Lenny Wilkens, a basketball legend who amassed a decorated playing career ahead of his shift into coaching, has died, according to reports. Known as a savvy playmaker and one of many player-coach hybrids, Lenny Wilkens’ contributions to the sport were recognized by the NBA in both fields.ESPN report

(Photo Credit: PBS/YouTube)The linguistic anthropologist was captivated by hip hop rhymes in the 1980s and went on to build a model archive for one of the world’s most elite academic institutions.The hip hop archivist, Marcyliena H. Morgan, has died at 75. She is credited with creating Harvard Unive

FILE – SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)Patrick Penn, deputy undersecretary of Agriculture, told states it would now consider any payments made last week to be “unauthorized.”President Donald Trump’s admin

Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for one year, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, day 38 of the government shutdown. (AP

(Photo: Instagram)The internet is saying “the Wave is back” after the Harlem rapper was released today. Harlem rapper Max B was released from prison today after being sentenced in 2009 to 75 years for his alleged involvement in a botched robbery that ended in a death. His welcome party included rapp

Inductees Big Boi, left and André 3000 of OutKast during the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Rap duo Outkast and rap group Salt-N-Pepa were among the honorees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.LOS ANGE

After 40 days of a shutdown, a tentative bipartisan agreement to reopen the government has been proposed — yet the real benefits appear unevenly distributed.What We KnowThe United States Senate brokered a deal late Sunday night to extend federal government funding through January, to end the longest