Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, has been a federal holiday since 2021. Since then, government offices and some private companies have closed in observance as the Black community commemorates the day on June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally declared free.
According to Yahoo! Sports, Nezza shared a TikTok video Saturday night following her performance that showed an unidentified Dodger employee instructing her to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” in English. “We are going to do the song in English today, so […]
The annual G7 summit kicked off in Canada on Sunday as world leaders are expected to discuss several pressing issues, including Trump’s trade war, the war in Ukraine and the conflict involving Israel. Canada is hosting the summit this year and world leaders are gathering at a mountain lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, for the duration of the event.
What is the purpose of the G7 summit?
The G7 summit was established in 1975 by France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States in order to find solutions to the economic crisis at the time. Canada joined the summit a year later and the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission eventually became regular attendees in order to represent the European Union, according to the website for this year’s summit. Over time, the G7 summit was organized to address a wide range of global issues, including international security, human rights and global stability.
This year, the G7 features several guest world leaders representing their countries. These guests include Australia’s Anthony Albanese, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, South Korea’s Lee Jae-Myung, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, India’s Narendra Modi and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
The G7 is a “consensus body. We work together,” Canadian government official said in a briefing last week, according to BBC.
How long is the G7 summit?
The G7 summit lasts three days, starting on Sunday, June 15, and concluding on Tuesday, June 17.
What global issues will be addressed at the G7 summit?
This year, several global issues are at the forefront of concerns for the member countries. Canada, this year’s host, issued statements regarding wildfires and climate change, strengthening the economy, peace and security, discussing artificial intelligence and fortifying mineral supply chains.
The war in Ukraine will be a main topic of discussion as Zelensky will be attending the summit. Tariffs, the global economy and the Israel and Iran conflict will also be topics of discussion.
Is Trump attending the G7 summit?
Trump is in attendance at this year’s G7 summit. His presence comes as he has started a trade and tariffs war with several member countries and has made threats to annex Canada and Greenland and integrate them as part of the United States.
“Everybody in France, the European Union thinks that Greenland is not to be sold, not to be taken,” France President Emmanuel Macron said in a news conference, according to the Associated Press. “The situation in Greenland is clearly a wakeup call for all Europeans. Let me tell you very directly that you’re not alone.”
Trump isn’t expected to make any concessions or diplomatic decisions regarding imposed tariffs on other countries.
“We have our trade deals. All we have to do is send a letter: ‘This is what you’re going to have to pay.’ But I think we’ll have a few, few new trade deals,” he said on Sunday after being asked if he planned to announce any trade agreements at the G7.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also announced his decision to forgo the annual tradition of issuing a joint statement to conclude the summit.
Michael Jackson‘s only daughter, Paris Jackson, is firing back at fans who slammed her for scheduling a performance on the anniversary of her father’s death.
Paris posted a video message to her Instagram story and told people that she didn’t have any control of the schedule.
Michael Jackson’s fans called out Paris Jackson for scheduling a concert on the anniversary of his death
“One of the tour dates I’m supposed to be going out on tour with Incubus and Manchester Orchestra happens to be June 25, which is a very negative anniversary for me in my life and my family,” Paris said, according to Deadline. “When you’re first of three, and you’re not headlining these shows, you don’t pick what date you perform or what time you go on stage to perform, or what city you perform in.”
Paris also said she doesn’t get any special treatment as the additional opening act.
“First of three also doesn’t get a tour bus,” she said. “You get maybe a sprinter van, which I’ve done before when I’ve got a band with me. But I’m not going to have my band with me this time.”
Paris Jackson’s fiancé, Justin Long, will be with her
Paris said she will only have her acoustic guitar and fiancé Justin Long, who happens to be her sound guy.
“So we’re gonna be in a soccer mum van,” she said. “This feels like [Incubus is] doing me a favour by bringing me out on tour. So [what], I’m gonna tell ’em, ’Sorry, guys, we can’t perform on this date?’”
Paris closed her message with a “F**k you.”
At 50, Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, from cardiac arrest, leaving behind three children, Prince, Paris and Bigi (formerly known as Blanket).
In 2021, Paris joined supermodel Naomi Campbell for her No Filter with Naomi series via YouTube.
“My dad was really good about making sure we were cultured, making sure we were educated, and not just showing us like the glitz and glam, like hotel hopping, five-star places,” Paris said about being raised by the King of Pop.
“It was also like, we saw everything,” she added. “We saw third world countries. We saw every part of the spectrum.”
Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect accused of carrying out a deadly attack on state senators and lawmakers on Saturday, allegedly had a long list of Minnesota Democrats he was targeting.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that Boelter’s list, which was found in his car, included Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and state attorney general Keith Ellison. The shooter also named abortion providers and pro-choice activists on his list, per ABC News.
What happened on Saturday when Vance Luther Boelter allegedly carried out the attack?
Boelter allegedly carried out the attacks around 2 a.m. on Saturday, targeting the homes of State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hofmann. Police said the gunman first went to the home of Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in Champlin, Minnesota and shot them both multiple times. Hofmann was wounded in the shooting, according to police.
After responding to the shooting at Hoffmann’s home, police went to the nearby town of Brooklyn Park to check on on Hortman, who was also on the suspect’s list. Officers said that’s when they saw the shooter exiting Hortman’s house while he was dressed as a police officer. After exchanging gunfire with officers, the suspect escaped on foot, police said. Hortman and her husband were killed in the shooting at the house.
Who is Vance Luther Boelter?
According to his bio, Boelter spent part of his career working for a private security firm. Per ABC News, the bio states that Boelter was “involved with security situations in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East, including the West Bank, Southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.”
What is his political affiliation
While he’s exact political affiliation is unknown, in 2016, Boelter transitioned to politics, becoming appointed to the Minnesota Governor’s Workforce Development Board, which analyzes and recommends policy to the governor. After working for then-Gov. Mark Dayton, Boelter was reappointed by Gov. Tim Waltz in 2019.
Residents in the Wisconsin city where the late veteran Anna Mae Robertson lived for a significant fraction of her life are requesting that she be acknowledged following her death.
As Blavity reported, the former Women’s Army Corps soldier died at the age of 101 in May. The idea to commemorate her legacy and contribution to America’s armed forces is supported by U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore. On June 6, Moore introduced a bill to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs women’s health clinic in Milwaukee to the Anna Mae Robertson VA Well Woman Clinic.
Why does Moore hope to rename the VA Affairs hospital?
Robertson was one of the 855 women in the all-Black women’s unit, part of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, also known as the “Six Triple Eight.” The group of women was tasked with resolving the mailing backlog that arose during World War II. Additionally, they were the only Black women’s group deployed to Europe. Via their collaborative operational methods, Six Triple Eight mailed out 17 million letters in just three months; as such, fellow U.S. Army service members were able to reconnect with their loved ones via mail.
After Robertson’s time in the army, she moved to Milwaukee from Arkansas and became a nurse at Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Moore wanted to commemorate the significant role she and the assembly of women played in American history.
“It seemed appropriate to me that as a member of the storied ‘Six Triple Eight,’ and of course a member of the Milwaukee community who worked at Zablocki Veterans Center … to name the women’s health clinic in Milwaukee as the Anna Mae Robertson VA Well Women Clinic,” Moore shared with Wisconson Public Radio, according to Black Enterprise.
In a news release published online by the government official’s office, Moore stated that it was a no-brainer to celebrate Robertson because she had planted roots in Milwaukee. According to Afro News, she and her husband, fellow WWII veteran John Robertson, had eight children.
“This legislation honors the memory and service of Mrs. Anna Mae Robertson, who served our country honorably and called Milwaukee her home for decades. Through this effort, even more people will learn about her legacy and the incredible story of the Six Triple Eight,” Moore said, per the news release.
Honoring the heroes who are “Six Triple Eight”
In 2022, Biden passed the H.R. 1012, the “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021. Moore submitted the bill to commemorate the significant role women played in American history and was backed by 296 of her colleagues. On April 29, 2025, one month before Robertson’s death, she received the medal during a ceremony in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol.
Robertson’s daughter, Sheree Robertson, agreed that the veteran’s affairs clinic being named after her mother would be the perfect way to keep to her name alive.
“I think it is only fitting that they name [the] women’s clinic after my mother, so everyone who goes to that clinic would know about my mother’s history, her life, the story of the Six Triple Eight,” Robertson told The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an interview.
The bill was referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs for the first stage of the review process and is under review.
Simon Guobadia, the ex and estranged husband of The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, is speaking out after his release from ICE custody and deportation to Nigeria. Speaking to Us Weekly, Guobadia said his four-month detainment was a nightmare.
Guobadia said ICE agents approached him when he was returning to the U.S. after spending time overseas. The 61-year-old, who was going through a divorce at the time, said he was coming back to the country to attend a hearing for his case. According to Guobadia, about seven agents got on the plane and escorted him off. The agents, he said, asked several questions about his business and travel history.
“And then they asked me to turn over my devices,” Guobadia said, adding that they took his laptop and two phones.
“So I had everything on me, literally a mobile office. [They] took those from me and [I] gave them passcodes so they could do their forensic investigation, [if] you will,” he told Us. “After that, they basically came and told me that I was being detained and that they would be taking me in, and I’ll be seeing a judge at some point. So they slapped the cuffs on and I was taken away.”
The detainment happened “a day or two before the premiere of Season 16” of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
“It felt like a target. It felt like a target because they had no reason [and] it felt like a target on a number of fronts,” Guobadia said. “One, for sure, is the new administration and new administration policies, they’ve heightened their targets apparently as agents are waiting, looking through flight [logs] for names that may have popped up on their radar and take them into custody.”
Guobadia suspects divorce drama led to deportation
Guobadia also told Us that he suspects Williams or someone close to her may have alerted ICE.
“I expected that I’m in a contentious divorce, and it’s not just one individual I’m dealing with,” he said. “I am dealing with those behind her, the powers behind her that, obviously, would like to see her succeed and ensure that the investment in this person will come to fruition. So I was not totally oblivious to the possibilities of … some interference.”
Inside Sione Guobadia’s time in protective custody
Fighting back tears, Guobadia opened up about his experience at the detention center.
’I was transported to a detention center that I don’t recall the name right now, to be housed overnight and went through that experience [of] taking my regular street clothes off and having to put on inmate clothes,” he said. “I’m sorry. There are a lot of things that I kind of bottled up for a while. So this interview is the first time I’m truly speaking out about the experience.”
Later, at Stewart Detention Center, Guobadia said he was taken in with his hands and feet in cuffs. While he was eventually able to call his family, he noted that contact isn’t immediate.
“This thing is designed [so that] it’s not like you’re arrested and you’re immediately given time to call,” he said. “It could take a while, and sometimes it could take days before you’re able to reach your family.”
When officers realized he was a public figure, Guobadia said he was placed in protective custody, where he was only allowed one hour outside per day.
“I understood why people would kill themselves, but I’m too strong to do that. But I understand why people, when you [are] put in a certain mental headspace, you start to understand why people do what they do,” he said.
Although now back in Nigeria, Guobadia plans to relocate to Dubai, where he previously lived. The 61-year-old also said he is making plans to reunite with his children.
In an unfolding story out of Minnesota, a Democratic state representative and her husband were shot and killed, while a second state lawmaker and his wife were also shot. Though details are still being determined and the shooter or shooters are still at large, authorities are labeling the attacks as political.
Two lawmakers and their spouses shot by suspect impersonating police officer
WWNY 7 News Minneapolis reports that Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. A second state representative, John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette were shot at their home in the Champlin suburb. Each of the four victims was shot multiple times. The Hoffmans have undergone surgery for their injuries and are suspected to survive.
Sources report that in both Saturday morning shootings, the gunman impersonated a police officer. Police initially responded to a call of a shooting at the Hoffman home around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, at which point they found an SUV with lights installed to appear as if it was a squad car, and a suspect dressed as an officer. Police exchanged gunfire with the suspect, who remains at large. A hunt is currently being conducted for the man, described as “a white man with brown hair wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.” The suspect reportedly left behind a manifesto in his vehicle, suggesting the shootings were political in nature.
Governor Walz remembers Hortman, calls out ‘political violence’ as manhunt continues
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced the Hortmans’ death in a press conference Saturday morning. Walz characterized the killings of the Hortmans as a “politically motivated assassination” and described the shootings of the two couples as “targeted political violence.” Both Hortman and Hoffman are members of the Democratic Farmer Labor Party, the local affiliate of the national Democratic Party. Hortman previously served as speaker of the Minnesota House. Walz remembered Hortman as “a formidable public servant, a fixture and a giant in Minnesota. She woke up every day determined to make this state a better place.”
BREAKING: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz confirms that both Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot an killed early this morning in a “politically motivated” attack. John Hoffman and his wife are both out of surgery and doctors remain optimistically hopeful for their recovery. pic.twitter.com/nS5elAwoc0— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) June 14, 2025
The shoots come hours before some residents were prepared to take place in protest as part of the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations happening across the United States. The No Kings protest for Northeast Minneapolis as been cancelled due to a shelter-in-place order being issued while the hunt continues for the gunman, though events in other parts of the city are scheduled to continue. While the exact motivation for the shootings has not yet been revealed, they come at a time of heightened political tensions, illustrated by escalating confrontations between federal authorities and protestors in cities such as Los Angeles and the detention of Democratic Senator Alex Padilla by federal agents during an LA press conference earlier this week.
The exact motivations behind Saturday’s attacks have yet to be sorted out. For now, the focus in Minneapolis remains apprehending the gunman who remains at large and mourning the loss of Speaker Hortman and her husband.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company is recalling more than 82,000 motorcycles due to tire issues. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the company recalled its 2018–2024 Softail models after discovering that the mounting tab on the rear shock pre-load adjuster can break and cause tire damage.
“A sudden loss of tire pressure increases the risk of a crash,” NHTSA said in a statement, per 9 News.
Which Harley-Davidson models are being recalled?
The 82,117 recalled motorcycles include seven different models: FLDE (2018–2019), FLHC (2018–2021), FLHCS (2018–2024), FLHCS ANV (2018, 2023), FXLRS (2020–2024), FXLRST (2022–2024) and FXRST (2022).
What are the warning signs of a damaged Harley-Davidson motorcycle?
Harley-Davidson riders are advised to look out for unusual noise coming from under the seat. They may also notice damage on the rear tire or a loose rear shock adjuster after removing the seat. Additionally, some may experience difficulty maneuvering the motorcycle.
So far, Harley-Davidson has not received any reports of injuries or accidents due to the issue. The company said the problem with the mounting tab was first discovered in September, and 11 warranty claims have been documented since.
What should Harley-Davidson customers do next?
Harley-Davidson will begin mailing notifications to affected customers on June 16. The company plans to install a new bracket on the affected motorcycles free of charge.
Customers can contact Harley-Davidson customer service at 1-800-258-2464 or reach the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. More information is also available at www.nhtsa.gov.
Organizers of the 2025 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival announced on Friday that the event in Manchester, Tennessee, has been cancelled due to heavy rain. According to Billboard, the festival made the announcement as the second day of the four-day event was getting underway.
The festival issued an evacuation notice Friday evening, informing attendees that the heavy rain and thunderstorms were causing unsafe conditions for on-site campers.
What happened on Friday during the 2025 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival?
“Today, the National Weather Service provided us with an updated forecast with significant and steady precipitation that will produce deteriorating camping and egress conditions in the coming days,” the organizers stated, per Billboard. “We are beyond gutted, but we must make the safest decision and cancel the remainder of Bonnaroo.”
People safely staying inside RVs were advised to allow others in more vulnerable situations to evacuate first.
“The rain has settled in areas and made certain parts of Outeroo difficult to manage,” the organization stated. “We’d like to prioritize getting those folks, as well as those with accessibility needs, off The Farm as soon as possible this evening. To do this, we ask that if your campsite is in good shape or if you’re in an RV or pre-pitched accommodation, please consider spending the night with us, and we’ll start working to get you out of here safely tomorrow.”
What is the refund policy for the canceled Bonnaroo music festival?
According to Fox 17, fans will receive full refunds for one-day admission purchases, as well as day-parking tickets for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Customers who purchased four-day admission tickets and camping passes through Front Gate Tickets will receive 75% refunds. Organizers said fans can expect their refunds within 30 days.
“We are going to make things right with you, and you will find refund information at the end of this message, but let’s start with the next steps,” the festival told attendees.
Bonnaroo kicked off on Thursday with a lineup that included Luke Combs, Dom Dolla, Insane Clown Posse, and Rebecca Black. Friday’s performances were scheduled to feature Tyler, The Creator, John Summit, and Glass Animals. Saturday’s lineup included Olivia Rodrigo, Avril Lavigne, and Justice. The festival was expected to close on Sunday with performances from Hozier, Vampire Weekend, and Queens of the Stone Age.
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