Author: Gesi Lloyd

Israeli military operations intensified Saturday across southern Lebanon, killing at least seven people and wounding others in a series of strikes that targeted multiple villages near the Lebanese-Israeli border. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that a strike on a vehicle in the village of Kfar Dajal killed two people, while a strike on a home in Lwaizeh killed three more. Two additional people were killed in a strike on the village of Shoukin. The Israeli military said it conducted roughly 50 airstrikes over a 24-hour period, describing the targets as Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel. The military also issued evacuation…

Every year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute hosts one of the most watched nights in fashion. Officially called the Costume Institute Benefit, the Met Gala raises tens of millions of dollars annually for the museum’s fashion archive and exhibition program. The red carpet imagery that floods social media each May is the public face of something far more deliberately constructed underneath. The gala is tied directly to the Costume Institute’s annual exhibition, and the theme guests are expected to interpret through their outfits changes every year. The clothing worn on the steps of the Met is not incidental.…

Days after Megan Thee Stallion publicly announced the end of her relationship with NBA star Klay Thompson, the story had already taken on a life of its own. Social media divided quickly, with fans, commentators, and strangers all staking out positions on a relationship they had only ever observed from the outside. Thompson, a four-time NBA champion widely regarded as a future Hall of Famer, found himself at the center of a conversation he clearly had no interest in joining. The scrutiny that followed the announcement reflected something familiar in the modern celebrity news cycle: a private split becomes public…

Miami has hosted 11 Super Bowls, more than almost any other city in NFL history. It will be a long time before it hosts a 12th. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross confirmed this week that Hard Rock Stadium no longer qualifies to host the game under current NFL standards. The issue is not the building itself. It is what surrounds it. The construction of permanent infrastructure for the Miami Open tennis tournament and the Formula One Miami Grand Prix has consumed the open land around the stadium that the NFL requires for the hospitality footprint a Super Bowl demands. Daniel Sillman,…

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…