Author: Destiny Philips

Congress has taken its most significant step in years toward ending the twice yearly ritual of changing the clocks, though the path forward remains far from settled. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 by a vote of 308 to 117, a bipartisan margin that included support from both parties, even as 22 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted against it. The bill, introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, would make daylight saving time the permanent national standard, eliminating the requirement to fall back each November. States that currently opt out of daylight saving time, such as Hawaii…

The FIFA World Cup final has always been football at its purest, two teams, one trophy, no gimmicks. This year’s edition, set for Sunday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, is testing that reputation directly. Spain and Argentina will meet for the championship in a match now framed by additions that have little to do with the sport itself. A halftime performance built around Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and manager Phil Harvey, with FIFA President Gianni Infantino promising a show fitting the world’s biggest sporting event, will stretch the traditional break well beyond the 15 minutes typically allowed under international…

Mental health conversations have grown louder in recent years, and within Black communities, that shift carries particular weight. As Black Mental Health Awareness Month draws attention to these issues, licensed clinical psychologist and executive coach Dr. Loren Hill is using the moment to clarify something many people misunderstand entirely, the actual difference between therapy and coaching, and why both deserve a place in how people care for themselves. Two different tools, not competing ones Therapy and coaching often get treated as interchangeable, but Hill draws a clear line between them. Therapy focuses on healing, giving people a structured space to…

A sweeping new housing law is now in effect across the United States, bringing the most significant federal housing overhaul in decades to a market where affordability has become one of the defining financial pressures facing American families. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law Saturday after President Donald Trump allowed the constitutionally set review period to expire without signing or vetoing the bill, a move he attributed to frustration over a separate, unrelated voter identification measure that had stalled in the Senate. A bill years in the making The legislation cleared Congress with unusually broad bipartisan support,…

Nike is facing a new legal fight just as it works to steady investor confidence, and this one has nothing to do with sales figures. A lawsuit built entirely on color 7-Eleven filed a 27 page complaint on July 1 in federal court in the Northern District of Texas, accusing Nike of infringing on its trademark orange, green and red Tri Color Mark. The dispute centers on the Air Max 95 Big Bubble in a Sport Green and Safety Orange colorway, which Nike had scheduled to release on July 11, the same date the chain celebrates 7-Eleven Day and its…

A civilian aircraft went down Sunday afternoon near the town of Tomblaine in northeastern France, killing 11 people aboard and sending emergency services rushing to the scene. The plane belonged to a parachutist school and was in the middle of what local media described as a first-time parachute jump session when it crashed near the local airport. The pilot and all 10 passengers, five students and five instructors, died in the accident, according to the local prefecture. The aircraft reportedly shattered into pieces on impact, leaving behind a scene that emergency workers described as devastating. Three people are reported to…

Drivers traveling through Northeast Philadelphia are entering a new phase of the city’s traffic safety campaign. After a 60 day warning period, automated speed cameras installed along portions of Frankford Avenue and nearby streets are now issuing citations to motorists who exceed posted speed limits. The transition marks the latest expansion of Philadelphia’s growing reliance on automated traffic enforcement as officials continue efforts to reduce crashes and improve roadway safety. The cameras became fully active shortly after midnight Thursday, ending a grace period during which drivers received warnings instead of penalties. City officials say the move is intended to address…

Sugar= arrived on Apple TV+ in 2024 dressed as a noir detective series and spent most of its first season making that disguise work. Colin Farrell played John Sugar, a private investigator working a missing person case across Los Angeles, and the show committed so fully to the hardboiled premise that most viewers took it at face value. Then came the late-season reveal: Sugar is not human. He is part of an alien species that has been living quietly on Earth, most of whom departed when their presence was threatened. Sugar stayed behind. That twist reframed everything that came before…

What started as a co-parenting arrangement has become a formal legal dispute, and both parties are now on record with competing positions. Diamond Brown recently filed documents in Los Angeles seeking sole legal and physical custody of Lovely Symphani Brown, the four-year-old daughter she shares with Chris Brown. The filing, first reported by TMZ, also requests that Chris be granted visitation rights. Diamond’s position is that she should have primary control over their daughter’s upbringing while keeping him connected to the child’s life on a structured basis. She has also asked the court to require Chris to cover her legal…

The former vice president told NBC that Trump’s second term has moved away from Reagan-era conservatism, and warned the midterms may expose just how far the party has drifted. A former vice president breaks from the current administration Mike Pence used a Sunday appearance on Meet the Press to deliver one of his sharpest assessments yet of Donald Trump’s second administration, arguing that the Republican Party has moved away from the conservative principles that defined it for decades. Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president from 2017 to 2021, did not hold back in describing what he sees as a…