record label, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.  Born in St. Louis on August 6, 1924,

President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education is being criticized as a potential whitewashing of America’s education system and a challenge to Title I and Title VI that could defund special education, school lunch programs, and possible cancellation of summer schools.  Arne Duncan, former U.S.

Bitcoin reached a new record high Monday, soaring over 10% to $87,300, with a peak of $87,445.07, according to Coin Metrics. The flagship cryptocurrency is showing unstoppable momentum in the digital asset market. According to Kalshi data shared on Tuesday, 60% of users are betting that the bitcoin rise might

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States ticked up in October, driven by costlier rents, used cars and air fares, a sign that price increases might be leveling off after having slowed in September to their lowest pace since 2021. Consumer prices rose 2.6% from a year earlier, the Labor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut. All have been pulled from the shelves of some Florida schools, according to the latest list compiled by the Florida Department of Education tallying books removed by local school districts. Recent changes to state

Time can be a tricky thing. Some days fly by while others linger, seemingly with no end in sight. How often—and how well—we track our time can be vital in creating more space on our calendar to do the things we enjoy the most.  To better understand how our minds

BALTIMORE (AP) — As Baltimore gun violence continues trending downward after years of rampant bloodshed, a historically troubled neighborhood in the city’s southwest corner is celebrating a long-awaited victory: zero homicides in over a year. The numbers are especially meaningful for the Brooklyn community, where a mass shooting in July 2023 tore