• Ashanti and Nelly confirm they're engaged and having a baby, baby, baby, baby, baby

    It's true! Ashanti is expecting her first child with longtime love Nelly. The "Baby" singer and the "Hot in Herre" rapper confirmed months of pregnancy rumors Wednesday after much speculation about their growing family. They also confirmed that they're engaged. "This new year of my life is such a blessing full of love, hope, and anticipation," Ashanti told Essence. "Motherhood is something that I have looked forward to, and sharing this with my family, fiancé, and loyal fans, who have been so...

  • Videos Capture Tornado Destruction in Louisiana

    At least one tornado and a powerful line of storms tore through the Deep South on Wednesday, causing "widespread and catastrophic" damage in parts of Louisiana, local officials reported.Slidell, a city of roughly 28,000 people and set about 30 miles from New Orleans, got walloped by the severe weather Wednesday morning, according to the Slidell Police Department (SPD).Multiple structures, including an apartment complex, sustained extensive damage from the tornado and storms, with several getting...

    • Snopes

    Real Video from Hilarious 'Baby Olympics'?

    "The gold medal for cuteness goes to All of them," a caption to the video read.

    • Snopes

    Video Shows Footage from Real 'Baby Olympics'?

    "They need to drug test this German baby," one user wrote on X.

    • WNYC

    Hear that? That's the sound of millions of Americans dusting off their ACs.

    Inflation is hotter than anticipated, according to today’s consumer price index. Electricity, for instance, cost 5% more year over year. And in the coming months, demand for electricity is expected to grow — scientists predict this summer is gonna be a hot one. In this episode, an air conditioning price forecast. Plus, the lone busy cargo facility in Baltimore, country music’s Black influences and an economic fortuneteller that’s always changing its mind.

    • WCVB

    Surveillance video captures armed robbery of postal carrier

    Surveillance video from a neighbor's Ring security camera appears to show someone holding an object approaching the mail carrier at his truck.

    • CP24

    Captured on video: Toronto woman has close encounter with coyote

    A Toronto woman is warning others to be on the lookout after a coyote approached her while she was sitting on a park bench near Ontario Place last weekend. In a 37-second video, which was posted to TikTok on Sunday and has been viewed almost 140,000 times on that platform, a medium-sized coyote is seen walking between two benches onto a waterfront pathway, just south of the Martin Goodman Trail. The wild canine then stops near a bench and is seen sniffing around and gazing out onto Lake...

  • Photos and videos Mainers captured during the total solar eclipse

    The image of the sun completely shrouded by the moon is one that won't leave people's memories anytime soon.

  • Baby, Baby, Baby: Ashanti Announces She’s Engaged and Pregnant With First Child

    Congratulations are in order! We’ve all been overjoyed seeing Ashanti and Nelly rekindle the flame; now, the lovebirds welcome a newborn on the horizon. In addition to her pregnancy announcement, Ashanti exclusively revealed to Essence that she is engaged to Nelly. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashanti (@ashanti) Ashanti shared the […] The post Baby, Baby, Baby: Ashanti Announces She’s Engaged and Pregnant With First Child first appeared on The Source.

    • CNN

    Hear Pence give message to GOP members against aid to Ukraine

    CNN’s Jake Tapper talks to former Vice President Mike Pence on the Republican Party’s stance regarding renewing aid to Ukraine.

  • Johnson turns to Democrats on Ukraine aid amid ouster threat

    Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will lean heavily on Democrats to move a series of bills in the coming days providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and other democratic allies overseas — a strategy that acknowledges the nuances of governing in a divided Washington but also heightens the risk of his removal by disgruntled conservatives. In rejecting a

  • Videos Capture Tornado Aftermath of Destruction at Iowa Homes, Farms

    After severe weather, including tornadoes, tore through the Midwest on Tuesday, videos shared on social media portrayed the devastation in Iowa.More than 4 million people across the Midwest were under threat of severe weather through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Forecasts warned of thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in parts of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and northwestern Illinois, delivering large hail and damaging winds.While it was unclear at the time of publication...