By Mary Cunningham Ford Motor is recalling nearly 273,000 vehicles due to an issue with the parking function that could cause cars to roll away, increasing the risk of a crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall affects certain F-150 Lightning BEV pickup trucks with model years 2022-2026; Mustang Mach-E
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By Doha Madani The WNBA’s players association announced Thursday that its members voted to authorize a strike if necessary as the extended Jan. 9 deadline for contract negotiations with the league looms. It’s been months of stalled talks over the players’ new collective bargaining agreement, which was originally set to expire on Oct. 31. Players are seeking a
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By Rodrigo Campos Developed markets led a borrowing push that lifted global debt to nearly $346 trillion at the end of the third quarter, while a pending ruling on the legality of U.S. tariffs could force even more U.S. issuance, a banking trade group said. The Institute of International Finance said total debt reached $345.7
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By: Daniel Libit Marshall Faulk‘s new agreement to become head football coach at Southern University allows the former NFL star to earn 20% of any new fundraising revenue he helps generate for the university. According to a partially signed copy of the agreement, obtained via open records request, Faulk would also be permitted to direct
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By Lexx Thornton Charlamagne Tha God is scaling his media empire. The radio host, podcast executive, and entrepreneur has signed a five-year, $200 million deal with iHeartMedia.  According to a news release, the agreement keeps Charlamagne on “The Breakfast Club,” the long-running morning show syndicated across more than 100 iHeartMedia stations, while significantly expanding The
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By The Associated Press The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago. An unveiling ceremony of the statue representing Virginia
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By Liv Antilla Clark Atlanta University had a fantastic two-game showing at the 2025 Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic, held at Gateway Arena in Atlanta, GA. For their opening matchup on Thursday, Clark Atlanta faced Lincoln University (PA), a strong team representing the CIAA conference. In a thrilling game marked by 12 lead changes, Clark Atlanta
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By Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House and Senate adjourned Thursday until the new year with no solution on expiring health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, meaning insurance premiums for about 22 million Americans will rise next month. But despite opposition from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., some lawmakers in
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By Drew Hawkins NEW ORLEANS – James Davis had the best year in his entire farming career this year. The third-generation Black row crop farmer estimated picking almost 1,300 pounds of cotton, an average of 50 bushels of soybeans, and an average of around 155 bushels of corn on 2,500 acres of his farmland in
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By: Nakell Williams On her first walk through City Hall as mayor-elect, Carmalitha Gumbs says she immediately sensed a shift. Employees greeted her with congratulations and optimism — a sign, she says, that people are ready for change. Gumbs made history Tuesday night, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor of the City of South
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