Disney/Eric McCandless 2025 kicked off with various celebrations in honor of a fresh start, including club appearances and house gatherings. Here’s how Rihanna, Cardi B and other artists in the culture celebrated the new year. — Rihanna appeared to be cozy, sharing a video of her counting down to 2025 and its ball drop. “Happy […]
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Zatima is back with two episodes Thursday, following the season’s return on Dec. 26. The spinoff follows the ups and downs of couple Fatima and Zac, played by Crystal Renee Hayslett and Devale Ellis, who pulls from a few real-life experiences to tap into his character. “My mom is like freaking […]
Christian Bruna/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas through its territory to Europe at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, as a long-held deal expired, Kyiv officials said. “We stopped the transit of Russian gas, this is a historic event,” Herman Galushchenko, Ukraine’s energy minister, said in a statement. “Russia is losing […]
Matthew Hinton via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday there is “no justification” for what he called the “horrific” attack early on New Year’s Day in New Orleans , noting that the FBI was investigating it as an act of terrorism. “I have been continually briefed since early this morning by […]
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS, LA) — The suspect in a deadly attack on New Year’s revelers in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen and U.S. Army veteran from Texas, according to the FBI. At least 15 people were killed and over two dozen injured after a man drove […]
Al Drago/CQ Roll Call (NEW YORK) — Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow’s milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration announced. Sample collection started at the end of this month and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2025, the […]
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching from California to Maine. In all, 21 states will raise their wage floors on Jan. 1 in keeping with inflation-adjusted increases or as part of scheduled hikes […]
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS, LA) — The annual Sugar Bowl has been postponed one day in the wake of the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street that left at least 15 dead and dozens injured. The suspect was killed after allegedly opening fire on police officers with an assault rifle. […]
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Justin Baldoni has filed a lawsuit against The New York Times after it published an article featuring allegations from his It Ends With Us co-star, Blake Lively. Baldoni, who directed and starred in the blockbuster film with Lively, filed a suit on Tuesday for libel and false light invasion of privacy. The complaint claimed that […]
Getty Images Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement after eight years, according to documents submitted by Jolie’s legal representatives. Jolie filed a declaration for default or uncontested dissolution of her two-year marriage to Pitt with the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County on Dec. 30. The form notes that […]
