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Miss Texas — Ghanaian-American Annette Addo-Yobo — wins first runner up in the Miss America pageant
Miss Texas, Annette Addo-Yobo, speaking before the Miss America pageant on January 5, 2025. (Screenshot via YouTube) The aspiring lawyer was the first immigrant to ever win the Miss Texas title on her...
TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
If the government prevails as it did in a lower court, TikTok could shut down its U.S. platform by Jan. 19, leaving creators scrambling to redefine their futures. Will TikTok be banned this month? Tha...
Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Trump’s White House return
More than 1,500 people across the country have been charged with federal crimes related to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the largest prosecution in Justic...
‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes
The Golden Globes, still finding their footing after years of scandal, put its strongest support behind a pair of movies that defy easy categorization. Two wildly audacious films — Brady Corbet’s 215-...
Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed
On Sunday, President Joe Biden signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Jo...
New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of life
New Orleans held a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd on New Year’s Day. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a v...
The heaviest snowfall in a decade is possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the US
A disruptive winter storm brings the possibility of the heaviest snowfall in a decade to some parts of the central U.S. A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel...
Zoe Saldaña’s ‘heart is full of gratitude’ as she scores her first Golden Globe
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 05: Zoe Saldana attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Gett...
Zoe Saldaña’s ‘heart is full of gratitude’ as she scores her first Golden Globe
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 05: Zoe Saldana attends the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Gett...