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ALPINE, Utah (AP) — Rep. Jason Chaffetz announced Thursday he will resign from Congress next month, saying a “mid-life crisis” compelled him to step away from his chairmanship of the House Oversight Committee as it is poised to launch an investigation into President Donald Trump’s firing of the FBI director. The announcement by Chaffetz, 50, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was given sweeping power Wednesday to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, with a broad mandate that could encompass any questionable actions of President Donald Trump’s associates and possibly even the circumstances of last week’s abrupt firing of James Comey. The Justice Department’s appointment of […]
Multiple-award winning hit maker Rodney Jerkins has announced the newest addition to his Lifestyle Music Group artist roster: dynamic sibling ensemble, Shelby 5. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, Shelby 5 has wowed audiences throughout the U.S. and abroad with the unique flavor that they bring to Gospel music. Jerkins, Chairman/CEO of LMG, and its parent company […]
Kevin Hart has a lot to be happy about these days. The diminutive comedian has a thriving career and a beautiful wife. This Mother’s Day, he and wife Eniko announced yet another reason to be joyful – they’re expecting! Essence.com reports: The comedian and his wife, model Eniko Parrish, 32, announced on Mother’s Day that […]
DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of a black 15-year-old by a white police officer, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday. The investigation prompted by the April 29 fatal shooting of Jordan Edwards by Balch Springs police Officer Roy Oliver is […]
Social media can be helpful in recording wrongs, but a parking lot paddling this week doesn’t merit charges, say Pensacola police. A white woman with a Black child in a store parking lot went viral when another woman recorded her paddling the child. But as the child appeared uninjured and corporal punishment is legal in […]
By now we all know that Ayesha Curry is a master in the kitchen, thanks to her cooking show, cookbook and meal-kit delivery ventures, but now she’s taking things a step further by opening a restaurant in San Francisco to share her food with the rest of the country. According to PEOPLE and Curry’s Instagram, […]
In a 61 to 34 vote on Monday, the Louisiana House of Representatives rejected a statewide ban on corporal punishment in schools, The Times-Picayune reports. Individual school districts can continue to use their own discretion on whether and how to physically punish misbehaving children. Currently, 38 of the state’s 69 public school districts allow schools […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama personally warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn to serve as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials said Monday, underscoring the depths of the outgoing White House’s concern about the man Trump would ultimately fire. In an Oval Office meeting with Trump two days after the […]
Kerry Robinson may have the cutest baby girl on the planet. Social media seems to think so. A video with Kerry, who lives in San Antonio, Texas and her one-year-old daughter, Jayde, has gone viral witho over 11 million views. The video shows Kerry and her daughter mimicking the salon experience as Jayde expertly wields […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivering at last, triumphant House Republicans voted Thursday to repeal and replace the “Obamacare” health plan they have reviled for so long, overcoming united Democratic opposition and their own deep divisions to hand a major win to President Donald Trump. The 217-213 vote was a narrow victory, and ultimate success is far […]
Brooklyn-born rapper Lana Moorer, better known as MC Lyte, once rapped that she needed a ruffneck. Well, those days are behind her now as she’s just announced that she’s engaged and presumably to someone much more evolved. Essence.com reports: I met my fiancé online,” Lyte, 46, reveals to ESSENCE, exclusively. The iconic rapper shared the […]