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The Biden administration has invested major time and money into historically Black colleges and universities in an effort to follow through on promises and maintain its standing among two groups that were critical to President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory: young voters and Black voters. Now, as the president runs for …

The Biden administration is seeking to impose a new limit on the typical credit card late fee, but the consumer credit and banking industry is warning the change could ultimately impact other consumers in the form of higher interest rates. In a release Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said …

Sony’s “Madame Web” is one of the biggest flops in comic book movie history. The Dakota Johnson-led tentpole has only grossed $40 million so far at the domestic box office, and its worldwide gross remains under the $100 million mark after three weekends of release. Critics also eviscerated the film (it …

A majority of Latinos agree there is trouble on the U.S.-Mexico border, but Latinos overall are less likely than other Americans to see more deportations and more border wall as effective responses, a Pew Research Center survey has found. Pew’s analysis released Monday found that about three-quarters of Latinos surveyed …

Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Tuesday that she will not run for re-election this year, leaving the Senate after one term that saw her paint Arizona blue, leave the Democratic Party and play a key role in numerous legislative negotiations in a tightly divided Senate. “I will leave the Senate …

Comedian Nick Swardson is blaming alcohol and edibles for his flop standup show in Colorado over the weekend that saw him booed and escorted off stage.  Swardson, who is known for his work on several Adam Sandler productions such as “Just Go With It” and for his role in the …

Multiple arrests have been made in connection with human body parts discovered last week in a Long Island park, a source close to the investigation told NBC New York on Tuesday. It remains unclear how many people were taken into custody and on what charges. Two sources familiar with the case …

The Dartmouth Men’s Basketball team voted 13-2 in favor of becoming the first-ever labor union for college athletes on Tuesday afternoon. The vote could present a huge shakeup to the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) model, which currently only allows college athletes to financially benefit from their role on teams …

A senior United Nations official found “clear and convincing” information that hostages have been raped and sexually abused in Gaza and found “reasonable grounds” to believe sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack led by Hamas. “Based on the information it gathered, the …

A search is underway for a Tennessee teen who has been missing for a week. Sebastian Rogers, 15, was last seen Feb. 26 in Hendersonville, Sumner County, according to an Amber Alert. Sebastian “has a medical condition that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance,” per officials. His …

Netanyahu in his public statements has been adamant that he is not taking orders from outside of Israel on how to continue the war. Many Democrats in Congress and foreign governments say the administration needs to bring more pressure to bear on Israel. They argue that only a threat to …

Taylor Swift urged fans in her adopted home state of Tennessee and other Super Tuesday voting jurisdictions to exercise their democratic rights by casting ballots today. The simple message to vote might not seem impactful, but this comes from the world’s most famous pop star — with 282 million Instagram …

Facebook, Instagram and other Meta platforms suffered a significant outage on the morning of Super Tuesday. Experts at three organizations that monitor internet traffic, Kentik, NetBlocks, and ThousandEyes, confirmed that Meta’s various companies — Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger — were experiencing a major drop in traffic Tuesday morning. The outages …

A local St. Louis news station apologized after facing backlash for describing a minority homeowners as “colored” during a broadcast. On the Feb. 26 evening newscast, a KMOV First Alert 4 anchor referred to minority homeowners as “colored” while teasing a story about Black homeowners and real estate appraisals. The …

While I love playing with makeup, most days I choose to go bare-faced (with the exception of sunscreen, of course) due to time constraints (and dirty makeup brushes, to be perfectly honest). Recently, however, my skin has developed rosacea and thus, a slightly bumpy texture, enlarged pores and redness that …

The Treasury Department on Tuesday banned a notorious creator of software that can hack smartphones and turn them into surveillance devices from doing business in the United States. The sanctions constitute the most aggressive action taken by the U.S. government against a spyware company. The company, Intellexa, develops a software …

Target on Tuesday said it will launch a paid membership program next month, riffing off the playbook of its rivals Amazon and Walmart. The subscription tier, Target Circle 360, will include unlimited free same-day delivery for orders over $35 in as little as one hour with no delivery fees and two free-day shipping, along …

A Royal Caribbean cruise employee has been arrested after allegedly setting up hidden cameras inside passenger bathrooms to spy on young girls. Arvin Joseph Mirasol, 34, a citizen of the Philippines, was arrested Sunday after a guest aboard the Symphony of the Seas cruise ship found a camera in her …

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A suspect was killed and four deputies were hurt after exchanging gunfire during a car chase that ended with a violent crash north of San Francisco early Monday, authorities said. The deputies responded following reports of a man brandishing a rifle in unincorporated west Santa Rosa, …

A Christian business group and its members do not have to offer health insurance coverage to employees for gender transition treatments, a North Dakota federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor in Bismarck ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Health and …