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Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders Friday the U.S. would hit its debt limit next week — setting up a showdown between Democrats, the White House and House Republicans, who have vowed to tie any increase in the debt ceiling to spending cuts. The nation will reach its $31.4 […]
Colin Langford/Getty Images (DALLAS) — The Dallas Zoo has closed its doors Friday as it searches for a clouded leopard that appears to have escaped from its enclosure. “One of our clouded leopards was not in its habitat when the team arrived this morning and is unaccounted for at this time,” the zoo said in […]
PepsiCo (NEW YORK) — Sierra Mist has officially fizzled out at PepsiCo, and the brand has replaced it with a new lemon-lime flavored soda, Starry. The “crisp, clear, refreshing” new caffeine-free soda was made “for a generation of irreverent optimists,” the company said in its announcement on Wednesday. With the tagline “Starry Hits Different,” the […]
Courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will entertain fans with two weekends of jam-packed performances. Organizers for the event dropped the lineup on Friday, and among the names on the bill are H.E.R., Jill Scott, Ludacris, Jazmine Sullivan and Wu-Tang Clan + Soul Rebels. The festival will take place April 28-30 at the New […]
Ready, set, binge! Here’s a look at some of the new movies and TV shows streaming this weekend: NetflixVikings Valhalla: The exiled Viking Prince fights to claim his throne in season two of the action-adventure series. Break Point: Follow the lives of some of the world’s top tennis players on and off the court in the […]
(DELPHI, Ind.) — The Delphi, Indiana, double murder trial will stay local in Carroll County, but with a jury brought in from another county, Allen County Judge Fran Gull said Friday. “It’s painfully clear that it would be impossible to find a jury in Carroll County not involved in this case,” Gull said at a […]
Mattel, Barbie (NEW YORK) — There’s a brand new doll that’s going to leave a lot of preschoolers jumping for joy. Mattel has debuted one of its newest products, My First Barbie, specifically designed for preschool-aged children. The latest doll features the same look and feel as traditional Barbie dolls, but has been updated with […]
Courtesy of Def Jam Recordings Following the success of his breakthrough single “Billie Eilish,” Armani White‘s back again. This time around, he’s teamed up with Denzel Curry for a song titled “Goated.” The song dropped Friday and is accompanied by the release of a visual that features boxing GOAT Floyd Mayweather. The music video, directed by Mikey D’Amico and Davey Robinson, sees the rapper […]
Ivan Apfel/Getty Images A major burden has been lifted from Meek Mill‘s shoulders, thanks to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. The politician pardoned the rapper for gun and drug charges he acquired back in 2008. In celebration of the occasion, Meek took to social media to express his gratitude. “Thank yall. I’m only gone do more for my community […]
Joy and Viall at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards — E! Entertainment – NBC/Todd Williamson Nick Viall has handed out his final rose. The Bachelor alum is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Natalie Joy. The lovebirds shared the news in a joint Instagram post Thursday evening, alongside a carousel of photos showing off the stunning […]
