Author: Destiny Philips

Three people are dead and a British national is in intensive care in South Africa after a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, a polar expedition cruise ship currently sailing through the Atlantic Ocean. The World Health Organization confirmed Sunday that one case had been laboratory verified, with five additional suspected cases under active investigation. The ship departed Ushuaia, Argentina, on March 20 and was scheduled to reach Cape Verde on May 4. What happened to the three people who died The first victim was a 70-year-old passenger who developed symptoms and died while still on board. His body…

Two teenage boys were shot and killed and 10 other people were injured early Saturday morning at an apartment complex in Amarillo, Texas. The Amarillo Police Department responded to South Coulter Street just before 2 a.m. on May 2, 2026, after reports of gunfire at a gathering that investigators say was deliberately targeted. The two suspects who carried out the attack have not been apprehended. What police say happened before the shooting The evening began at a separate location, where a party was already underway. At some point during the night, several individuals were asked to leave. Rather than departing…

The Season 22 finale of Grey’s Anatomy airs Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET on ABC, and it will be the last episode to feature two of the show’s most enduring characters. Kevin McKidd and Kim Raver, who have played Dr. Owen Hunt and Dr. Teddy Altman for the better part of two decades, are leaving the series. The episode streams on Hulu the following day. The departures were confirmed in late March 2026 and were described by the production as creative decisions. Both actors may return to the show at some point in the future, though no…

The fast-food burger sector is having a rough year. Three well-known chains are trimming their U.S. footprints in 2026, and the circumstances behind each set of closures tell a different story about what is actually happening to the industry right now. One chain is making a calculated bet on fewer, better-performing restaurants. Another is quietly retreating from markets where the math stopped working. A third is gone entirely, taken down by a franchise dispute and a bankruptcy filing. 1. Wendy’s cuts between 292 and 350 restaurants nationwide Wendy’s announced during its fourth quarter earnings call on Feb. 13, 2026, that…

Julian Addo founded Adwoa Beauty in 2017 with $80,000 of her own capital and built it into a brand with shelf space at Sephora locations across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. This week, a judge ordered the brand into Chapter 7 liquidation following a legal dispute with lender Aurous Financial. The conflict centered on a retail payment that was redirected to the lender in November under circumstances Addo has publicly described as improper. The business did not recover from that financial blow. Addo has documented the situation publicly on Substack and told Beauty Independent that she has…

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…