(L-R) Former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania Trump arrive to attend the State Funeral Service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 2025. | Source: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / Getty The optics of seeing former President Barack Obama and Donald Trump being cordial toward one another and even sharing a laugh at former President Jimmy Carter’s […]

Source: Variety / Getty   Connie Boss Alexander, the mother of the late Stephen “tWitch” Boss, is on a mission to put some of the “untruths” about her son’s personal life to rest. In an open letter shared to her Instagram on Jan. 9, Alexander revealed that she and her family were “absolutely appalled by the misleading and hurtful claims” made by Boss’ widow, Allison Holker, during a recent interview […]

Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty The devastating wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles are hitting close to home for many (literally). The flames have claimed countless properties, including those of singer Jhené Aiko and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills newcomer Bozoma Saint John. Both women took to social media to share their stories. Jhené Aiko’s Family Home Destroyed Jhené revealed that the wildfires destroyed her family home, sharing the news on […]

Source: CFOTO / Getty TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court intervenes to stop the ban. The law is set to take effect in a few days, nine months after it swiftly passed Congress with bipartisan support and was signed into law by President Biden. It requires the widely popular app to cut ties with its […]

Marker for the U.S.-Canadian border between Skagway, Alaska, and Stikine Region, British Columbia. | Source: Philip Yabut / Getty Welcome to 2025, y’all. It’s a new year. Americans are out here pretending they’re enthusiastic about their resolutions. And the Donald Trump clown car hasn’t run out of gas. It’s still sputtering along, fueled by a crucible of fumes, chaos, whatever’s left of his supporters’ blind loyalty, cold McDonald’s fries and […]

Source: Jason Armond / Getty Incarcerated people in California are playing a critical role in combating the devastating wildfires that are sweeping across Los Angeles County, often risking their lives on the frontlines. However, the price they pay for this essential work is steep—these incarcerated firefighters are regularly underpaid, overworked, and subjected to grueling conditions. As reported by The Guardian, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced on […]

Source: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images / Getty Donald Trump attacked California Governor Gavin Newsom, blaming him for the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles and demanding he step down.   As the nation is gripped by scenes of the deadly wildfires plaguing Los Angeles over the past few days, President-elect Donald Trump’s ire is reserved for California Governor Gavin Newsom. In a late-night post on his Truth Social […]

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young speaks at Jimmy Carter’s funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on January 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Source: YouTube screenshot Rev. Andrew Young delivered a moving eulogy at former President Jimmy Carter‘s funeral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday afternoon in the National Cathedral in front of an audience that included all of the former living U.S. presidents. Having served in […]

Flames overtake the intersection of Temescal Canyon and Pacific Coast Highway Fire at the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades California on January 7, 2025. | Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty When the news broke of wildfires ravaging much of Southern California, we knew or should have known that it was only a matter of time before right-wing media and racist white conservatives across social media decided to stretch themselves into […]