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Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 10 people are believed to be dead — with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise — as devastating fires spread across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain the historic destruction. Thousands […]
Marko Geber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Meta — the company that operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp –announced on Tuesday it was ending third-party fact-checking. Some social media policy experts and public health experts are worried that the end of fact-checking could lead to the spread of medical and science misinformation and disinformation. This is […]
Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images The A$AP Mob, a hip-hop collective that gave rise to A$AP Rocky and Ferg, among others in Harlem, is no longer. Updating Touré on the status of the collective, Ferg said, “Well, I don’t think there is A$AP anymore. There’s not a Cozy Tape out, a new one. Or there’s not an […]
Disney/Stewart Cook As Los Angeles wildfires have literally been burning the city, Chuck D of Public Enemy wants it to be clear that his group’s song “Burn Hollywood Burn” was created for a different purpose. “Burn Hollywood Burn is a protest song extracted from the Watts rebellion, coined by the magnificent Montague in 1965 against inequality […]
Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images Megan Thee Stallion‘s request for a protective order against Tory Lanez was granted, according to court documents obtained by ABC Audio Friday. Judge Richard Bloom confirmed the order in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles Thursday based on “unlawful violence, a credible threat of violence, or stalking.” It […]
Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb hosted her final episode of Today on Friday. The host celebrated 17 years as part of the NBC morning program in what was dubbed as a Hoda-bration. The on-air celebration included special goodbye messages from fellow NBC News personalities Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Keith Morrison and Maria Shriver. Celebrities Jamie Lee […]
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Rolling Stone has compiled its picks for the 250 greatest albums of the 21st century, and Beyoncé‘s Lemonade reigns supreme. The album’s praised for having the best “storytelling, revelation, and cultural resonance” in comparison to her other projects, as well as Bey’s vulnerability. “Lemonade has always been … more than just an album,” the […]
Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images De La Soul has announced some of their 2025 plans, including making Clear Lake Auditorium accessible to fans. On March 7 the group will release the EP on digital platforms, limited-edition CD and vinyl in a sea green gel sleeve. Previously pressed and sent to select DJs for promotional purposes, Clear Lake Auditorium, featuring A Tribe […]
Ross D. Franklin – Pool/Getty Images Alec Baldwin is suing the New Mexico officials who charged him with manslaughter over the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, charges that were later thrown out. Baldwin’s attorneys Luke Nikos and Alex Spiro said in a statement, “Criminal prosecutions are supposed to be about the […]
Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A panel of judges on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in a ruling Thursday night, denied an effort to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his two investigations into Donald Trump. U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump’s classified documents case, temporarily blocked the […]
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