Author: Gesi Lloyd

Vanessa Bryant returned to Instagram over the weekend to address a set of rumors she has been navigating in some form for years. The speculation this time centered on claims that she was either pregnant or planning to remarry following the death of her husband, NBA star Kobe Bryant, in January 2020. She dismissed both with the same dry wit she has deployed before, posting a message that essentially asked her critics to settle on a single false narrative before continuing to spread it. The post was prompted by a screenshot of a rumor suggesting Vanessa intended to remarry after…

Canvas, one of the most widely used learning management systems in the world, suffered a cyberattack that has potentially exposed the personal data of millions of students, teachers, and staff across more than 9,000 educational institutions in at least 10 countries. The attack was carried out by ShinyHunters, a criminal extortion group with a documented history of large-scale data theft, and its scope continues to expand as affected institutions assess their exposure. Instructure, the Utah-based company that owns Canvas, confirmed the breach publicly after the attack was first detected on April 30, 2026. By May 1, the company had confirmed…

A class action lawsuit filed against Capital One on May 7, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is challenging what plaintiffs describe as a systematic practice of erasing credit card rewards when accounts are closed, regardless of whether the cardholder did anything wrong. The plaintiffs are Nikhil Navkal and NTech Consulting LLC. The case, filed as NTech Consulting LLC, et al. v. Capital One N.A., Case No. 3:26-cv-00308, seeks to represent a national class of cardholders who lost earned rewards following account closures while not in default, along with a New York subclass and…

A Phoenix Suns fan named Ronnie purchased lower bowl seats in Section 115 through StubHub for a game on May 6, 2026. Hours before tip-off, the seller failed to deliver the tickets. What came next is where the situation became a problem. StubHub notified Ronnie that his seats had changed, framing the swap as an upgrade. When he opened the replacement tickets, he found himself looking at Section 225, a significantly worse location further from the court than what he had originally paid for. The platform’s message and the reality of the seats were not aligned in any meaningful way.…

A hantavirus outbreak tied to the cruise ship MV Hondius has triggered contact tracing operations across multiple continents, prompted evacuations to Europe, and drawn the kind of international attention that makes pandemic comparisons almost inevitable. Health officials from the World Health Organization spent Thursday pushing back on those comparisons firmly and with specifics. The ship departed Argentina in late March. By mid-April, a 70-year-old Dutch passenger had died aboard the vessel after presenting with fever, headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Two more deaths followed, a second Dutch national and a German passenger. As of Thursday, WHO confirmed five cases connected…

Kenny Moore II spent nine years becoming one of the most trusted players in Indianapolis Colts history. On Thursday, that chapter closed the same way it had been heading for months, with Moore asking to leave and the organization honoring that request. The Colts officially released Moore on Thursday after a trade request he submitted in early April produced no takers before or during the NFL Draft. With no deal available, Moore asked to be let go outright, giving him the opportunity to find a new team ahead of training camp. He will enter free agency at 30 years old,…

The Obama Presidential Center is opening its doors on June 19, and the project arriving in Chicago’s South Side is considerably more ambitious than a traditional presidential library. Spread across 19 acres, the campus is designed around a vision of civic life, blending history, public art, youth programming and community space into a single destination rooted in the neighborhood where Barack and Michelle Obama first worked as community organizers. The center will be open seven days a week following its grand opening. Tickets are available at obama.org. A water terrace built in memory of Ann Dunham Among the more personal…

Black women in the United States are being killed at a rate that public health researchers describe as a crisis, and the perpetrators are rarely strangers. Nearly 90% of Black women murdered by men are killed by someone they know, whether a partner, a family member or someone else in their immediate circle. The term Black femicide has emerged to describe this pattern of violence, one rooted not only in individual acts of harm but in the structural conditions that leave Black women disproportionately exposed to danger. Research shows that Black women are three times more likely than white women…

Trader Joe’s is adding another chapter to its ongoing tote bag saga. The grocery chain confirmed it will release six new Summer Fun Mini Insulated Tote designs on May 20, available in stores nationwide for $3.99 each while supplies last. The bags measure 10 by 6 by 6 inches and hold up to 1.5 gallons, enough to fit a six-pack of drinks. Each comes with a zipper top and two reinforced handles. Two of the six designs feature stripes, one in red and pink and another in blue and green. The remaining four display a silhouetted Trader Joe’s storefront framed…

Federal agents descended on the Portsmouth district office of Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas Today as part of a corruption investigation, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. The FBI confirmed only that it was executing a court-authorized search warrant in Portsmouth and that there was no threat to public safety. No charges have been filed and no further details have been made publicly available. Lucas, 82, is the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, making her…