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Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
FILE – A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) While improper payments have been made, the numbers thrown out by Musk and the White House a...
What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach
CORRECTS SOURCE TO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA INSTEAD OF NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD – In this image provided by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the wreckage of a ...
Stax Music Academy’s teen students mark 25th anniversary, Black History Month with concert
Casey Brunson, Casey Brunson, Steevan Galindo and Joseph Moore, from left, take direction from Christopher Franklin, center, during a rehearsal at the Stax Music Academy, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in M...
‘Wicked’ choice: Cynthia Erivo will host the Tony Awards in June
Cynthia Erivo poses for photographers upon arrival at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA’s, in London, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) “I am so proud and excit...
White House will celebrate Black History Month as some government agencies skip after anti-DEI order
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National ...
Civil rights groups sue Trump over ‘malicious’ and ‘unlawful’ anti-DEI, LGBTQ orders
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Wa...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett explains why American voters may soon wish they still had ‘Sleepy Joe’
(Photo: The View/ABC) The Texas congresswoman tells “The View” that supporters of President Donald Trump may soon have second thoughts about his White House return. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas...
The white man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies
FILE – Andrew Lester appears in court to answer charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, April 19, 2023, in Liberty, Mo. (KMBC via AP, Pool, File) Andrew Lester pleaded guilty ...
LaVar Ball has foot amputated
LaVar Ball attends the BIG3 at Staples Center on August 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) LaVar Ball reportedly had his right foot amputated following a ma...