Author: Destiny Philips

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…

For three weeks, drivers speeding through a construction zone on northbound I-95 in Delaware faced no financial consequences. That changed on May 23, when the Delaware Department of Transportation’s speed camera at the Churchmans Marsh work zone shifted from warnings to enforceable fines. The camera was installed earlier this month as part of a bridge rehabilitation project tied to a construction timeline running through mid-2027. The initial 21-day window was always intended as a warning period, a grace period during which violations were recorded but no citations were issued. What those three weeks captured was enough to silence any debate…

Ant Jefe of No Jumper faces felony murder charges in Los Angeles as new details emerge about the death of Carl Welch. As online personalities continue to blur the line between internet fame and street credibility, the arrest of a prominent voice from the podcast world has sent shock waves through hip hop media. Maurice Shelmon, known publicly as Ant Jefe, was arrested this week in Los Angeles and charged with felony murder in connection with the death of Carl Welch. The case has quickly become one of the most talked about stories surrounding the influential podcast platform No Jumper,…

When SpaceX eventually goes public, Elon Musk will not be the only one walking away transformed. The IPO, projected at a $2 trillion valuation, is set to produce a wave of new billionaires from within the company’s senior leadership, starting with two of Musk’s most trusted executives. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and Chief Financial Officer Bret Johnsen are both expected to cross into billionaire territory if the company prices at the $2 trillion figure previously reported by Bloomberg, according to people familiar with the matter. For a company that has spent two decades operating as one of the most closely…

Tony Goldwyn turned 66 on May 20, and Kerry Washington marked the occasion in a way that stopped Scandal fans mid-scroll. Washington posted five throwback photos on Instagram from their years filming together, most of them candid and unguarded. She framed the tribute around the fictional pairing of their on-screen characters, referencing the Itz half of the fan-coined ship name Olitz, and added a note about never once managing to take a normal photo with him. It was warm, specific, and entirely on brand for someone who clearly has not lost the thread of that friendship. Goldwyn responded in the…