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When the House of Representatives adjourned for a two-week recess Thursday, it left Washington, D.C., elected officials scrambling to fill a $1.1 billion hole in the capital city’s budget, despite personal public directives from President Donald Trump for Republicans to address the issue. The House’s failure to act now makes for a worst-case scenario

It may be hard to conceive of now, but there was once a lull in Mariah Carey’s superstar career. In 2001, her film “Glitter” was a commercial flop; the album that followed, 2002’s introspective “Charmbracelet,” was met with a muted response. She was at a crossroads. And then everything changed. Carey released “The

A helicopter ride giving a thrilling sweep of Manhattan’s iconic skyline has long been on the to-do list for New York City tourists of means. For several hundred dollars, tour companies fly passengers high above the rivers that encircle the city, showcasing a stunning, bird’s-eye view of the Statue of

Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever,” said Woldenberg, CEO

In a tragic turn of events, a pilot leading a helicopter tour of New York City for a family of five from Europe perished alongside them after their aircraft crashed into the Hudson River. Seankese ‘Sean’ Johnson, 36, has been identified as the pilot, and his death was confirmed by

The parents of a Bucknell University football player are suing the school after their son died during a practice in July 2024. In July 2024, 18-year-old Flordia native Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr. collapsed during the team’s first football practice, suffering from a sickle cell-related complication, NBC Philadelphia reported.  He was

It’s amazing how verifying a decades-old story about a perceived slight toward Beyoncé can turn into a week-long fact-check and accountability session, but that’s exactly what happened between Keri Hilson and Ester Dean. To recap briefly: In promotion of her new album, set to drop on April 18, Keri Hilson

Folks around the country are gearing up to celebrate “collective action” around improving health outcomes for Black mothers. The 2025 Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW25), which lasts through Thursday, April 17, kicks off today with the theme “Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy.” The theme

April 11 marks World Parkinson’s Day, a day designed to raise awareness and understanding for those living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Civil rights advocate, Rev. Jesse Jackson, is among the approximately 500,000 Americans diagnosed with PD. Today, he’s using his platform to celebrate World Parkinson’s Day and spotlight his experience

During a CNN town hall with members of Congress on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., sought to make a compelling case as to why Americans should be gravely concerned about the outsized role Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is playing in the federal government. “You have your right