by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 Check with student loan lenders to determine the status of your account The U.S. Department of Education has reopened online applications for income-driven repayment (IDR) plans following a temporary suspension prompted by a February court ruling that blocked parts of the Biden administration’s Saving

by Sharelle Burt April 17, 2025 Data revealed Weems looked at pornographic materials over 170 times between January and July 2022 while in close proximity to numerous elementary schools James Weems, a retired Baltimore police officer, received a life sentence in prison after he was found guilty of sexually abusing

by Keka Araújo April 17, 2025 In 2014, a gunman opened fire in the campus library, wounding three people before being killed by police Multiple people were injured, one critically, in a shooting Thursday at Florida State University, prompting a campus-wide shelter-in-place order.   FSU issued an alert shortly after noon

by Sharelle Burt April 17, 2025 The plaintiffs claim UM knew about this disparity for years but failed to act on it More than 300 current and former female physician assistants (PAs) have sued the health system affiliated with the University of Michigan (UM), Michigan Medicine, over allegations of wage

by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 DOGE claims to have found thousands of ‘unused or unneeded’ federal credit cards The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has deactivated more than 200,000 federal credit cards across 16 agencies as part of an initiative to minimize government spending. The

Bobby Brown is a national treasure. The pop star who started out in the legendary group New Edition with Ronnie (DeVoe), Ricky (Bell), Mike (Bivins), Ralph (Tresvant), and Johnny (Gill), too–and married Whitney Houston–is also the artist behind one of the most popular albums of the 1980s: 1988’s “Don’t Be

by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 17, 2025 Gayle King is responding to criticism over the all-woman Blue Origin spaceflight she took part in. Gayle King addresses the backlash she and her fellow Blue Origin passengers have faced following their brief spaceflight on April 14. The CBS Mornings anchor spoke out during

Republican members of the Tennessee State Assembly are catching backlash after taking photographs with whips in what harkens back to the violent horrors that African Americans endured during U.S. slavery, particularly in the South. Last week, six members of the House Republican Caucus in Nashville were appointed as deputy whips–leadership

by Kandiss Edwards April 17, 2025 DoorDash drivers are facing increasing danger. A shocking video from a doorbell camera shows a DoorDash delivery driver narrowly avoiding gunfire during a recent delivery. In the footage, the unnamed worker is seen placing an order at a customer’s doorstep. Moments later, the sound

Tracee Ellis Ross has always proudly spoken about her decision not to have kids or prioritize finding a partner. During an appearance on the “IMO” podcast with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, Ross opened up about being a “choiceful” woman and dating on her own terms.  “I’m a very unique