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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated June 4, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Kandi Burruss is making it clear that despite the internet speculation surrounding her divorce settlement, the split between her and estranged husband Todd Tucker came down to one thing: honoring the terms they already agreed upon years ago.
Speaking with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, Burruss explained that the foundation of their settlement had been laid years
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(Credit: Zachariah Schmitt) By Shelby Stewart ·Updated June 4, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
When Kevin “KevOnStage” Fredericks first began posting comedic sketches online, the idea that a free, ad-supported streaming service would one day hand him a multi-year slate spanning television, stand-up, and feature films would have sounded like a punchline. On Thursday, Tubi made the announcement.
The Fox Corporation–owned platform revealed what it’s calling its “most expansive
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Courtesy of The Rutherford Law Firm By Shelby Stewart ·Updated June 3, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
The family of Cyrus Carmack-Belton is speaking out after a South Carolina jury acquitted convenience store owner Chikei Rick Chow in the 2023 fatal shooting of the Black 14-year-old, calling the verdict a devastating reminder of how Black families are often denied justice after losing their children to violence.
“Yesterday a jury
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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Shelby Stewart ·Updated June 3, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secured a spot in November’s mayoral runoff election Tuesday night, surviving a bruising first term shaped by devastating wildfires, mounting frustrations over homelessness and growing anxieties about the future of the nation’s second-largest city.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 01: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass greets customers
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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Shelby Stewart ·Updated June 3, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secured a spot in November’s mayoral runoff election Tuesday night, surviving a bruising first term shaped by devastating wildfires, mounting frustrations over homelessness and growing anxieties about the future of the nation’s second-largest city.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 01: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass greets customers
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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated June 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
A new wave of athlete investors is showing that the stars of today are thinking far beyond endorsements. On Monday, luxury electric vehicle manufacturer Karma Automotive announced the launch of Karma Nexus, an invitation-only client engagement and ownership program that gives select members access to the company’s luxury vehicles, design teams and bespoke commissions — while also opening
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Shot by Michael Anthony By Shelby Stewart ·Updated June 1, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
It’s 4 o’clock on a Wednesday afternoon, and Fancy’s is already alive.
The staff moves through the intimate dining room with the focused energy of people who know what’s coming. Candles get positioned just so. Somewhere in the back, the scent that defines this space— My Way from the 1 Hotel — a signature
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(Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) By Shelby Stewart ·Updated May 27, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
In a decisive primary runoff victory Tuesday night, Christian Menefee secured the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, defeating longtime incumbent Al Green and cementing a rapid political rise that has reshaped one of Houston’s most historically significant districts.
With early and mail-in votes counted, Menefee led the race with 68.6 percent
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By Shelby Stewart ·Updated May 27, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
In a decisive primary runoff victory Tuesday night, Christian Menefee secured the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, defeating longtime incumbent Al Green and cementing a rapid political rise that has reshaped one of Houston’s most historically significant districts.
With early and mail-in votes counted, Menefee led the race with 68.6 percent of the vote to Green’s 31.4