OPINION: The U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic thinks a portrait by Black artist Kehinde Wiley is "woke," apparently because it — *check notes* — features Dominicans.

UPDATE — Thursday, August 27, 2026, 11:47 a.m. EST: We love our Black celebrities. Period. No matter how famous they get or how big the stages become, there’s always a different kind of pride that comes with seeing Black folks win. It feels personal, like their success is proof that we can make it too, […]

According to early reports, Phoenix Mercury star DeWanna Bonner is expected to join Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream ahead of a playoff run

OPINION: There are two men running for a U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, and they are both named Dan Sullivan, which is at once hilarious and confusing.

OPINION: Trump's DOJ is threatening to break all the toys the president stole because a judge won't let him write his name all over them.

Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed are still embroiled in a multi-state legal battle with McKenna West, the surrogate they paid to have their baby.

The Supreme Court struck down a lower court block on the executive order earlier this week, arguing that the lawsuits were filed too early. 

2026 hurricane season has begun, with 21 names revealed. Dolly may be next as a tropical system develops.

Frustration is growing among GOP operatives that President Donald Trump has put such a pronounced focus on elections in solidly Red seats.

OPINION: Like many of Trump's blathering fan boys, Jesse Watters could not answer direct questions from El-Sayed because he was too busy regurgitating MAGA talking points.

OPINION: Is there any job you would apply for if you knew going in that there was a 25% chance that you would suffer some kind of traumatic brain injury?

OPINION: No matter how racist a racist is, they'll still deny that race plays a part in any situation when they just don't want to hear about it.