IBM's fast-talking AI machine just lost to a human champion in a live debate
People are great at arguing. But a project from IBM shows that computers are getting quite good at it, too.
Firefighters walk a mile on ice to get injured patient to the hospital
What seemed like a normal call for two Maryland Heights Fire Protection District firefighter paramedics in St. Louis, Missouri, quickly turned into an unsteady situation unknowingly captured by a stranger.
Harris County Democratic Party Mourns the Passing Of Judge Cassandra Holleman
The Harris County Democratic Party is deeply saddened today to hear of the passing of Judge Cassandra Holleman.
Budget talks sticking point: How many people ICE can detain
Border security talks hit an impasse over the weekend, as Democrats pushed back against another facet of the Trump administration's agenda to crack down on immigration: aggressive detention efforts by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Trump's racist Elizabeth Warren taunts have entered a new phase
President Donald Trump can't merely slur Elizabeth Warren with the nickname "Pocahontas" anymore. That's old hat.
Trump Jr. makes light of Native American genocide while rooting for father's attack on Warren
President Donald Trump's eldest son made light over the weekend of the US government's history of genocide against Native Americans as part of a slam against Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her claims of American Indian heritage.
Harris takes on questions about her 'blackness'
Sen. Kamala Harris directly confronted critics Monday who have questioned her black heritage, her record incarcerating minorities as a prosecutor and her decision to marry a white man.
Amy Klobuchar's not-so-subtle troll of Hillary Clinton
On Sunday, after announcing for president, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar took questions from reporters about her 2020 plans. She was asked about her travel plans for the early days of the campaign, and said this:
Dozens of convictions tied to a corrupt Chicago cop are being tossed
Kim Wilbourn says that, after he left his home in the Illinois suburbs to visit family in Chicago several years ago, he was stalked by a Chicago police officer.
Harris says she has smoked pot and supports marijuana legalization
Sen. Kamala Harris, a former California attorney general, said Monday she has smoked marijuana and supports the legalization of the drug.
A third of Americans say blackface is ok for Halloween costumes
Thirty-four percent of Americans said they find a white person using makeup to darken their skin so they appear to be a different race as part of a Halloween costume to be always acceptable (15%) or sometimes acceptable (19%), with …
Virginia's governor called slaves 'indentured servants.' Here's a fact check
Once again, Virginia's governor caused a nationwide facepalm with race-related comments. This time, Gov. Ralph Northam told "CBS This Morning" that slaves who landed on the shores of Virginia centuries ago were "indentured servants."
New Houston Black LGBTQ Archive to Launch On Feb.21
“The Black LGBTQ Houston History & Heritage Project—Charles Law Community Archive at the African American Library at the Gregory School” (or simply the Charles Law Community Archive) will open this month.
Stacey Abrams, First Black Woman to Give Democratic Rebuttal
Democratic Party rising star Stacey Abrams sharply criticized the Trump administration and Republican leadership on Tuesday night in her response to the President's State of the Union address.
San Antonio ISD Bus Driver Gets Students Excited About Reading
A San Antonio Independent School District bus driver is creating black history in San Antonio by making it her personal mission to get the students who ride her bus excited about reading.
