Tennessee Senate race: Phil Bredesen goes all in on pledge to break with Democrats
Democratic Senate hopeful Phil Bredesen is going all out to highlight his pledge to break with his own party as he seeks to win in conservative Tennessee.
Kavanaugh nomination: Collins, Flake yes, Murkowski no, for Saturday's final vote
Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced she will vote for Brett Kavanaugh, essentially ensuring that the controversial Supreme Court nominee has enough support to be confirmed when a final vote takes place Saturday.
French police probe Interpol president Meng Hongwei's disappearance
The Chinese president of Interpol, the international police agency, has vanished. Meng Hongwei was not on French soil when he was last seen, according a senior French law enforcement official, who declined to say whether he was in China.
Parents Upset After Teachers Zip-Tied Two Black Students’ Hands Behind Their Backs
Two pre-K teachers from Oak View Elementary in Atlanta have recently resigned after at least two of their 4-year old students said that they tied their hands behind their backs with zip ties, and threatened to throw spiders on them.
Texas’ First Black Football Letterman Whittier Has Died
Julius Whittier once remarked that attending the University of Texas and playing football opened up a larger world for him. It could be said Whittier helped open the university to the world.
Latino Voters Are Making the Democrats Sweat
Democrats see their fortunes rising with constituencies they’ll need to run up big victories in the midterm elections. They expect to do especially well with suburban women, even non-college-educated women, and are optimistic about millennials and a decent turnout by …
Texas Latino Families, When Compared to Latino Families In Other States, Come In About 30th
Texas Latino scholars will arrive at the University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus this week with various sets of data, none of which say Texas is No. 1. They’ll be drawn specifically to one overarching reality: Texas Latino …
Environmental Development Partners LLC Partners With Wharton County Junior College for $383,615 Job-Training Grant
Environmental Development Partners LLC have partnered with Wharton County Junior College to provide job training using a $383,615 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant will benefit workers in the the Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast …
Council Member Dave Martin Hosts Kingwood/Lake Houston Area Town Hall Meeting
City Council Member Dave Martin will host a town hall meeting, Tuesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m., at the Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods, Kingwood, TX 77345. The community is invited to attend and hear from city and community …
Elderly Woman Calls Police On Hispanic Mother Sitting In Car With Her Baby
It seems the craze of being guilty while black of doing anything has spread to the Hispanic community.
Project Documents African American-Friendly Businesses During Jim Crow Era
In the days before Yelp and the Internet, there was The Negro Motorist Green Book, or Green Book for short.
Obama Backs Gillum and Ocasio-Cortez in New Endorsement Wave
Former President Barack Obama backed a slate of leading progressive Democrats in a second round of national endorsements released on Monday, a little more than five weeks ahead of the midterm elections.
The New NAFTA Gets a Few Things Right, and Falls Short Elsewhere
Donald Trump announced a new NAFTA draft treaty -- renamed for showtime as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Rep. Waters Lashes Out at ‘False Allegations’
Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters went on the defensive when pundits and media friendly to President Donald Trump accused one of her staff members of secretly releasing the personal information of three Republican senators.
Suspected ricin detected in mail sent to Trump, Pentagon
An envelope addressed to President Donald Trump contained a substance suspected to be ricin and appeared to be connected to similar envelopes sent to the Pentagon, a law enforcement source told CNN.
