North Carolina State University student Ethan Clark doesn’t often use phrases like “catastrophic impacts.” But he’d forecasted ahead of the storm and knew that Hurricane Helene was going to be worse than people expected. On Sept. 26, he made a Facebook post on his Facebook page, North Carolina’s Weather Authority

The day after two young Black Tennessee state lawmakers were expelled last year by majority white male Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Nashville on a whim to condemn the ousters in a non-scripted fiery speech.  It was a remarkable move for a sitting vice president to engage in

Despite her show no longer being on air, Wendy Williams is still keeping up with pop culture’s “hot topics.” Since federal agents arrested Sean “Diddy” Combs on sex trafficking and abuse charges, users across social media have imagined what the notoriously outspoken television host would say about the situation.  This

DENVER (AP) — Travis Hunter’s timing is nothing but impeccable — even when it comes to striking a Heisman pose. Colorado’s defensive back-receiver called an audible on a plan coach Deion Sanders had suggested, which was to break out the iconic pose after a touchdown catch. It felt too early after his first-quarter

After years of being shut out of the category, Beyoncé may finally earn her first country nomination. According to sources at The Hollywood Reporter, Beyoncé’s latest album “Cowboy Carter,” will be in the running for the Best Country Album award.  Last week, The Recording Academy reportedly began the first step

The saga of Naomi Campbell’s charity, Fashion for Relief, continues. Nearly a week after it was revealed the organization was misusing funds and Campbell was banned from being a charity trustee in the UK for the next five years, more of the 19-year-old organization’s alleged misconduct has come to light.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The future of three former Memphis officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a beating that proved fatal is in the hands of a jury after a nearly monthlong federal trial. Jurors began their deliberations Thursday, a day after prosecutors and defense attorneys presented closing arguments in the

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris handed out meals, embraced a shaken family and surveyed Hurricane Helene’s “extraordinary” path of destruction through Georgia on Wednesday as she left the campaign trail to pledge federal help and personally take in scenes of toppled trees, damaged homes and lives upended. She visited Augusta, where

NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with African-American civil rights leaders, clergy and grassroots activists since his indictment last week on federal bribery charges. Adams, a Brooklyn native who rose from the city’s working class to its highest

I used to love a drink when flying: A martini in the airport bar while I waited to board the plane, or a plastic cup of white wine from the flight attendant, eased my fear of flying and got me into “vacation mood.”  Drinking and traveling went hand-in-hand and when