Author: Destiny Philips

The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels performed over Charleston Harbor on Saturday in what marks the first time the flight team has flown over the water at this event rather than at Joint Base Charleston, where the airshow has traditionally been held. The shift gave spectators along the city’s waterfront a viewing experience the Charleston Airshow had never offered before, and thousands showed up for it despite steady rain and low visibility that hung over the harbor through much of the afternoon. The four designated public viewing areas drew crowds from across the region. Spectators positioned themselves at 1. Aquarium Wharf,…

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era sold more than 250,000 copies in its first 24 hours on Steam early access. It earned a 91% positive rating from players, drew more than 50,000 simultaneous players at its peak and covered its full development budget before launch day ended. For a small studio releasing into one of gaming’s most demanding legacy franchises, those numbers represent something worth paying attention to. Unfrozen Studio, founded in 2016, previously released Iratus: Lord of the Dead in 2020, a turn-based title that gathered more than 8,000 Steam reviews and an 85% positive rating over six…

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have mutually departed WWE, confirmed by wrestling journalists Sean Ross Sapp and Cory Hays. The exits bring a formal end to The New Day, the faction that Kingston, Woods and Big E launched in 2014 and built into the most decorated tag team in company history. The departures land just days after WWE released more than a dozen performers from its roster, making this one of the most significant weeks of turnover the promotion has seen in recent memory. The New Day’s origins were far from promising. The group’s early gospel-inspired presentation failed to connect…

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is among the first African American women to earn a PhD in physics. She holds three degrees in physics from Alabama A&M University and completed her master’s and doctorate at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Before she turned her attention to oncology, she interned at NASA calibrating lasers for the International Space Station and studied at the University of Rochester Institute of Optics. She is currently an assistant professor at Morehouse School of Medicine and the founder of the Ora Lee Smith Cancer Research Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to making her cancer treatment affordable and accessible…

On Friday, May 1, North West released N0rth4evr, her debut six-track EP, at 12 years old. To mark the release, she hosted a pop-up at Complex LA’s Fairfax location in Los Angeles, where her father arrived unannounced to join the celebration. The crowd responded immediately. Both North and Kanye signed merchandise and took photos with fans throughout the afternoon. The pop-up featured vinyl editions of N0rth4evr, limited-edition merchandise created for the release, immersive visuals and an ice cream stand. Bianca Censori, West’s wife and North’s stepmother, was also present. The second day of the pop-up runs today, May 2, from…

Thermos has issued a recall covering approximately 8.2 million food jars and beverage bottles after the Consumer Product Safety Commission confirmed that the stoppers in certain models can eject with force when the containers are opened. As of April 30, the company had received 27 reports of consumers being struck by the dislodged stoppers. Three of those consumers suffered permanent vision loss. The affected products were sold at Target, Walmart, Amazon and other major retailers across the United States for roughly 16 years, from around March 2008 through July 2024. Most were priced at approximately $30 at the time of…

Dr. Tamara New has spent more than 20 years making sure children with sickle cell disease get the care they need before the system loses track of them. As director of the Sickle Cell Disease Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, she leads a team focused entirely on that mission. Her background runs deep. A graduate of Mount Sinai School of Medicine with fellowship training at Columbia University, she previously served as clinical director of the Egleston Sickle Cell Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and as associate professor of pediatrics…

Los Angeles police responded to a reported shooting outside Chris Brown’s home in the Tarzana neighborhood on Friday afternoon after a call came in at approximately 4 p.m. The caller, a woman, told dispatch that a shooting had just occurred near the property and that the suspect was a Black male, approximately 35 years old. She told authorities the man had fired at her vehicle during the incident. Dispatch audio from the scene captured officers being directed to the Tarzana address along with a description of what the suspect was wearing at the time. When officers arrived, they spoke with…

For a long time, India Shawn was the name you did not know but kept hearing. She sang background for Anderson .Paak, contributed songs to Chris Brown, Monica and Keri Hilson, and built a reputation in the industry as one of the more quietly gifted voices in R&B. The recognition came slowly, and much of it went to other people. That is starting to change. Now signed to VANTA Music, the label founded by Grammy and Oscar-winning producer D’Mile and Grammy-winning mix engineer John Kercy, Shawn released her EP Subject to Change on May 1. It is the most direct…

The playoff pace tightens on Friday night as the Orlando Magic host the Detroit Pistons in Game 6 of their first round series. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at the Kia Center in Orlando, where the Magic hold a 3-2 lead and stand one win away from advancing. The matchup has leaned back and forth, with momentum shifting from game to game. Detroit kept the series alive in Game 5, but Orlando returns home with the chance to close things out in front of its crowd. Magic Game 6 viewing details This game is streaming exclusively on Amazon…