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After public blowback from the State Department’s announcement of a limited supply of U.S. passports featuring printed portraits of President Donald Trump, the White House defended the move by pointing to Trump’s frequent political punching bag: former President Barack Obama. The White House on Tuesday celebrated the new U.S. “Patriot
Source: Tom Brenner / Getty Upon taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration have done everything in their power to make the United States a crueler, whiter place. Historically, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program has been championed by presidents under both parties, but that’s
Debbie Allen was surprised with a special on-air moment by her husband, former NBA star Norm Nixon, to celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary. On Monday, the award-winning multihyphenate, 76, appeared on “Good Day New York” to promote her latest project, directing the Broadway production of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,”
Tristan Thompson has filed for a limited conservatorship over his 19-year-old brother, Amari Thompson, according to court documents reported on April 28. The filing marks a continuation of Thompson’s legal and personal responsibility for his sibling following the death of their mother, Andrea Thompson, in 2023. According to People, the
Jack Thornell, the former Associated Press photographer whose image of a wounded James Meredith on a Mississippi highway became one of the defining photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, died Thursday at a hospital in Metairie, Louisiana. He was 86. PBS NewsHour reported that his son, Jay Thornell, confirmed the
A 23-year-old man has become the first patient in Louisiana to undergo a groundbreaking gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, marking a significant step forward in the fight against the inherited blood disorder. According to New Orleans’ WWL4, Daniel Cressy was discharged after spending six weeks in the hospital
U.S. gasoline prices have climbed to their highest level in four years, according to the New York Times, reflecting renewed tensions tied to stalled diplomatic talks involving Iran. According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $4.18 on April 28. This marks the highest
Shirlene King-Pearson, known to many “Little Women: Atlanta” fans as Ms. Juicy, was arrested earlier this month in Georgia. Pearson was booked on April 18 on two charges: suspicion of driving while her license was suspended or revoked and suspicion of driving without insurance, per online records. She would be
It’s spring. The way you know, if not by the breeze getting warmer or the flowers blossoming as trees thicken with bright green leaves, is by the content of teens heading off to prom with lavish send-offs that rival celebrity wedding couples. Already, with the arrival of April, we’ve received
A jury in Colorado convicted former MMA fighter Lumumba Sayers Sr. of second-degree murder in relation to the killing of 28-year-old Malcolm Watson. Sayers, an anti-violence activist in Colorado, shot and killed Watson outside of a children’s birthday party in 2024. According to the Denver Post, the 47-year-old Sayers believed
After public blowback from the State Department’s announcement of a limited supply of U.S. passports featuring printed portraits of President Donald Trump, the White House defended the move by pointing to Trump’s frequent political punching bag: former President Barack Obama. The White House on Tuesday celebrated the new U.S. “Patriot
Source: Tom Brenner / Getty Upon taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration have done everything in their power to make the United States a crueler, whiter place. Historically, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program has been championed by presidents under both parties, but that’s
Debbie Allen was surprised with a special on-air moment by her husband, former NBA star Norm Nixon, to celebrate their 42nd wedding anniversary. On Monday, the award-winning multihyphenate, 76, appeared on “Good Day New York” to promote her latest project, directing the Broadway production of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,”
Tristan Thompson has filed for a limited conservatorship over his 19-year-old brother, Amari Thompson, according to court documents reported on April 28. The filing marks a continuation of Thompson’s legal and personal responsibility for his sibling following the death of their mother, Andrea Thompson, in 2023. According to People, the
Jack Thornell, the former Associated Press photographer whose image of a wounded James Meredith on a Mississippi highway became one of the defining photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, died Thursday at a hospital in Metairie, Louisiana. He was 86. PBS NewsHour reported that his son, Jay Thornell, confirmed the
A 23-year-old man has become the first patient in Louisiana to undergo a groundbreaking gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, marking a significant step forward in the fight against the inherited blood disorder. According to New Orleans’ WWL4, Daniel Cressy was discharged after spending six weeks in the hospital
U.S. gasoline prices have climbed to their highest level in four years, according to the New York Times, reflecting renewed tensions tied to stalled diplomatic talks involving Iran. According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $4.18 on April 28. This marks the highest
Shirlene King-Pearson, known to many “Little Women: Atlanta” fans as Ms. Juicy, was arrested earlier this month in Georgia. Pearson was booked on April 18 on two charges: suspicion of driving while her license was suspended or revoked and suspicion of driving without insurance, per online records. She would be
It’s spring. The way you know, if not by the breeze getting warmer or the flowers blossoming as trees thicken with bright green leaves, is by the content of teens heading off to prom with lavish send-offs that rival celebrity wedding couples. Already, with the arrival of April, we’ve received
A jury in Colorado convicted former MMA fighter Lumumba Sayers Sr. of second-degree murder in relation to the killing of 28-year-old Malcolm Watson. Sayers, an anti-violence activist in Colorado, shot and killed Watson outside of a children’s birthday party in 2024. According to the Denver Post, the 47-year-old Sayers believed