Author: Gesi Lloyd

Why was James Pearce Jr. suspended, and how long will he be out. The NFL suspended the Atlanta Falcons pass rusher eight games without pay on Friday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, tied to a February arrest stemming from a domestic dispute with his ex girlfriend. Pearce is not appealing, the ban is final and he returns to eligibility Nov. 2, with his first real shot at playing coming Nov. 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals in Madrid. What actually happened between Pearce and Rickea Jackson? The incident took place Feb. 7 in Doral, Florida. Pearce allegedly chased down…

Usher publicly denied claims that a body double or clone performed in his place after a video from his Aug. 7 tour stop with Chris Brown at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey went viral. The clip, which circulated widely after radio station Power 105.1 shared it online, showed Usher performing his 2004 hit Yeah, and it prompted a wave of social media speculation questioning whether the man onstage was really him. Some viewers pointed to differences in movement, dancing style and stage presence as reasons for their doubt. How did Usher respond to the rumors? Usher addressed the theory directly…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says every officer and agent in the field will be wearing a body camera by the end of August, but whether that translates into real protection for the public depends almost entirely on a separate and more contested question, who decides when footage gets released. ICE leadership retains broad authority to withhold or delay footage after serious injuries or deaths in custody, meaning the cameras guarantee documentation of an encounter but not public access to it. That gap sits at the center of an active debate over whether this rollout will meaningfully change accountability or mostly…

DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday after officials upgraded a first quarter foul on Indiana’s Sophie Cunningham to a Flagrant 2, and within minutes Carrington posted a message on social media referencing white privilege and tagging the Fever’s account. Indiana went on to win the game 90 to 86. The sequence added a new layer to a season already shaped by public debate around Cunningham, whose comments on transgender athletes in women’s sports have followed the Fever from arena to arena since July. How did the foul happen? Cunningham was on a fast break attempting a layup…

A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria, British Columbia to Toronto was cancelled Thursday, Aug. 6 after a young child refused to stay buckled during taxi, forcing the crew to return to the terminal and triggering a chain of delays that pushed the departure past the airport’s overnight runway curfew. Porter Airlines confirmed the cancellation of flight PD444 was a direct result of the seatbelt standoff, saying the aircraft could not safely take off while the child remained standing and unbuckled in their seat. The Porter Airlines flight had already left the gate at Victoria International Airport and was heading toward…

Severe thunderstorms combined with air traffic controller staffing shortages to cause more than 1,900 flight delays and 652 cancellations across U.S. airports on Friday, with New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport hit hardest. JFK alone recorded 119 delays and 162 cancellations, according to flight tracker FlightAware, while JetBlue led all carriers nationwide with 106 delays and 145 cancellations. Nearly every flight scheduled to arrive at or depart from LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports Friday evening faced cancellation or hours long delays as New York City’s Emergency Management Department warned of flash flooding through 9 p.m. View this post on…

Louisiana is seeing a sharp increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria sometimes called flesh-eating bacteria, with nine cases and five deaths reported so far in 2026. That is already well above the state’s typical yearly average of seven cases and one death, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Health officials say all nine cases this year involved people who entered seawater with an open wound, and every patient had an underlying health condition. The department is urging residents and visitors to take precautions before swimming or handling seafood as water temperatures stay warm through October. What is…

The Farmers’ Almanac has released its long range outlook for winter 2026 to 2027, and the forecast reads like a warning label. Expect a soggy south, a jittery north and a northeast that swings between rain and snow without much notice. Caleb Weatherbee, the pen name used by generations of Almanac forecasters, built this year’s outlook on the publication’s old formula of sunspot activity, lunar cycles and historical weather patterns, blended with modern satellite data and current ocean readings. The Almanac has used some version of this method since 1818, making it the longest running seasonal forecast in North America.…

Yes. A Flood Watch is in effect for St. Clair, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe counties until 5 p.m. Today, as a slow moving area of low pressure brings heavier than normal rainfall rates to Southeast Michigan through the morning and into the early afternoon. How much rain is expected Most of the region should see 1 to 2 inches of rain through early this afternoon, though some localized spots could pick up more than 3 inches before the system winds down later in the day. Rain became more widespread overnight into this morning after a mix of…

Donovan Mitchell has reportedly married Grammy winning singer and actress Coco Jones, with footage of their wedding surfacing online and quickly spreading among fans. Neither Mitchell nor Jones has publicly confirmed the marriage themselves, though videos shared by people close to the couple have left little doubt that the ceremony took place. Who shared the wedding footage first Former basketball player Troy Payne posted clips from the ceremony to his Instagram Story, and outlets covering the moment picked it up soon after. The footage arrived roughly a year after Mitchell and Jones announced their engagement, a relationship the pair have…