Is Another Voting-Rights Lawsuit Against Texas School District a Sign of More to Come?
Another Dallas-area school district has been sued in federal court over allegations that it is making it hard for residents of color to get elected, adversely affecting the education of minority and low-income children.
Ocasio-Cortez Under Fire -- Because She's Right
The big guns are out for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the charismatic first term legislator from New York.
Feinstein meets with Biden, believes he will run for president
Former Vice President Joe Biden privately met with Sen. Dianne Feinstein Thursday morning as he weighs a run for the 2020 Democratic nomination -- and the California senator believes Biden plans to mount a bid for the presidency.
f Donald Trump signs this border funding compromise, it's a MASSIVE capitulation
Lost amid this will-he-won't-he-sign-it debate over President Donald Trump's decision on the border funding compromise bill is this fundamental fact: If Trump does sign this legislation, it is a massive capitulation by the President on the issue that more than …
Harris scores big CBC endorsement in Barbara Lee
Kamala Harris just picked up her biggest endorsement to date in her fledgling 2020 campaign: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, former Congressional Black Caucus chair and all-around anti-war and social justice activist star.
Beyond the Rhetoric: Green New Deal – Wisdom of the New Democratic Party
This is not your grandparents’ Democratic Party. Nor is it your parents’ Democratic Party. This is a group of socialistic, inexperienced “hotshots” who believe they have it all figured out. One of the rising stars is a 30-year-old aggressive (beyond …
The Rink: Rolling at Discovery Green opens March 1
Houston’s first outdoor roller rink returns for a third season at Discovery Green, the 12-acre park in the heart of downtown Houston.
Man test drives Buick off car dealership lot, never returns it
A man is accused of grand theft auto after test driving a Buick off a Florida car dealership lot and never returning it.
Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán is found guilty on all counts
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug lord who pocketed nearly $14 billion as the decadeslong head of the murderous Sinaloa cartel, was found guilty Tuesday of all 10 federal criminal counts against him, including the top charge of …
About 86 million in the northern half of US are under some kind of winter warning, watch or advisory right now
Severe weather is expected to stretch from coast to coast Tuesday, with about 86 million people under some sort of winter alert, millions facing a flood threat and more snow on the way in Seattle.
Trump 'not happy' with deal, weighing options for building wall
President Donald Trump voiced displeasure Tuesday at a border security deal struck by congressional negotiators, hinting it may not meet his requirements for constructing a wall.
Maria Butina in her first interview: I'm no spy
Maria Butina, the Russian who pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered Russian agent, rejects the idea that she was spying for Russian intelligence in a series of interviews with The New Republic, the first known that she …
Massive insect decline could have 'catastrophic' environmental impact, study says
Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned.
'A new era on guns:' Gun-safety groups look to 2020 a year after Parkland
Nearly a year after a gunman massacred 17 students and staffers at a Parkland, Florida, high school, the political landscape on guns has shifted.
Firefighters called as mom has baby at home. Then they shovel the driveway.
As extremely cold weather descends on much of the United States, one Iowa family had a heartwarming experience they will never forget.
