U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in January, likely restrained by wildfires in California and cold weather across much of the country, but a 4.0% unemployment rate probably gives the Federal Reserve cover to hold off cutting interest rates at least until June. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 143,000 jobs last month after rising by…
The iconic Brazilian full-back Marcelo Vieira da Silva has announced his retirement from professional football, bringing to an end a remarkable career that spanned sixteen seasons with Real Madrid and a triumphant return to Fluminense. In an emotional video shared on his social media, Marcelo stated: “My journey as a player ends here. But I…
The NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes on Thursday, limiting competition in women’s sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth. The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. The order gives federal agencies latitude to withhold…
Kendrick Lamar aims to infuse his Los Angeles hip-hop flavor into New Orleans while staying true to his storytelling roots during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime performance . “Being in the now and being just locked-in to how I feel and the energy I have now, that’s the L.A. energy for me,” he said Thursday at a press…
A$AP Rocky’s lawyers will make their case and try to establish a counternarrative Friday at his trial in Los Angeles, where the hip-hop star and fashion mogul is charged with firing a gun at a former friend on a Hollywood street in 2021. They plan to call to the stand rapper A$AP Twelvyy, who, like…
Kanye West is one rapper who doesn’t run away from the critics. After the “Heartless” musician’s wife of two years Bianca Censori attended the 2025 Grammys red carpet in a transparent dress, he praised the daring ensemble amid ongoing backlash for the look. “My wife’s first red carpet opened a whole new world,” Kanye said on X,”I…
Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting their use in schools took effect. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a bill in January limiting smartphone access at schools, in line with a trend seen in the U.S. and Europe. It…
The Trump administration on Thursday seized another aircraft linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, this time in the Dominican Republic. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally oversaw the operation during his visit to Santo Domingo, as American officials affixed a seizure warrant to the Dassault Falcon 200. Carrying out the seizure required that…
The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee, has proposed the creation of 31 additional states to the country’s existing 36 states structure, bringing the new total to 67. The proposal was contained in a letter to the House of Representatives, read during plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary yesterday….
Rema is set to release another banger!! The Nigeria hit maker has announced that he’ll be releasing his highly anticipated single “Baby (Is It a Crime)” on Friday, Feb. 7, which samples Sade’s “Is It a Crime.” He teased the single back in November with a 1-minute, 21-second clip of him smoking while nonchalantly vibing…
