U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a freshman Democrat representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, is dead at 70, multiple reports confirm. He was elected in the November 2024 election to fill the seat left vacant after the passing of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died of pancreatic cancer. Turner’s sudden death

LeBron James is well on his way to rewriting every previous definition of basketball longevity, and the 40-year-old star is now racking up numbers the NBA has never seen before. James became the first player to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason on Tuesday night, surpassing

President Donald Trump ‘s Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress highlighted several of the initiatives he’s started in his first six weeks in office, but many of his comments included false and misleading information. Here’s a look at the facts. He overstated the numbers on his immigration crackdown TRUMP: “Illegal border crossings

The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 400 federal properties it says it could close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them “not core to government operations.” The list published by the General Services Administration includes some of the

Retirement is the goal, and finding the funds to make that happen is key. But how do you calculate the amount you’ll need for 20 or 30 years of retirement? What can you do to increase your savings right now? And what else do you need to consider when you

Texas-based iHeartMedia said it settled its legal dispute with Drake over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” after demonstrating that it “did nothing wrong.” Drake had alleged in a legal petition filed in November that iHeartMedia received illegal payments from Universal Music Group to boost radio airplay for “Not Like Us.” UMG is

As U.S. retail companies implement widespread layoffs to reduce expenses, major players such as Starbucks, Kohl’s and Forever 21 are following suit. The rising instability in consumer-sector employment raises pressing questions about long-term labor market trends and the strategies workers must adopt to remain resilient.  Layoff wave hits Kohl’s, Forever

During his hour-and-a-half-long joint address to Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump touted his executive actions to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the federal government. “We’ve ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and indeed the private sector and our

U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, was ordered to be removed from the chamber floor of the U.S. House of Representatives after repeatedly protesting President Donald Trump‘s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. Two minutes into Trump’s remarks, Green stood up from his seat and began to shout out inaudible

Donald Trump‘s first joint address to Congress as the 47th president of the United States on Tuesday night is being met with resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill. But it’s the elected Black members, particularly Black women, of Congress who are working to lead and shape the opposition to Trump’s