The U.S. Open produced fireworks on Wednesday, Aug. 27, when Taylor Townsend defeated Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in a second-round match that quickly turned tense. After the handshake, Ostapenko confronted Townsend, accusing the Chicago native of having “no class” and “no education” after Townsend refused to apologize for winning a point off a net […]
Former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff strategy suffered a major setback on Friday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that his administration had exceeded its authority in imposing additional import taxes. According to the Associated Press, the ruling specifically targeted tariffs Trump imposed in April on several U.S. trading partners, […]
Sharon Chuter, the Nigerian-born entrepreneur who reshaped the beauty industry with her unapologetic push for diversity, has died at the age of 38 in Los Angeles. Authorities say she was found on a patio on 14 August, and her cause of death remains under investigation. Sharon Chuter was best known as the founder of Uoma […]
The mother and grandmother of two-year-old Montrell Williams, whose body was pulled from the Bronx River by New York Police Department officers on June 11, have filed a $60 million lawsuit against the city, accusing police of failing to act quickly after the child went missing on Mother’s Day. Speaking at a press conference outside […]
Issa Rae is facing a legal battle after being accused of stealing the concept for her upcoming comedy One of Them Days. In a lawsuit filed on July 30, writers Joshua Isaacson, Shon Oku, and Tyrone Perry allege that Rae’s 2025 film, which stars Keke Palmer and SZA, closely resembles their 2020 script, One of […]
