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STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a rule that will eliminate the certificates that allow employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, which stands at $7.25 an hour. The department announced the change on Tuesday, which also marked the International Day of Persons […]
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images After weeks of rolling out its Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century list, Billboard has revealed that Beyoncé is in the #1 spot. The publication recognized her charting records as both a member of Destiny’s Child and a solo artist, noting she scored her first number ones on the Hot 100 with the group’s “Bills, […]
(HOUSTON) — The NFL has suspended Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for three games without pay after he delivered a devastating and illegal hit to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence during a game Sunday as the signal caller was sliding to the turf. Jon Runyan, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, […]
ABC (NEW YORK) — The jury has begun deliberating in the subway chokehold death trial of Daniel Penny. The jury — comprised of seven women and five men — is considering whether to convict Penny of manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, on a New York City […]
David Becker/WireImage via Getty Images Something bad is happening in Oz. Mattel is being sued for printing the URL for a pornographic website on the packaging of its limited-edition fashion dolls based on the new film Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. A South Carolina woman is launching a class action lawsuit after she […]
2024 LoveLinc Music Inc. Melanie Fiona has dropped a music video for her single “I Choose You.” It features her singing the song at a basement party, in tune with the vibe of the R&B reggae track. Released in late October, “I Choose You” is reflective of Melanie’s life and one of the lessons she’s learned […]
(NEW YORK) — Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks said he’s out of 2,500 pies after thieves stole his van containing the baked goods and later ditched the vehicle. According to an Instagram video posted by Banks, the pies were ruined. “It’s pretty badly damaged,” Banks said. “And unfortunately, the bin in the back and all of […]
Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cases of flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are ticking up across the United States even as overall respiratory virus activity remains low. Flu activity is increasing slightly among children while RSV activity is elevated in the southern, central and eastern U.S., according to data updated Monday from the Centers […]
(LUANDA, Angola) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday, during his diplomatic trip to Angola, acknowledged America’s “original sin” of slavery and the slave trade that once connected the United States and the African nation. “I’ve learned that while history can be hidden, it cannot and should not be erased,” Biden said. “It should be faced. […]
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WILMINGTON, Del.) — Two days after President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon to his son Hunter Biden, the younger Biden’s federal gun case in Delaware was terminated Tuesday by the judge overseeing the case. “In the absence of binding precedent” for a case that had yet to reach sentencing, […]
