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Source: Peter G. Forest / Getty Percy Miller, better known as Master P, is stepping into the sports world once again. The entrepreneur and former pro player has taken on the role of President of Basketball Operations at the University of New Orleans (UNO), aiming to bring fresh energy and leadership to the school’s basketball program. RELATED: Exclusive: Master P Gets ‘UNCENSORED’ On TV One: “No Such Thing As Overnight […]

Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty It was reported that more than 20 civil service employees resigned on Tuesday from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The employees were saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.” In a joint letter that was obtain by the Associate Press, the 21 staffers wrote “We swore to serve the American people and uphold our oath to […]

Source: MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images / Getty Hey crafters, I’ve got some tough news. Joann Fabrics, our beloved go-to for all things arts and crafts, is closing all its stores after more than 80 years in business. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year, citing declining consumer demand and inventory issues. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL  Going-out-of-business […]

Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have had some awkward handshakes in the past, but their most recent encounter has sparked a flurry of speculation about the current state of Trump’s health. On Feb. 24, the 78-year-old Republican met with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office to discuss their shared efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Prior to their press […]

Source: Burke County Sheriff’s Office / Burke County Sheriff’s Office A white woman in Georgia has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her Black boyfriend. Initially, not much had been reported about the shooting death of 30-year-old Telvin Osborne, whose body was found Sunday morning in his home in the 800 block of Four Points Road near Waynesboro, Georgia, where he lived with his girlfriend, […]

Source: David McNew / Getty On Jan. 20—Martin Luther King Jr. Day—state lawmakers listened as Altadena residents impacted by the Eaton Fire shared their most pressing concerns. Nearly 200 Altadena residents attended Equitable Recovery for Altadena—a listening session hosted by State Senators Sasha Pérez and Lola Smallwood-Cuevas. The public forum created space for an urgent discussion among residents, community leaders, and relief experts as they processed the widespread devastation impacting […]

Source: Kevin Carter / Getty A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to abort its landing at Chicago Midway International Airport Tuesday morning after a private jet unexpectedly taxied onto the runway nearly causing a collision, according to reports from CNN and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Southwest Flight 2504 was arriving from Omaha, Nebraska and had to perform a “go-around” maneuver after a Bombardier Challenger 350 private jet entered the […]

Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty We are sad to report that Chris Jasper, a singer-songwriter who played a key role in crafting the sound of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, passed away at the age of 73. A family statement shared on Jasper’s Facebook page confirmed that he passed away on Sunday, February 23, following a cancer diagnosis in December 2024. Born on December 30, 1951, the Cincinnati native started studying classical piano at […]

Source: EyeEm Mobile GmbH / Getty A Black man in Akron, Ohio, had to start a legal fight to wear his hair naturally at work.  Seleke Korleh filed a complaint with the Akron Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) in 2023, after VanDevere Chevrolet fired him for what they deemed an “unprofessional” hairstyle, Signal Akron reports.  In a unanimous decision Wednesday, ACRC sided with Korleh and determined that VanDevere had violated a […]