James Mtume, a percussionist who performed in Miles Davis’ seminal fusion band from 1971 to 1975 and later had hits with his own eponymous group, has died at the age 76. The daughter of Mtume’s late creative partner Reggie Lucas, Lisa Lucas, took to Twitter this morning to confirm the …
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Black LA residents lack access to guns as wealthy rush to buy firearms amid crime wave: Activists
los-angeles” target=”_blank”>Los Angeles< Stuart is the owner of the only gun shop in Beverly Hills and his clients include business owners, prominent actors, real estate moguls and film executives, with many of them buying guns for the first time. But in Los Angeles, gun control measures have historically received strong …
Read More »Woodstock festival co-creator Michael Lang dead at 77
Michael Lang, the co-creator and organizer of 1969’s Woodstock Music and Art Fair, and its follow-ups Woodstock ’94 and the ill-fated Woodstock ’99, died Saturday at the age of 77 at Sloan Kettering in New York City. The cause of death was a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to …
Read More »Eat these foods to live a long life, experts say
No one food is a magic bullet. That being said, eating a wholesome, balanced diet coupled with other health-supportive activities like regular exercisea> and abstaining from cigarettes and <a href="https: can be an important aspect of maintaining your health. “As a dietitian, I’m always telling people to ‘eat the rainbow’ …
Read More »Tesla raising 'Full Self-Driving' price to $12,000
You can’t say he didn’t warn you. Full Self-Driving is capable of limited semi-automated control of a vehicle under driver supervision. (Tesla) make is increasing the price of its Full Self-Driving system from $10,000 to $12,000 on January 17, CEO Elon Musk has announced on Twitter. The feature offers limited …
Read More »Devin Nunes all in on Trump 'TRUTH' social media platform, says he is still 'doing a public service'
EXCLUSIVE: Former Rep. Devin Nunes is sharing new details about TRUTH Social and his decision to leave Congress to take on Big Tech as the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, vowing to create the “free-est” social media platform for users across the United States and around the world. …
Read More »Afghan baby handed to US troops during evacuation chaos returned to family
An Afghan baby who had been missing for nearly five months after his father handed him to a uniformed official during the evacuation of Afghanistan has been reunited with his family. The baby, Sohail Ahmadi, was two months old when he went missing on Aug. 19 as thousands of people …
Read More »Golden Globes 2022: Winners list
Without much fanfare, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the winners of the 2022 Golden Globes via Twitter on Sunday night, with no media in attendance or celebrities walking the red carpet like years past. The awards body has been embroiled in scandals since the 2021 show, around when it …
Read More »American Airlines apologetic after Twitter user complains about pilot with 'Let's Go Brandon' sticker
general went viral after responding to a Twitter user Saturday who complained about a pilot because he had a “Let’s Go Brandon” sticker on his luggage. A Twitter user who has since made her Twitter account private took a picture of the sticker and sent it to the airline, asking …
Read More »Brazil rock collapse death toll rises to 10
At least 10 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a massive slab of rock disasters” target=”_blank”>collapsed< on Saturday, officials said. The death toll rose from six to 10 on Sunday as investigators continued to parse through the damage and identify the deceased. A tourist boat navigates through …
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