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Cardi B and Stefon Diggs welcomed their newborn son on November 4, 2025. The NFL player revealed that he spent Christmas apart from Cardi and their newborn son in a series of Instagram Stories. One of ...

An Oakland city council member is defending his behavior after a heated exchange during the discussion regarding the city's use of Flock license plate reader cameras. It happened Tuesday night with ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Cloud County Sheriff’s Office says it is temporarily closing its jail after several staff resignations. Sheriff Ken Davis posted a letter to Facebook on Thursday saying the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland city councilmember is facing public criticism after video circulated online appearing to show him making an obscene gesture toward the audience during a City Council ...

Goldin Auctions founder Ken Goldin poses with Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders at the King of Collectibles season 3 premiere party in Philadelphia. Dave Kotinsky / Getty Images for Goldin RUNNEMEDE, N ...

She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. By Clay Risen May Britt, the ...

The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of... Scientists push back on Trump plan to break up a ...

She starred in such films as 'The Blue Angel' and 'Murder, Inc.,' but Fox declined to renew her contract after she and the legendary entertainer got engaged in 1960. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Often ...

Marshall Faulk is reportedly expected to hire Sacramento State offensive coordinator Ken Merchant as his offensive coordinator at Southern, according to a report from CBS Sports. At a Southern ...

PBS has extended Ken Burns’ free streaming window for his history docuseries “The American Revolution,” following its ratings success. The 12-hour documentary series, directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein ...

The White House plans to break up a key weather and climate research center in Colorado, a move experts say could jeopardize the accuracy of forecasting and prediction systems. It's the latest climate ...