Cheryl Thomas Fortune: A Fighter Winning the Battle of Life
Music has always been a constant in Cheryl Thomas Fortune’s life. From taking piano lessons as a child to singing in the high school as a teen to continuing her passion into a booming professional career as an adult, music is her friend. And this friend, coupled with her love for God and her faith in Him, has allowed her to weather through some pretty tough storms and come out as a fighter winning the battle of life.
5 Things for October 20: John Kelly, Pollution, MH370
Congrats to the L.A. Dodgers! They're headed to the World Series for the first time in almost three decades. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
Kevin Smith to Donate Weinstein Project Residuals to Women's Nonprofit
Kevin Smith got his big break courtesy of Harvey Weinstein and the famous filmmaker is no longer happy about that.
About 1 million Americans without running water. 3 million without power. This is life one month after Hurricane Maria.
After Hurricane Maria toppled the bridge that connects him to the rest of civilization and ripped the roof and walls off his house here in the central mountains of Puerto Rico, Ramón Sostre raised a weathered American flag above the wreckage.
TSU Commemorated 90th Anniversary with Homecoming Celebration
Texas Southern University’s campus was abuzz for seven days as students, alumni, faculty and staff celebrated its 2017 Homecoming – Tiger Dynasty: The Reign Continues – from October 7-14. This year’s weeklong calendar of events featured a coronation ceremony, block party, golf tournament, parade, comedy and fashion shows, concerts, the Homecoming football game and tailgating.
Kilauea Volcano Helicopter Tour Mixes Lava and Luxury
There's a reason why Hawaii is synonymous with paradise. Its otherworldly perfection causes even the most well-traveled person to be overwhelmed with its majesty.
Trump Judicial Nominee Invoked Nazi Germany In Describing Treatment of Christians In US
President Donald Trump's nominee for a federal judgeship in Texas invoked religious crackdowns by the Nazis in Germany and other totalitarian regimes to describe the treatment of Christians in the US during three interviews in 2013 and 2014.
5 Shot at Maryland Office Park, Authorities Say
Five people have been shot at an office park in the Maryland community of Edgewood, and the shooter is believed to be on the loose, a deputy with the Harford County sheriff's office said Wednesday morning.
Puerto Rico Mayor Delivers Food and Finds Desperation
The mayor has supplies of water and food. Now he just has to get it to the residents of his hilltop community.
Trump: Dem Congresswoman 'totally fabricated' His Remarks to Widow of Fallen Soldier
President Donald Trump denied Wednesday the account of a Democratic congresswoman that he told the widow of a US serviceman killed in an ambush in Niger that "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt."
Health Care State of Play: Trump Blasts Bipartisan Deal
A bipartisan health care deal, announced by Republican leaders Tuesday and long negotiated between Sens. Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray, has been reached.
Facebook Orders U.S. Remake of Cult Teen Hit 'Skam'
Watch out, Netflix: Facebook might soon be home to the internet's buzziest scripted show.
Gretchen Carlson Speaks: 'The floodgates have opened'
When Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, it sent shock waves through the industry and spurred other women at the network to share their own stories of assault and sexual misconduct.
Bipartisan Senators Reach Small Deal On Health Care
Sens. Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray have reached a deal "in principle" to restore Affordable Care Act cost-sharing reduction payments for two years in exchange for more state flexibility in Obamacare.
Trump Focuses On Taxes In Red Meat Speech Before Conservatives
President Donald Trump delivered a red meat political speech touching immigration, the economy and cultural issues to The Heritage Foundation in Washington on Tuesday evening.
ICE Chief Pledges Quadrupling Or More of Workplace Crackdowns
The administration's top immigration enforcement official on Tuesday said his agency will vastly step up crackdowns on employers who hire undocumented immigrants -- a new front in President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda.
Trump Warns McCain: 'Be careful because at some point I fight back'
President Donald Trump, hours after Sen. John McCain delivered a speech that repudiated the President, warned the Arizona Republican to "be careful" because at some point he will "fight back."
Pruitt: Scientists Receiving Federal Grants Will Be Cut From EPA Advising Roles
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says scientists who sit on EPA advisory boards and committees who have also received federal grants for studies could be cut from their roles as soon as next week, citing a lack of objectivity in their research.
Poll Shows Tied Alabama Senate Race
Democrat Doug Jones -- once thought to be a longshot in the Deep South -- has tied Republican nominee and former judge Roy Moore in Alabama's US Senate race, a new poll shows.
Trump: Ask Kelly Whether Obama Called After His Son Was Killed In Action
President Donald Trump, in defense of his claim that President Barack Obama didn't call the loved ones of fallen soldiers, floated the idea Tuesday that reporters ask his chief of staff, retired Gen. John Kelly, whether Obama called him after his son died in Afghanistan.
