Portland public school classes resume after first-ever teachers strike
www.fuchieh.com/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 40,000 Oregon students returned to classes Monday for the first time this month as Portland teachers ended the longest U.S. teachers strike in 2023. Over the weekend, Portland Public Schools
Megan Thee Stallion, Coco Jones and more to appear on 'The Color Purple' soundtrack
Warner Bros. Pictures The Color Purple will drop on Christmas alongside an accompanying soundtrack. Like the film, the album is packed with appearances from a slew of today’s A-list stars, with Quincy Jones and Scott Standers serving as executive producers. A teaser shared
Three-year cruise canceled weeks before setting sail, prompting passenger backlash
David Sacks/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Less than two weeks before its maiden voyage, Life at Sea Cruises announced it had canceled its three-year voyage after delays and logistical challenges, leaving passengers who spent tens of thousands
'Variety' unveils Hitmakers’ top 25 songs of 2023, including SZA's “Kill Bill,” Miguel's “Sure Thing”
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Webby Awards Variety has revealed the 25 biggest songs of the year, and the list includes hits from some hip-hop and R&B acts. SZA‘s “Kill Bill” came in strong at #2, while her track
Cantaloupes linked to salmonella outbreak in 32 states that left two dead, CDC says
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers about a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to some cantaloupes. The CDC published a food safety alert on Friday, after multiple retailers
Nick Cannon talks holiday plans + “helping next generation of talent” with new show
Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET Nick Cannon is ready to take on his annual role of St. Nick during the holiday season, which happens to be his “favorite time of the year.” Speaking to ET backstage at the 2023
New York prosecutors move to vacate 'wrongful' murder convictions of two men
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City prosecutors moved on Monday to vacate the convictions of two men who both spent more than 20 years in prison after being convicted in the 1990s in separate
Kirk Franklin announces 2024 Exodus Music & Arts Festival
Courtesy of Live Nation Urban Gospel artists will unite for another iteration of Kirk Franklin‘s Exodus Music & Arts Festival this spring. The festival will return to Dallas’ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory May 25-26, continuing its goal of
Thanksgiving travel: TSA breaks record for highest number of daily passengers
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This year’s Thanksgiving holiday shattered travel records. There were 2,907,378 people screened Sunday at U.S. airports — the highest number of people to go through security on a single day ever,
Blue Ivy's multiple Renaissance performances were initially supposed to be a one-time thing
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Sticks and stones may break her bones, but words won’t hurt Blue Ivy. Instead, they will motivate her to go harder. In a report about Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, The New York Times reveals Bey’s Renaissance