On Thursday, Miami hosted the Latin Grammy Awards. Artist Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40, who won for record of the year and album of the year, plus producer Edgar Barrera gathered the most awards of the night.
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NBC’s Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb on the ‘Today’ show
Kotb’s last day will be Jan. 10. She announced in September she was leaving the program after 17 years to spend more time with her children.
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South Africa’s government won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine
Miners are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the entrances used to transport supplies.
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Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence
Violence has exploded in Port-au-Prince since Sunday when the Haiti’s interim prime minister was fired amid political infighting.
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Trump picks his lawyer, Todd Blanche, as deputy attorney general
Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, represented Trump in several of his legal cases, including in his landmark federal conviction in New York.
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Oklahoma City cop is investigated for slamming 70-year-old man to the ground
Lich Vu has been in the hospital since the Oct. 27 incident that left him with a brain bleed and a broken neck. The altercation with the police officer involved a dispute over a traffic ticket.
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Are debt collectors calling you about a zombie 2nd mortgage?
Old loans that homeowners thought were long dead have been rising from the grave as debt buyers move to collect. Some are allegedly breaking the law. If this is happening to you, tell us your story.
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What happened to all the Black Girl Groups?
Where are all the Black girl groups? It’s a common question that got us thinking about the legacy, evolution and current state of the Black girl group.
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Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.
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Targets of Trump’s threats brace for the new administration
President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived enemies during his campaign. Now, some of his targets are preparing.
