Yes, most banks are closed Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, for Columbus Day, which many states and cities also recognize as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Federal Reserve shuts down for the holiday, so branches ...

Who is the new Miss Grand International? Jihan Dimachk of Tanzania took the crown at the 14th edition of the pageant, held today, at MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. She succeeds Emma Mary Tiglao of the ...

Usher and Chris Brown at R&B Tour in Chicago at Solider Field (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) Several stops on Usher and Chris Brown’s R&B Tour have been canceled, including shows at Cincinnati ...

Something has rattled the Republican Party heading into the midterms, and it goes by a familiar name. The National Republican Senatorial Committee recently blasted a fundraising email to supporters ...

The $90 that landed in millions of bank accounts this week came with a label saying it would offset October’s Medicare premium. It covers less than half of it. Deposits from the Social Security ...

“We talked earlier today about all of the mis- and disinformation that we see online, the number of things that come across our feed that are just blatant lies, and as a result of that, there are ...

Is Hurricane Rachel headed for California? Its forecast path now points that way. This morning, Oct. 7, the National Hurricane Center extended Rachel’s forecast cone into California. The official ...

Publix is closing seven stores across three states in 2026, a move that comes as the beloved Southeastern chain navigates a rare slowdown in its sales growth. The employee-owned grocer, long admired ...

Legendary R&B and soul singer Freddie Jackson has died at age 69. His passing Monday night, Oct. 5, was announced on his social media accounts this afternoon. A cause of death was not revealed. The ...

Some love stories end too soon, but Toy Demmings turned hers into a mission. At 36, she lost her first husband to leukemia and was left with a 1-year-old daughter and one quiet question. “If life is ...

The ‘In Living Color’ alum, a familiar face of ’90s TV, died at 57 in Tanzania, and questions remain about how his story ended Reggie McFadden, the Brooklyn-bred comedian who earned his place in ...

For more than a year, Isaiah Washington carried his grief quietly. The former television star, known for his years on one of primetime’s most celebrated medical dramas, had kept the details of a ...