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Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Aviation Administration has banned U.S. flights to Haiti for 30 days in the wake of Monday’s gunfire incidents, according to a Notice to Air Mission issued Tuesday. “U.S. civil aviation operations in the territory and airspace of Haiti below 10,000 feet” will be prohibited, according to the FAA. […]
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Louisiana’s new law requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments was temporarily blocked on Tuesday by a judge who called it “unconstitutional on its face and in all applications.” A multi-faith group of Louisiana families with children in public schools sued the state to challenge the law, […]
Jerritt Clark Amazon Music and the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective are back with the fourth annual Your Future Is Now scholarship program, created to give students at historically Black colleges and universities a chance to explore the music industry. The program provides a $10,000 scholarship to five HBCU students and a $10,000 grant to two […]
Jerritt Clark Amazon Music and the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective are back with the fourth annual Your Future Is Now scholarship program, created to give students at historically Black colleges and universities a chance to explore the music industry. The program provides a $10,000 scholarship to five HBCU students and a $10,000 grant to two […]
Photo by Arik Mazur/FilmMagic Daniel Hernandez, the rapper known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, was sentenced Tuesday to a month and a half in prison for several violations of his supervised release. The sentence is slightly more than what federal prosecutors sought. “Your breach of the court’s trust is profound,” Judge Paul Engelmayer said. Hernandez pleaded guilty […]
Courtesy RHOF The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its slate of nominees for induction in 2025, and among them are Eminem, Janet Jackson and N.W.A. aka Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella. They were all nominated in the performing songwriters category. Eminem’s in the running for writing hits including “Lose Yourself,” “Stan” and […]
T-Pain was celebrated in his hometown of Tallahassee over the weekend. A portion of Pasco Street was named T-Pain Lane in his honor, and he was presented with a key to the city. “He has had a tremendous impact on Tallahassee,” Tallahassee Mayor John E. Dailey said. “He’s had a tremendous impact on the kids of Tallahassee, […]
HARRISON, N.J. – The final quarterfinal of this year’s NWSL Playoffs felt like the changing of the guard, in a way. The Portland Thorns, the league’s most successful team, were the underdogs against NJ/NY Gotham FC, the reigning champions who surprised many by winning last season’s championship after a history of being one of the […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and top House Republicans took a victory lap as they returned to Washington on Tuesday on the heels of last week’s election, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. “It is a beautiful morning and it is a new day […]
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza — particularly in the north of the strip — and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut. The strikes form the backdrop for a fresh diplomatic push by the […]
