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by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 15, 2025 The Ace Your Health initiative aims to provide a equity-first framework for AI to benefit healthcare services. The NAACP has launched a new initiative utilizing AI to bridge equity gaps in healthcare. The civil rights organization has announced the ACE Your Health Initiative in
Trey Songz was arrested in New York City earlier this month following an alleged altercation at a Manhattan nightclub — and the trouble didn’t end there. On Sunday, Dec. 14, the 41-year-old R&B star appeared in court, where he was arraigned on an assault charge stemming from the late-night brawl
Russell Simmons is speaking out after Kimora Lee Simmons suggested he does not have a relationship with the children they share. After the 50-year-old model told People magazine that she does not maintain close relationships with the fathers of her children, the 68-year-old Def Jam co-founder took to Threads to
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, California, turns into a winter wonderland every holiday season. Green garlands, giant nutcrackers, baubles, and bows go up in early November on the historic downtown building that houses the gift shop. Inside, customers can choose from over 500 different
A documentary about survivors of domestic violence in New Jersey is being used to advocate for sentencing reform. ‘Set Her Free: Exposing the Trauma to Prison Pipeline’ follows the lives of several women formerly and still incarcerated, including its executive producer, Dr. Jamila Davis, who are fighting for the passage
Things got heated on CNN’s “Saturday Morning: Table for Five” when, during what was meant to be a discussion about immigration, one panelist suggested that we acknowledge there are certain cultures that are not compatible with the U.S. Anchor Abby Phillip confronted New York Post correspondent Lydia Moynihan after she
Nicki Minaj has gone full MAGA. This week, the Trinidad-born rapper aligned herself with the Trump administration once more and attacked California Governor Gavin Newsom for his stance supporting transgender children. Gov. Newsom was speaking on “The Ezra Klein Show” on December 10, when he shared his shared his thoughts
According to Reginae Carter, her father and his collaborators were not Disney Channel-friendly. “Because of who my dad is, people gonna put that on me,” Carter said on her podcast “Heir Time,” where she interviews other people who are the children of celebrities. In a conversation with Fat Joe’s daughter,
SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation. The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular and
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 15, 2025 The Ace Your Health initiative aims to provide a equity-first framework for AI to benefit healthcare services. The NAACP has launched a new initiative utilizing AI to bridge equity gaps in healthcare. The civil rights organization has announced the ACE Your Health Initiative in
Trey Songz was arrested in New York City earlier this month following an alleged altercation at a Manhattan nightclub — and the trouble didn’t end there. On Sunday, Dec. 14, the 41-year-old R&B star appeared in court, where he was arraigned on an assault charge stemming from the late-night brawl
Russell Simmons is speaking out after Kimora Lee Simmons suggested he does not have a relationship with the children they share. After the 50-year-old model told People magazine that she does not maintain close relationships with the fathers of her children, the 68-year-old Def Jam co-founder took to Threads to
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, California, turns into a winter wonderland every holiday season. Green garlands, giant nutcrackers, baubles, and bows go up in early November on the historic downtown building that houses the gift shop. Inside, customers can choose from over 500 different
A documentary about survivors of domestic violence in New Jersey is being used to advocate for sentencing reform. ‘Set Her Free: Exposing the Trauma to Prison Pipeline’ follows the lives of several women formerly and still incarcerated, including its executive producer, Dr. Jamila Davis, who are fighting for the passage
Things got heated on CNN’s “Saturday Morning: Table for Five” when, during what was meant to be a discussion about immigration, one panelist suggested that we acknowledge there are certain cultures that are not compatible with the U.S. Anchor Abby Phillip confronted New York Post correspondent Lydia Moynihan after she
Nicki Minaj has gone full MAGA. This week, the Trinidad-born rapper aligned herself with the Trump administration once more and attacked California Governor Gavin Newsom for his stance supporting transgender children. Gov. Newsom was speaking on “The Ezra Klein Show” on December 10, when he shared his shared his thoughts
According to Reginae Carter, her father and his collaborators were not Disney Channel-friendly. “Because of who my dad is, people gonna put that on me,” Carter said on her podcast “Heir Time,” where she interviews other people who are the children of celebrities. In a conversation with Fat Joe’s daughter,
SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation. The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular and