“We have created a magnificent livery for the Libertyliner 250 to celebrate 250 years of American Freedom and the first train in America to operate faster than 250 kilometers per hour,” said Scott R. Spencer, chief operating officer of AmeriStarRail.

According to multiple sources, Taft became fixated on Angela Gayle Meador, a Nashville-based recording artist, after discovering Meador’s tribute song to Johnny Depp during the widely publicized Depp v. Heard trial.

Now, beneficiaries across the country are receiving their latest payments as scheduled. Yet for others, the system has become a source of uncertainty, with administrative delays and customer service problems leaving some disabled Americans waiting months for benefits they say they were entitled to receive all along.

The Hawaii ruling followed findings of what the court described as “a pattern” of frivolous discovery tactics. Taft’s federal lawsuit was dismissed voluntarily after nearly two years of explosive allegations that ultimately never reached the merits.

A Gallup survey released this year found that 71% of Americans oppose building artificial intelligence data centers in their own communities, including nearly half who strongly oppose them. Those surveyed most often pointed to concerns about electricity demand, water consumption, environmental impacts, and higher utility bills. Supporters cited economic growth, tax revenue, and employment opportunities.

A lawsuit filed by four members of the Cascio family has generated headlines around the world. But court records, public financial filings, and interviews with people close to the estate and Jackson family reveal a far more complicated story involving bankruptcy proceedings, tax liens, foreclosure litigation, an alleged unpaid $600,000 loan from Jackson himself, and a family that for decades stood among the superstar’s most vocal defenders.

In filings announced by the Stand With Karmelo Coalition, Anthony’s appellate attorneys submitted a verified motion seeking to recuse Judge John Roach from all remaining post-trial matters. They also filed a motion for a new trial that raises constitutional and legal questions they contend should be considered by a different judge.

Nationally, the Urban Institute projects that the legislation will reduce federal SNAP spending by $186 billion over the next decade and affect all 22.3 million families receiving SNAP benefits. Of those, 5.3 million families are expected to lose at least $25 a month, with an average monthly reduction of $146.

The United States is on pace to eclipse last year’s surge in measles cases, and public health experts say the virus is becoming increasingly difficult to contain as outbreaks spread beyond isolated pockets of unvaccinated residents into broader communities.

The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has become the highest-grossing biographical film in history, surpassing Oppenheimer after earning $977.4 million worldwide.

While Americans broadly view the anniversary as a time for unity, Black respondents were significantly more likely to say the country has yet to fulfill its promise of equality and justice.

A coalition led by the Society of Professional Journalists is urging the Trump administration to abandon a proposal that would allow federal agencies to require employees to sign nondisclosure agreements, warning that the measure could discourage whistleblowers, limit communication with journalists, and reduce public access to information about the workings of government.

“After the opening weekend, seeing the reaction around the world, on social media, and at the box office, we realized this was going to be something very special,” longtime Jackson attorney and estate co-executor John Branca told Black Press Media USA in an exclusive interview.

“What I hate about situations like this is people will tell Black folks, 'Don't overreact.' "That's not what he meant,” Charlamagne said. “But how come the mistakes always got to do with something that removes our rights?” He added, “Nobody ever accidentally says, you know what? I hope everybody gets free health care. I hope everybody gets free reparations.”

The Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in April and 3.8% over the previous 12 months, marking one of the strongest inflation readings in more than a year.

A country that once made it illegal to teach enslaved Black people to read is now arguing over whether Black history itself belongs in classrooms.

When it comes to Michael Jackson, America has buried him, resurrected him, accused him, acquitted him, mocked him, studied him, danced to him, stolen from him, and now once again made him the center of popular culture.

Sounding the alarm in 1998, Camille Cosby warned that the Voting Rights Act, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed in 1965, was set to expire in 2007. Now, the high court has completed gutted the law.

A Gallup survey conducted April 1–15 found that 31% of Americans identify the high cost of living and inflation as the most important financial problem facing their families, making it the most frequently cited concern by a wide margin.

Michael Jackson fans got the last laugh at critics who panned the exceptional biopic about the late King of Pop as they flooded theaters across the globe, many wearing their idol's trademark white and sequined glove, fedora hats, black pants, and white socks.