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UPI
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Lena Waithe's 'The Chi' will return for Season 8
1 of 5 | Lena Waithe, actress and producer, attends the premiere of the motion picture romantic musical fantasy "Wicked" in November. Her show "The Chi," was renewed for Season 8. File Photo by John McCoy/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- Paramount+ announced on Thursday that Lena Waithe's The Chi will return for Season 8. The news arrived after the Season 7 premiere, which accumulated some two million viewers across platforms, a press release states. "The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption," an official synopsis reads. "This season, with Alicia (Lynn Whitfield) at the helm, the pivotal women of The Chi rise to reclaim their power." Jacob Latimore, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James, Phylicia Rashad, Raquel Robinson, Karrueche TranKyla Pratt Punkie Johnson, Reagan Gomez and Tammy Townsend also star in Season 7.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chae Campbell's strong performance helps lift UCLA gymnastics to NCAA championships
UCLA's Chae Campbell, shown here during a meet in January, finished second in the all-around at the NCAA Utah regional final Saturday to help the Bruins advance to the NCAA championships. (John McCoy / Associated Press) The Bruins are headed back to Fort Worth, Texas, to try and claim their first national championship since 2018. Fifth-seeded UCLA gymnastics finished in second place at the NCAA Utah regional final on Saturday evening, securing its place in nationals, which takes place April 17-19. Graduate student Chae Campbell scored 39.550 overall to place second in the all-around, leading the Bruins to a 197.625 overall score, behind No. 4 Utah, which finished in first with 197.825. Advertisement The Bruins needed their best on balance beam to advance to nationals, entering the final rotation just .250 ahead of Denver. Read more: How gymnast Katelyn Rosen got back in her zone, lifted UCLA teammates in the process Going blow for blow with the Pioneers as their third-place foes competed on uneven bars, junior Ciena Alipio and senior Emma Malabuyo notched 9.900s to close out the rotation. Their scores forced Denver to either end with a perfect 10 to tie or miss out on nationals. Denver's Rylie Mundell fell short of perfection, scoring 9.875. The Pioneers closed the meet .275 behind the Bruins. Last year, UCLA exited in the second round of the regional, leading to the eventual dismissal and transfer of former Pac-12 gymnast of the year Selena Harris-Miranda from the program. Now, with freshmen Mika Webster-Longin and Macy McGowan — who sat out the regional rounds nursing an injury — the Bruins return to nationals for the second time under third-year coach Janelle McDonald. Advertisement Webster-Longin helped launch the Bruins into position to advance with a career-high 9.950 on her Yurchenko 1.5 vault — securing the highest score in UCLA's season-high 49.475 vault score. UCLA, with Olympian Jordan Chiles on its roster, fell in the 2023 NCAA semifinal despite recording a 197.9125 score. Two years later, Chiles will return to Texas with Campbell, Malabuyo and graduate student Brooklyn Moors, all of whom helped UCLA claim its first-ever Big Ten Championship. The latter three scored 9.850 or higher on floor exercise to begin the meet, placing UCLA in second with a 49.450 score. The Bruins would stay in second for the rest of the meet. Top-seeded Louisiana State and No. 8 Michigan State advanced to nationals Saturday. Four spots are still up for grabs in Sunday's two regional finals. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Yale Street crash: Witnesses, driver involved in major crash speak out
The Brief A major crash left four children and one woman, their mother, injured in Independence Heights on Yale Street. The father, who was driving a Ford Expedition, left his wife and children at the scene after crashing into a Chevy Avalanche. Police say the driver in the Ford Expedition was driving, possibly near 100 mph, before the collision. HOUSTON - Houston police are investigating a major crash on Tuesday that took place at 5051 Yale in Independence Heights. What we know According to HPD, a Ford Expedition was traveling southbound on Yale, possibly going 100 miles an hour. Police say the Ford hit a Chevy Avalanche that was trying to make an illegal right turn from the left-hand lane and hit the Ford Expedition, sending that Ford Expedition into a nearby ditch. "It flipped. He hit me, he flipped over the guard rail, everything, he went down in that ditch. When I got down there, the front end was bashed in, the windows was knocked out," said John McCoy. "I looked out my mirror before I was going to turn and I ain't see nothing, and then, bam." Inside the Ford Expedition was a father wife and four kids. The four kids were injured, as well as the wife. The father actually took off, according to one witness that we spoke to, whose name is Sylvester Hughes III. "He flagged down another car and ran away. The car was blue," Hughes said. Houston police say the oldest, who is 8-years-old, was ejected from the vehicle and the others were toddlers. "I crawled down there, I slipped up under the car going down in the ditch, got down there in the bayou. I got them out one by one. The wife was harder to get out, because she was a bigger girl. But I told a few of them guys, help me man, help me," said McCoy. "They made it. They survived. When I got him out, he was a little bigger boy. He was a problem. They had to go CPR on him." According to a witness, Herman Loston, he said one of the children was a small infant. Loston adds he was at the Yale Food Mart just hanging out enjoying the evening when he saw the Ford Expedition flying by on Yale, heard the crash, and he decided to help take a listen. "I got one of the kids, my other homeboy got one of the kids, and a couple other people, got the other babies, and it was a guy and a young lady was in there. She got out last, but one of the babies was hurt real bad, and had a lump on its head, and had a gash on its neck. Another baby, he was upright, because she started crying, and the paramedics were like the baby was alright, and the other one wasn't saying too much of nothing," Loston said. Police are still investigating. What we don't know Police say they are looking for the father and the vehicle he fled the scene in. The Source FOX 26 Reporter Abigail Dye spoke with several witnesses who saw the crash on Tuesday evening.
Associated Press
20-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
TikTok Titans Founders Reflect on Humble Beginnings While Celebrating $5m Gross Merchandise Value Milestone for Brands in Their Creator Network
TikTok Titans is a US-based educational service focused on TikTok growth and monetization. United States, March 20, 2025 -- TikTok Titans are celebrating a significant milestone of $5,000,000 in Gross Merchandise Value generated for brands included in its creator network. TikTok Titans operates as an educational platform for TikTok growth and monetization strategies. In just one year, TikTok Titans has evolved from an idea into one of the top-ranked TikTok Shop educational communities and creator marketing agencies in the industry. The platform was launched in March 2024 by Gage Sampson and John McCoy. The founder duo wanted to address a growing challenge of brands struggling to find high-performing TikTok creators, while creators lacked a clear roadmap to monetizing their content effectively. As Gage Sampson points out, TikTok Titans was born at the intersection of two unique entrepreneurial journeys. Sampson himself is a content creator who went viral on TikTok in 2020 and gained 230,000 followers in just two weeks. Despite his rapid growth, Gage Sampson, the co-founder of TikTok Titans, said, monetization options were limited. This led him to step away from content creation to pursue a career in barbering. However, when TikTok Shop surged in popularity in 2024, he recognized a massive opportunity for both brands and creators. At the same time, John McCoy, an established entrepreneur in the live event industry, had spent years mastering audience engagement, marketing strategies, and business operations. With extensive experience in managing large-scale events, logistics, and brand partnerships, John understood how to connect businesses with audiences effectively. Gage Sampson and John McCoy point out that when they connected, they saw a gap in the market where creators needed a structured path to making money on TikTok Shop, while brands needed proven creators to drive sales. Together, they launched TikTok Titans as a community-driven platform designed to equip creators with the skills to thrive on TikTok Shop while providing brands with a reliable network of high-performing influencers. What started as a small educational group rapidly grew into an industry-leading agency. Within just a few months, TikTok Titans had earned TikTok Shop Partnered Agency (TAP) status, granting exclusive tools to maximize creator and brand success. They also built a network of top-tier creators specializing in TikTok Live, shop videos, and high-converting ad content, while partnering with some of TikTok's largest brands like Goli, Dude Wipes, Neurogum, Nello Supercalm, WhyNot Natural, Dr. Biocare, Physicians Choice, Snap Supplements, and many more. 'Unlike traditional agencies that take significant cuts from creator earnings, TikTok Titans operates on a transparent, results-driven model,' the team points out. The Titans' step-by-step training on how to succeed with TikTok Shop includes exclusive product insights to help creators select high-converting items and direct brand partnerships that offer creators retainer deals and commission-based opportunities. 'We didn't just want to be another agency,' Gage Sampson, co-founder of TikTok Titans, stated. 'We built Titans to give creators real financial independence—whether that means securing brand retainers or scaling their own TikTok Shop businesses.' John McCoy, on the other hand, plays a key role in handling business operations, email marketing, ad management, and TikTok partnerships. His job is to ensure smooth execution and long-term growth, while Gage Sampson focuses on sales, brand management, educational content, and creator development. As TikTok's live shopping economy continues to expand, TikTok Titans is scaling aggressively. The team is focused on expanding brand partnerships to secure higher-value deals for creators, developing advanced training programs that help creators increase sales and engagement, and growing a global creator network to give more individuals access to the tools and strategies needed to succeed. 'Everything TikTok Titans has advocated for in the past year is now the mainstream conversation in the e-commerce space,' the team stated. 'The agency has helped shape industry trends, demonstrating that with the right knowledge and network, creators can become profitable entrepreneurs in the TikTok Shop ecosystem.' According to Gage Sampson, TikTok Titans is positioned to continue leading the industry and prove that TikTok Shop is not just a trend—it's the future of social commerce. More information about TikTok Titans is available on the company's official website. Name: Gage Sampson Email: Send Email Organization: TikTok Titans
