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Defense attorneys in the sex trafficking and racketeering trial of the music producer and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs tried in vain to discredit the testimony of a former assistant by showing the jury dozens of her posts on social media. But Mr. Combs may not need to rely on his attorneys if he gets a … Read more
Dear Eric: My husband has a rocky past with his family. He is close with one sister and doesn’t enjoy being with the other (“Lisa”), especially since she started dating (now married) a guy who is very awkward and makes our family get-togethers much less fun. Additionally, their mother “Betsy” has been cut out of … Read more
Jayden Jiang, Philly’s regional champion, learned something at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, which wrapped up Thursday in Maryland — and it wasn’t about trying to spell out complex words. “I want to do it again because I enjoyed this process and learned a lot throughout this journey,” Jiang, 11, who finished tied for … Read more
Hundreds lined Buffalo Grove Road on Sunday to cheer on marchers in the seventh annual Buffalo Grove Pride Parade. Patrick Kunzer for the Daily Herald Creative floats, precision dance groups and dozens of local organizations marched through Buffalo Grove on Sunday during the seventh annual edition of the community’s Pride Parade. “We have a very … Read more
In the aftermath of Democrats’ widespread electoral failures last year, party activists in California who gathered for their annual convention this weekend struggled with balancing how to stick to their values while also reconnecting with voters who were traditionally part of their base — notably working-class Americans. California’s progressive policies and its Democratic leaders were … Read more
A transgender athlete told her booing critics to “get a life” after dominating the girls’ Washington state track high school championship for the second year in a row — prompting the runner-up to receive praise from the crowd and Riley Gaines. Verónica Garcia, 17, won the Class 2A 400-meter dash by nearly a second at Mount … Read more
For more than a year and a half, Shoshana Shendelman has been at the epicenter of one of the biggest stories in the country: the raging campus battles over Israel’s war on Gaza. Earlier in the year, Columbia University, an institution deeply entwined with Shendelman’s life, was the site of the first major university protest … Read more
Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by Donald Trump, has won Poland’s tightly fought presidential election against centrist candidate Rafal Trzaskowski. Polish voters cast their ballots on Sunday in a tightly fought race, the result of which was expected to shape the country’s political future and its relations with the EU. Mr Nawrocki, 42, a … Read more
Anthony “Fyrefli” Gasaway Jr. (back row, third from left) and Joy “Kuma” Gasaway (seated, holding boombox) gather with FyreNation Crew members and dance participants at Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward Park on April 27, 2025. The group is dedicated to changing perceptions about hip-hop dancing. Credit: Courtesy of FyreNation On a hot spring Saturday in Atlanta’s Old … Read more
The state’s Public Service Commission commits only 30 percent of the funding that goes into energy saving programs to low- and moderate- income New Yorkers. The rest will be earmarked for residential and commercial properties that are linked to homeowners or renters in higher income brackets. The funding would go to energy savings programs, including … Read more