Colombian officials say that a military cargo plane with 128 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire
Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack after four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire.
Markwayne Mullin confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security
The Oklahoma Republican comes to the helm in the midst of a shutdown that has left some 100,000 of the department’s more than a quarter-million employees working without pay.
The Trump gold coin is not normal
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has voted to approve the design for a new commemorative gold coin.
On one side, an eagle in flight – on the other, a portrait of President Trump, staring directly at the viewer.
Federal law prohibits living people from being featured on U.S. coins – though the Trump administration believes the Treasury Department has authority here.
Moreover, it breaks a norm that dates to the beginning of the country.
Caroline Turco, a curator at the Money Museum of the American Numismatic Association, explains.
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Trump administration to pay French company $1B to drop U.S. offshore wind leases
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Supreme Court skeptical of laws counting mail-in ballots after election day
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First female archbishop of Canterbury highlights progress and ongoing challenges
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8 architecture and culture groups sue Trump and the Kennedy Center board
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Riz Ahmed is his own worst critic. His new show ‘Bait’ explores that
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Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda
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