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(WASHINGTON) — In his maiden floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at least 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate. “One of my priorities as leader will be to […]
A deadly car-ramming attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans left 14 people deadand 35 others injured early on New Year’s Day, authorities said. The suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk and around a parked police car serving as a barricade to plow into pedestrians over a three-block stretch of the […]
The date for Mary J. Blige‘s Lifetime film has been announced. Based on her song “Family Affair,” Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair will premiere on Jan. 25. Cardi B says she’s briefly putting aside dating to tackle some of her goals. “This January is a very crucial month for me. I’m gonna put a little pause on my dating […]
(WASHINGTON) — In some high-stakes political drama, the House of Representatives on Friday voted to reelect House Speaker Mike Johnson to lead the 119th Congress by a razor-thin margin. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy, had secured President-elect Donald Trump’s support as […]
(NEW ORLEANS) — The suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens in New Orleans on New Year’s had traveled to Egypt in 2023 for about a month, his half-brother told ABC News. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army veteran and U.S.-born citizen from Texas, went to Egypt alone and told his family he was […]
Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Drake‘s claim that he’s “loaded” with new music seems to be true. After sharing that news during his Drizzmas Giveaway livestream, a freestyle made its way onto the internet via producer Conductor Williams‘ YouTube. Released as part of Williams’ Signature Blend series, the “Fighting Irish” clip found Drake rapping through […]
(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives on Friday is voting on electing a speaker for the new Congress. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who ascended to the leadership post in 2023 after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy, has secured President-elect Donald Trump’s support as he seeks reelection. But Johnson’s handling of the government spending […]
(NEW ORLEANS, La) — New Orleans city leaders were warned in a 2019 confidential physical security assessment that tourist-packed Bourbon Street was vulnerable to a vehicle-ramming attack because some of the existing blockade mechanisms were inoperable. The warning proved painfully real five years later on New Year’s Day when a Texas man, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove through pedestrians on Bourbon […]
Theo Wargo/Getty Images Zendaya is an Emmy-winning actress and a household name. She also was runner-up on season 16 of Dancing with the Stars. The actress came in second place on the dancing competition show back in 2013, over a decade ago. In a recent W magazine cover story, her interviewer said she should have […]
Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Gunna‘s attorney is attempting to put to rest the rumors that the rapper snitched during the YSL RICO case. Taking to social platform X, he released a lengthy statement clarifying that Gunna did not help the authorities when he took the Alford plea deal in December 2022. “I was Gunna’s attorney […]
