North Carolina State University’s Jannah Eissa and University of California, Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to some Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball. They aren’t the first women to do it in NCAA Tournament play, but with record viewership and attendance, they are certainly getting noticed. “Representation really matters,” […]
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least $400 million — or more than twice that. It all depends on factors that are still mostly unknown. They range from the design of the new bridge to […]
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Friday asked a Georgia appeals court to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state for a romantic relationship the prosecutor had with a former top deputy. The legal filing from the Republican presidential candidate and eight co-defendants asks the appeals court […]
WASHINGTON — Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans, while Democrats continue to see a broad range of benefits from immigration, a new poll shows. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs […]
Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria’s Aleppo province early on Friday, stepping up its campaign against Iran’s proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza. Israel has ramped up airstrikes in Syria against both the Lebanese Hezbollah militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, since the Iranian-backed Palestinian […]
Calvin Harris has defended his Ultra Music Festival 2024 set. The Scottish DJ and record producer has responded to social media users who described his recent headlining set at the Miami festival on Sunday as “underwhelming” and “boring”. On Wednesday, the EDM superstar defended playing mostly his own songs in response to a comment describing […]
Gang violence has killed more than 1,500 people in Haiti so far this year, the United Nations said Thursday, as it deplored the continuing stream of weapons pouring into the Caribbean Island nation. The U.N. described the situation in the chaos-wracked country as “cataclysmic.” “It is shocking that despite the horrific situation on the ground, […]
Sheryl Crow thinks albums are a “waste of time and money”. The ‘All I Wanna Do’ hitmaker intended to stop making records following 2019’s ‘Threads’, and although she still thinks it’s pointless in a streaming world, she is set to release the follow-up, ‘Evolution’, on Friday (29.03.24). The collection is inspired by Peter Gabriel’s song […]
Dolly Parton has requested fans listen to her mega-hit ‘Jolene’ before Beyoncé shares her version on Friday (29.03.24). The ‘Crazy in Love’ hitmaker shared the track-listing for her upcoming country album, ‘Cowboy Carter’, this week, and Dolly is calling on her followers to stream the 1973 classic. Sharing the track-list on her Instagram Story, she […]
50 Cent has confirmed he will release a documentary detailing the sexual assault allegations against Diddy. The rapper has revealed the title of his docuseries will be Diddy Do It? 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, shared some cover art for the show on X, teasing it’s due to for release “soon.” “This […]
