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Activist and Attorney Both Allege a Texas Trooper Raped a Black Woman

A Black woman is accusing a Texas state trooper of sexually assaulting her, inciting both outrage and a call for justice from social activist Shaun King, reports Heavy. Sherita Dixon-Cole’s story went viral after King, who writes for The Intercept, …

To Fulfil Dr. King's Vision, We Must Lift Up the Poor

Dr. Martin Luther King's final mission was to build and launch a Poor People's Campaign across lines of race, religion and region. He called for a "revolution of values" to address the "triplets of evil" -- militarism, racism and economic …

24-Year Old Black Student Graduates With Two Degrees From Two Different Colleges… on the Same Day!

Darrell Landon Kelly, a 24-year old African American from Cincinnati, Ohio, has proven his #BlackExcellence after graduating with two advanced degrees — one Master’s degree and another law degree — on the same day but from two different colleges.

Kentucky's 2018 primary was one for the history books

For the first time in Louisville history, a woman will be on the ballot in November for mayor. Angela Leet is the first female nominee for mayor in Louisville's history.

A judge sides with parents and rules their 30-year-old son must move out

A 30-year-old man didn't get the message that it was time to move out of his parents' home, even after they left him five notices and an offer of cash to help find new digs.

Meet Big Jake and Thumbelina: The tallest and smallest horse in the world

Horses come in all shapes, colors and sizes. From the Falabella miniature horse, to the tall British Shire. And just like horses that hold records for being the fastest, there's also a record set for the tallest and the shortest …

TV station, detective turn the tables on fake IRS caller

Have you ever had someone call you and say they’re from the IRS and you owe them money? Then comes a threat that says if you don’t wire the cash, you’ll be arrested.

5 things for May 24: Justice Dept., Ireland abortion vote, ebola, NFL anthem protests

Uber posted a rare profit in the first quarter of the year, but it might be the last one for a while. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

2018 Houston Homeless Count Results Reflect Hurricane Harvey Impact

The Coalition for the Homeless announced results for the Point-In-Time Homeless Count & Survey, which took place January 23-25, 2018 on behalf of the local Continuum of Care (CoC), known as The Way Home. The annual Count provides a snapshot …

Trump wants to cut taxes. Again. He just cut taxes.

President Donald Trump is in campaign mode and he seemed to make a new pledge Tuesday night, saying he would offer some kind of new tax cuts before November.

How to get to North Korea's nuclear site

A small coterie of foreign reporters has set off on a marathon journey to a remote location in North Korea to witness Pyongyang's purported destruction of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site.

Man defending Hawaii home from volcano is hit by flaming lava bomb

"You might want to step back," said Darryl Clinton as yet another explosion boomed nearby. He seemed to know exactly what that sound meant. A fissure that violently cracked open the earth's surface was spewing more lava and, possibly, more …

MH370 search to end on May 29 after four years

The search for flight MH370 will end next week after more than four years, at a cost of tens of millions of dollars spent and with no clue of what happened to the ill-fated plane.

Donald Trump just said something that will terrify congressional Republicans

Congressional Republicans spend most of their time these days holding their breath and praying that President Donald Trump doesn't say something that will blow up their carefully laid plans for the 2018 election.

Pompeo says the US has not done enough to protect 2018 elections

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the US has a "great deal more work to do" to safeguard the integrity of American elections ahead of the upcoming 2018 midterms.