Author: Gesi Lloyd

A unanimous ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has blocked the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions, requiring the abortion pill to be dispensed only in person at clinics. The decision, issued Friday, overrules regulations set by the Food and Drug Administration and affects all 50 states, including those with no abortion restrictions. The ruling came after Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill sued the FDA last month, arguing that its telehealth and mail distribution rules allowed out-of-state prescribers to bypass Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban. Judge Kyle Duncan, appointed by President Donald Trump, wrote that the federal…

Terminal A at LaGuardia Airport was unusually quiet Saturday morning. No lines. No staff. Just a sheet of paper taped over a cardboard sign notifying passengers that Spirit Airlines had ceased global operations and that all flights had been cancelled. Above it, a departures board showed nine Spirit flights bound for cities across Texas, Florida, Michigan, and the Carolinas. Every one of them was marked cancelled. Spirit Airlines officially ended operations at 3 a.m. Eastern Time on May 2, becoming the first major U.S. carrier in 25 years to go out of business due to financial failure. The shutdown came…

Damon Wayans Sr. has spent decades making audiences laugh, but his approach to health has required a more serious shift in recent years. The comedian, now in his mid sixties, has been living with Type 2 diabetes since 2008. A recent visit to New York highlighted how daily choices remain part of that ongoing adjustment. Even small moments, such as deciding whether to enjoy familiar foods, now come with added consideration tied to his long term condition. His experience reflects a broader reality for many people managing chronic illness. Routine decisions can carry health consequences that require constant awareness and…

Beyonce is set to return to the Met Gala in 2026 after a decade away, a moment that has already generated strong attention in fashion and entertainment circles. The event on May 4 will follow the theme Costume Art, focusing on how clothing interacts with the human body and identity. Her role as co chair places her at the center of one of the most closely watched cultural nights of the year. She joins a lineup that includes Venus Williams and Zoe Kravitz among others. While speculation continues about a possible link to her upcoming album Act III, attention is…

A single backstage image is doing a lot of work this week. The photo, which surfaced online on April 29, shows Stefon Diggs holding his and Cardi B’s infant son while the rapper prepares for a performance on her Little Miss Drama Tour. The setting is calm and unguarded. No visible tension. Just two people sharing a moment with their child in a room full of backstage activity. That was enough. Within hours of the image circulating on social media, speculation about the status of Diggs and Cardi B’s relationship moved from background noise to front-page conversation. Fans who had…

Isaiah Kirby had a job interview lined up at the Austin Zoo. He was weeks away from earning a zoology degree from Michigan State University. He had spent years studying herpetology, the branch of science focused on reptiles and amphibians, and had been working part time at Potter Park Zoo. His family described a young man who had loved snakes since he was a toddler and was finally on the verge of turning that passion into a career. He never made the interview. On the evening of April 15, East Lansing police shot and killed him outside a business plaza…

Nebraska did not wait for permission. While most states are not required to enforce Medicaid work requirements until Jan. 1, 2027, Nebraska has already begun, making it the first state in the country to do so. The early rollout, launched eight months ahead of the federal deadline set by the Trump administration, is drawing sharp criticism from health care advocates who say the speed of the change is putting real people at real risk. The policy affects an estimated 72,000 Nebraskans between the ages of 19 and 64 who are currently enrolled in Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act’s expansion.…

Jamell Demons turned 27 on Friday inside a Broward County courtroom. The rapper known as YNW Melly has spent the better part of his mid-20s behind bars, and his legal team spent Thursday making the case that he should not have to spend any more of it there before a jury gets a second chance to decide his fate. The hearing stretched across Thursday afternoon and resumed Friday morning. Judge Martin S. Fein is weighing whether Demons qualifies for a bond while he awaits his January 2027 retrial on two counts of first-degree murder. His attorneys are arguing that seven…

Spoilers ahead for “9-1-1” Season 9, Episode 17. Angela Bassett has spent nine seasons making Athena Grant one of the most commanding presences on network television. She has survived hostage situations, near-fatal crashes, and more catastrophes than any single character should reasonably endure. None of that prepared viewers for what happened in the final minutes of ‘I Got You Babe,’ the Season 9 penultimate episode of “9-1-1,” when Detective Hooks turned his weapon on Athena and pulled the trigger. The betrayal was swift and deliberate. Athena had accompanied Hooks and a SWAT team to arrest Nikolay Caster, the man at…

SanDisk reported a striking third quarter performance, exceeding expectations across nearly every major metric. The company posted earnings per share of 23.41 dollars, far above analyst projections near 14.43 dollars, while revenue climbed to 5.95 billion dollars, a sharp jump from the same period a year earlier. The results highlight how quickly the company has transformed from a struggling memory player into a central figure in the fast growing demand for data storage tied to artificial intelligence systems. Growth in high performance storage products has pushed both pricing and margins higher, creating a powerful earnings tailwind. AI demand reshapes SanDisk…