Author: Gesi Lloyd

Kamala Harris delivered her first major keynote address since losing the 2024 presidential election on Saturday night, appearing before a packed ballroom in Little Rock at the Democratic Party of Arkansas’s annual Fisher Shackelford Dinner. The choice of venue was notable on its own. Arkansas is one of the most reliably Republican states in the country. Harris lost it to Donald Trump by 30 percentage points last November, and Republicans currently hold every statewide office, all of the state’s congressional seats, and majorities in both chambers of the legislature. She arrived in Little Rock earlier in the day, stopping first…

Comedian Kevin Fredericks, known widely as KevOnStage, built his career performing stand-up in churches across the country long before streaming specials or viral fame. That background has always made his voice on matters of faith carry a certain weight. Now it has placed him at the center of one of the internet’s most charged recurring debates. A clip from his recent appearance on former NFL quarterback Cam Newton’s ‘Funky Friday’ podcast spread rapidly over the weekend, drawing strong reactions from Christian audiences across social media. The interview covered KevOnStage’ career, his mentorship of younger comedians, and his television work, but…

Gunfire erupted Saturday evening outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton, where the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was underway, sending President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump rushing off the dais and out of the building. The incident unfolded roughly five minutes into the dinner hour, around 8:43 p.m., when a commotion broke out near a security checkpoint at the back of the venue. Trump later described the scene at a White House news conference, saying a suspect armed with multiple weapons charged toward the checkpoint before Secret Service agents moved in. He said he initially mistook…

Megan Thee Stallion did not call a publicist. She opened Instagram. On Saturday, the three-time Grammy winner posted a message to her Instagram Stories that made clear her relationship with Dallas Mavericks forward Klay Thompson was over. Without naming him directly, the target of her message was unmistakable. She described supporting him through difficult stretches of his basketball season only to have him question whether he could maintain a monogamous relationship. She closed the post by saying she needed a real break and signing off entirely. The post was up long enough to spread across social media before the conversation…

Calvin Duncan spent nearly 28 years in a Louisiana prison for a murder he did not commit. After his exoneration, he ran for clerk of criminal court in Orleans Parish and won with 68% of the vote. He has not yet taken office. The Louisiana Legislature may make sure he never does. The Louisiana House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 256 by a vote of 63 to 28, approving a measure that would consolidate the Orleans Parish Criminal and Civil Court clerks’ offices into a single position. The effect is straightforward. Duncan’s office disappears. His election result becomes irrelevant. Governor…

Bronny James played nine minutes in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 112-108 overtime win over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 on Friday night. He took two shots and made both of them. He scored five points. Houston’s entire bench combined for three points on 1-for-11 shooting. That comparison tells a story that goes well beyond a bench player’s modest line. In a playoff game decided by four points after overtime, those five points were not garbage time production. They arrived during a meaningful second-quarter stretch when the Lakers needed something from their reserves, and the Rockets were getting nothing from…

Baltimore’s inspector general was already locked in a legal dispute with the mayor’s office when a Facebook post made things considerably more complicated. On April 20, Inspector General Isabel Cumming shared a YouTube video on her personal account that included an AI-generated thumbnail depicting Mayor Brandon Scott in an unflattering way, shown smoking a cigar, holding what appeared to be an alcoholic drink, clutching luxury shopping bags, and standing near a notice of an overdrawn city bank account. The post was up briefly before Cumming removed it. By then, the mayor’s office had already taken notice. The formal complaint and…

Armed groups launched one of the most expansive coordinated attacks Mali has seen in years on Saturday, striking the capital and at least three other cities simultaneously in an offensive that targeted government buildings, military installations and a major international airport. Heavy gunfire and explosions were reported near Modibo Keïta International Airport in Bamako, roughly 15 kilometers from the city center, forcing the cancellation of all incoming and outgoing flights. Similar reports came in from Sevare, Kidal and the northern city of Gao, where witnesses described sustained automatic rifle fire and explosions rattling doors and windows. Helicopters were observed patrolling…

Before the dotcom collapse wiped out nearly half the S&P 500’s value, one number was already in the red. Before the 2021 correction, it flashed again. That number is now higher than it has ever been, and the market keeps climbing. The metric in question compares the total value of U.S. stocks to the country’s gross domestic product. The underlying logic is that over time, stock market valuations cannot outpace the growth of the businesses generating the profits that support them. When the ratio stretches far beyond its historical range, the gap has always eventually closed, and the closing has…

Mississippi’s governor announced Friday that he will call a special legislative session to redraw the state’s judicial district lines, but only after the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in a redistricting case with consequences that extend well beyond Louisiana. The governor signed a proclamation Thursday setting that timeline in motion. Under his directive, state legislators will return to Jackson 21 days after the court rules in Louisiana v. Callais, a case the court is expected to decide before its term closes in June. He has been direct about his position. The governor argued that the Mississippi Legislature has not…