Francis Specker/CBSLil Baby, Usher and Victoria Monét have brought home the gold from the 2024 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, which took place Thursday night in LA.Lil Baby received the Songwriter of the Year A…
Getty Images – STOCK(ATLANTA) — In a historic clash of personality and policy, Joe Biden and Donald Trump took the stage for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election.The showdown provided a rare opportunity for both candidates to move the ne…
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas.) — Two people have been indicted in connection with the investigation into the 2022 mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, ABC Austin affiliate KVUE reported Thursday.Former Uvalde School District Police Chief …
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepare to take the debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday night, voters across the key swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania spoke with ABC News abou…
— Common and Pete Rock have released “All Kind of Ideas” and its accompanying video. The track is the first new studio record Pete Rock has rapped on in five years. The video captures the two working during a studio session, with the process embo…
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Progressive Democrats undeniably suffered their most significant defeat of the 2024 election cycle Tuesday when Rep. Jamaal Bowman lost his New York 16th Congressional District’s Democratic primary. What it mea…
ABC/Chrys DavisMegan Thee Stallion’s album MEGAN comes out on Friday, but just ahead of its release, she was forced to make a change. Taking to Instagram Live Wednesday, she revealed she had to rerecord a song that referenced an anime series to av…
Getty Images – STOCK(ALTON PARK, Ill.) — A massive, 100-foot-wide sinkhole left a soccer field in southern Illinois partially collapsed, according to officials.The sinkhole formed at approximately 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Ill…
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case on Thursday ordered an additional hearing to determine whether prosecutors improperly used evidence protected by attorney-client privilege to sec…
Getty Images – STOCK(CHICAGO) — One 17-year-old was found dead and two others were rescued in Lake Michigan after they became distressed in the water while swimming.A possible drowning incident in Lake Michigan was reported to the Milwaukee County 911…
Kayla Oaddams/WireImageDespite wearing a T-shirt that said “I’m Retired” a few weeks back, Rihanna still has plans for a new album — but she says that because her previous music was so successful, it’s going to have to be extra special.Speaking to Extr…
Getty Images – STOCK(NEW YORK) — Few modern-day structural mysteries have garnered as much international fascination as the tall, mirrored monolith columns that have appeared in seemingly random locations since 2020.Reminiscent of the prehistoric Ston…
Getty Images – STOCK(CHICAGO) — The search has expanded for a Chicago woman who went missing while on a yoga retreat in the Bahamas last week, police said.Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen on June 19 in Paradise Island at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retre…
Getty Images – STOCK(MOSCOW, Idaho.) — A trial date of June 2, 2025, has been set for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in an off-campus house.The trial is expected to run until Aug. 29, 2025, precluding Jun…
Getty Images – STOCK(WASHINGTON) — Despite the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a decision allowing emergency abortions in Idaho, many pro-abortion groups criticized Thursday’s ruling and said it was far from a win for abortion rights.”This is not a time fo…
Getty Images – STOCK(WASHINGTON) — A coalition of racial justice and civil rights nonprofit advocacy organizations are formally joining the fight to prevent a ban on TikTok.The Asian American Federation, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern Cali…
Bird Vision/Atlantic RecordsRoddy Ricch calls 911 in his latest single and video, directed by Spike Jordan.In it, he takes on the role of a man who saves people from danger, including a woman who almost got hit by a train. “Shake my hand, and…
Getty Images – STOCK(BEND, Ore.) — A wind-driven wildfire threatening homes and causing evacuations in Central Oregon has grown to 3,889 acres, officials said Thursday.The Darlene 3 Fire, which started around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Deschutes County, remain…
Getty Images – STOCK(WASHINGTON) — The first presidential debate of the 2024 election will be the first ever to feature two former presidents, but that isn’t the only thing that makes it unprecedented: It’s also the earliest general election debate ev…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty ImagesKendrick Lamar’s Pop Out event turned out to be more than a Juneteenth celebration. It was also a win for Kendrick and many of the artists who performed onstage. Kendrick earned almost 61 million c…
Samuel Corum/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As former President Donald Trump and his team continue to tease his vice presidential pick, his potential VP contenders were gathering in Atlanta Thursday to support the former president around the debate and ma…
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Author Sadie Dingfelder discusses her experiences with face blindness in her new book, “Do I Know You? A Faceblind Reporter’s Journey into the Science of Sight, Memory, and Imagination.”From a young age, Dingfelder has been aware …
Disney/Randy HolmesDonald Glover has been teasing his upcoming Childish Gambino album with the phrase “Bando is coming,” but a note about one of its songs did not actually come from him. Taking to Instagram Live Wednesday, he confirmed the ne…
Paramount+50 Cent has a wealth of knowledge in business and music, so he’s sharing some with those attending this year’s Invest Fest, “a first of its kind, in-person experience to combine investing, entrepreneurship, pop culture, and entertainment…
Paramount+50 Cent has a wealth of knowledge in business and music, so he’s sharing some with those attending this year’s Invest Fest, “a first of its kind, in-person experience to combine investing, entrepreneurship, pop culture, and entertainment…
Grant Faint/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling that will allow emergency abortion access in Idaho, for now, despite the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.The court dismissed the case without considering the …
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A narrowly divided Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision struck down a hard-fought bankruptcy plan for OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma that would have awarded $6 billion to state and local governments to fight o…
Signage outside of the McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus ahead of the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — The pres…
Republican nominee Donald Trump speaks as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton looks on during the final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Oct. 19, 2016. (Mark Ralston/AFP via G…
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In September 2020, as Joe Biden and Donald Trump debated for the first time, moderator Chris Wallace asked how they would reassure Americans the next president would be the legitimate winner that…
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In September 2020, as Joe Biden and Donald Trump debated for the first time, moderator Chris Wallace asked how they would reassure Americans the next president would be the legitimate winner that…
Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during the U.S. presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 22, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE)(WASHINGTO…
Joe Biden, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during the U.S. presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 22, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE)(WASHINGTO…
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft grounded at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — For the first time since the Alaska door plug bl…
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A 16-year-old inmate at a juvenile correctional facility in Wisconsin faces homicide and murder charges after a staff member he is accused of attacking died, court records show.The incident occurred Mond…
BETThe jam-packed BET Awards 2024 are just days away, but there are two things host Taraji P. Henson is most looking forward to seeing: the live debut of Will Smith’s new song and the presentation of Usher’s Lifetime Achievement Award.“It’s g…
Allen Berezovsky/Getty ImagesActor Bill Cobbs, known for his roles in Night at the Museum, The Bodyguard, Air Bud and more, has died, a rep for Cobbs confirmed to Good Morning America. He was 90.”We are saddened to share the passing of Bill Cobbs,” his…
ABC (NEW YORK) — ABC News contributor LZ Granderson is revealing his HIV status, discussing which superstar’s mother inspired him to make that call, and talking about the virus’ disproportionate impact on people of color.According to the most recent d…
ABC (NEW YORK) — ABC News contributor LZ Granderson is revealing his HIV status, discussing which superstar’s mother inspired him to make that call, and talking about the virus’ disproportionate impact on people of color.According to the most recent d…
ABC(MILWAUKEE) — Four people, including two children, were injured in a shooting at a gas station in Milwaukee on Wednesday.Around 2:29 p.m. local time, the four people, who were in the same vehicle, were struck by gunfire, police said.A spokesperson …
Ralph Bavaro/NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesThe Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be underway in one month, and Snoop Dogg is ready to take on his role as a correspondent for NBC Sports. Speaking to Time, he says watching the Olympics was something he began …
ABC(CARTERET, N.J.) — First responders rushed to the scene of a truck crash that tore through a house in Carteret, New Jersey, on Wednesday afternoon.The tractor-trailer appeared to crash through a fence and slam into a house located on Chrome Avenue …
Photo by Omar Vega/Getty ImagesJT’s addressing the public exchange she and fellow City Girl Yung Miami had two months ago, chalking the conflict up to “ego.”“When you get to the point of ego … it gets there. You forget to express yourself in a p…
Getty Images – STOCK(DECATUR, Ga.) — Thirty-four years after a brother and sister were murdered, a man has been indicted in the slayings when he was linked to the cold case via DNA, Georgia prosecutors said.John Sumpter was stabbed and his sister, Pam…
Getty Images – STOCK(WASHINGTON) — Five people have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to bribe a juror with $120,000 cash during a federal trial over pandemic relief fraud.Federal prosecutors called the incident an “elaborate” and “chill…
BETWhen the BET Awards 2024 start on Sunday, fans will be gifted to an opening performance by Megan Thee Stallion. BET announced the news Wednesday via its Instagram.”Our favorite HOTTIE is back! MEGAN THEE STALLION WILL BE OPENING UP CULTURES BIGGEST …
Getty Images – STOCK(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The mother of an 11-year-old girl missing since 2022 has been named as a suspect in her daughter’s disappearance for the first time.Madalina Cojocari was last seen getting off her school bus in Cornelius, North …
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Atlantis The RoyalLetitia Wright is ready to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The actress, who starred as Shuri in Black Panther and its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, teased a return to the character while g…
Getty Images – STOCK(NEW YORK) — Pope Francis formally signed off on allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples in December 2023.But decades before the pope’s historic announcement, a New York City church has embraced the LGBTQ+ community and…
Getty Images – STOCK(CHICAGO) — Wednesday marks one week since Taylor Casey, 41, went missing while attending a yoga retreat on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.The Chicago woman’s mother, Colette Seymore, is among a small group traveling to the Bahamas…
Getty Images – STOCK(WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors say they’re looking for a Russian civilian who allegedly hacked dozens of Ukrainian government agencies in the lead-up to the 2022 invasion.Amin Stigal, 22, is wanted for conspiracy to commit comp…
Getty Images – STOCK(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday “inadvertently and briefly” uploaded what it said was a “document” about a ruling in a yet-to-be-released, high-profile case over Idaho’s ban on abortions that reportedly indicates…
Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty ImagesIt’s Flo Milli’s turn to shine on NPR’s Tiny Desk.The rapper recently appeared on the program, tapped as part of its Black Music Month celebration. She took the stage with her background singers, the Floettes,…
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images(HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.) — The suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter declined to change his plea to guilty at a Wednesday hearing, crushing victims’ families who watched on in the courtroom.Robert Crimo III is accused …
Getty Images – STOCK(NEW YORK) — Columbia University professors Ari Goldman and Gregory Khalil, each with their unique perspectives as individuals of Jewish and Palestinian descent, respectively, co-teach the complexities of the Israel-Hamas conflict….
— YG unveiled the artwork for Just Re’d Up 3, which he announced will come out on Aug. 16. It pays homage to previous Just Re’d Up projects while displaying the juxtaposition of his old and new life. Like previous albums, YG poses in front of a white …
ABC/MICHAEL LE BRECHT Lil Jon is all about promoting wellness of the mind, body and soul. The producer, whose love for meditation is well known, will be bringing his music to six of Peloton’s classes, including cycling, strength and meditation. He’s al…
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook(NEW YORK) — A wind-driven wildfire that ignited on Tuesday in Central Oregon spread overnight to 1,700 acres and was threatening homes as residents were ordered to evacuate, officials said.The Darlene 3 Fire …
Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty ImagesThe star-studded Essence Festival has expanded with a few more additions to the lineup. Set to perform at AT&T’s Dream in Black connected stage are Mya, Jadakiss and Jeremih.“I’m looking…
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images(NEW YORK) — A pro-Palestinian protester who was captured on video this month leading what city officials deemed an “antisemitic” call-and-response chant on a New York City subway surrendered to police, authorities s…
Honolulu Emergency Services Department(NEW YORK) — Hawaii Island police said they’re investigating a possible shark attack that injured a 20-year-old man visiting the island from Romania.The man was swimming about 15 to 20 feet offshore at Anaeho’omal…
The Tyler Twins/NetflixFriday sees the release of “Here We Go!,” the song Lil Nas X recorded for the upcoming Netflix film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. And according to Nas, it’s pretty great. In fact, he thinks no other song has ever been better.”s…
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a First Amendment challenge to the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies in an effort to remove misinformation on the platforms about COVID-19…
Exterior view of Elvis Presley’s house Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. (Gab Archive/Redferns via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — The Tennessee Attorney General turned the investigation into the failed foreclosure of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate to fede…
Hawaii’s Tamayo Perry surfs while practicing for Da Hui Backdoor shootout at the Pipeline Masters on Oahu’s North Shore, Hawaii on January 2, 2019. (Brian Bielmann/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — The widow and close friend of Tamayo Perry, a renowne…
High water levels at the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River in Mankato, Minn., June 24, 2024. (Ben Brewer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — As southern Minnesota battles an onslaught of rain and severe flooding, the fate of the Rapidan Dam hang…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, 2024. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images, FILE)…
Courtesy of Lorina Bourne(NEW YORK) — Nearly 10 years ago, Lorina Bourne and Jason Troy say their children were taken from them when a flawed investigation by child protective services led Texas state officials to wrongfully accuse them of abusing the…
A satellite truck is parked in front of a sign advertising the CNN presidential debate outside of their studios on June 25, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will…
President Joe Biden speaks at an event in the East Room at the White House, June 18, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he has pardoned U.S. veterans who were convicted by the m…
grandriver/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s executive action on asylum, which was rolled out three weeks ago, has decreased encounters along the border by 40%, the Biden administration said.The executive action established a rule to tu…
In this Oct. 9, 2016 file photo Republican nominee Donald Trump (R) watches Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis. (Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images, FILE)(WASHINGTON) — Hilla…
Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesKevin Hart is adding more context to a clip that was previously shared on social media. In it, he’s at a club with Latto and Usher, but he appears to be tired. “That moment was a real moment. Both of them…
Geo Piatt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A multifaith group of Louisiana families with children in public schools is suing to challenge Louisiana’s new law requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.HB 71 mandates public schools …
Guido Mieth/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Across the street from the Department of Transportation’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., advocates working to prevent the deaths of children in hot cars recently hung 1,086 colorful infant onesies underneath a…
ilbusca/Getty Images(SAGINAW, Mich.) — For many in Saginaw, Michigan, a town less than two hours north of Detroit, the once-thriving hub for the auto industry is now a shell of itself.After several major factories closed in the county, the local econo…
ilbusca/Getty Images(SAGINAW, Mich.) — For many in Saginaw, Michigan, a town less than two hours north of Detroit, the once-thriving hub for the auto industry is now a shell of itself.After several major factories closed in the county, the local econo…
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court, nearing the end of its term, is poised to soon deliver rulings in high-profile cases on everything from presidential power to abortion access.The justices will release opinions on Wednesday, Th…
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court, nearing the end of its term, is poised to soon deliver rulings in high-profile cases on everything from presidential power to abortion access.The justices is releasing opinions on Wednesday, Th…
Courtesy of Live Nation Anderson .Paak is bringing a taste of Malibu to the rest of the U.S., and we’re not talking about the city. He’s set to embark on a 14-date tour in the fall that will support his second studio album, released back in 2016. Fans …
— A Boogie wit Da Hoodie has earned his first-ever Diamond certification with “Drowning” featuring Kodak Black, which has successfully sold 10 million copies. He was presented with a plaque during his sold-out hometown show at New York’s Madison …
Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With only days to go until he faces off against President Joe Biden in Thursday’s CNN debate, former President Donald Trump is escalating his demands that Biden take a pre-debate drug test, so…
Kevin Dietsch/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With only days to go until he faces off against President Joe Biden in Thursday’s CNN debate, former President Donald Trump is escalating his demands that Biden take a pre-debate drug test, so…
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump — who has made harsh opposition to immigration a defining message of the GOP — last week pitched what would be one of the most significant expansions of U.S. immigration in decad…
Department of Justice(WASHINGTON) — In an overnight court filing in Donald Trump’s classified documents case, special counsel Jack Smith defended the August 2022 search of the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate, following Trump’s lawyers’ request to…
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the Republican National Convention less than a month away, former President Donald Trump’s timeline to select a vice president is dwindling. While Trump continues to weigh his options on who he …
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in Manhattan agreed to partially lift a gag order on the former president Tuesday, granting Trump the ability to speak freely about witnesses in the ca…
ABC/Chrys DavisWith its annual Prime Day approaching, Amazon has tapped Megan Thee Stallion to help promote the two-day event. On Tuesday, the rapper released a song titled “It’s Prime Day.”“I’m Tina Snow, and I shop all the time/ I can be wh…
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The third and final day of hearings in Donald Trump’s classified documents case reached a heated conclusion after prosecutor for special counsel Jack Smith accused the former president’s lawyers of “hijacking” the…
US Environmental Protection Agency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire and caused the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train …
