Grammy-winning rapper Nelly and hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg are facing backlash for their performances during this year’s presidential inauguration events. Now, one of the artists is responding to the backlash. Nelly, who performed at Monday’s inaugural ball following President Trump’s swearing-in, addressed the criticism in a livestream with rapper Willie D. He emphasized that his…

Germany’s ambassador to the United States has warned that the Trump administration will erode democratic norms and centralize power in the presidency. Reuters said it obtained a leaked, confidential document written by Andreas Michaelis and dated Jan. 14. The news outlet said the ambassador wrote the memo to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. In the…

Panama’s president said he is rejecting President Trump’s call for the United States to retake control of the Panama Canal. The Panamanian leader added he will not allow his country’s “total superiority” of the shipping channel to be lessened. President Trump wants the United States to once again run the canal it built in the…

Instagram is promoting a new video editing app and X is rolling out a new video feature. Both announcements come as TikTok continues to face an uncertain future.  Meta said its new app called Edits launches next month. It is a “full suite of creative tools” that will enable users to edit clips for Instagram…

Thousands of unionized Costco workers are warning the company that they could walk off the job in less than two weeks if a new contract isn’t reached. Eighty-five percent of workers in the Costco Teamsters union have voted to strike if the retailer and labor group fail to come to an agreement before the current…

During President Donald Trump’s inaugural address, he unveiled plans to declare a national energy emergency, and emphasized his administration’s intent to prioritize domestic fossil fuel production. The declaration of a national energy emergency, if implemented, would grant the president additional executive powers, including the ability to suspend certain environmental regulations. “The inflation crisis was caused…

There’s a leadership change in Washington that will have a massive impact on business. As President Donald Trump enters the Oval Office, he signals a changing of the guard at the Federal Trade Commission, which has made a flurry of moves in the final weeks of the Biden administration.  FTC Chair Lina Khan’s term has…

In the College Football Playoffs, it’s down to the final two teams. There have been some blowouts, some nail-biters and everything in between during the first-ever 12-team tournament. The 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish and 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes will do battle on Monday, Jan. 20, in Atlanta for the national championship. The…

President Donald Trump’s plans for mass-immigration raids in Chicago as soon as Tuesday, Jan. 21 have been scrapped for now. In an interview Sunday, Jan. 19, Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said the administration is reconsidering the details of the Chicago raids because details had been leaked to the media. “We’re looking at this leak…

For more than a decade, Amazon has been working to deliver packages straight to customers’ doorsteps, using drones instead of drivers. However, the company’s one-hour delivery promise has been delayed again, with drone operations in Texas and Arizona now suspended. Amazon’s “Prime Air” service is on hold, following the crash of two newly built drones…