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US intelligence warned of potential for Gaza clash in days before attack
The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead of Saturday’s seismic attack on southern Israel, according to sources familiar with the intelligence.
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Advocates fear Texas and Mississippi abortion laws will worsen the Black maternal health crisis
Briana McLennan was 19 years old and at least eight weeks pregnant when she had to make a tough decision: get an abortion and continue with her plans of moving to Atlanta for college, or stay home in Texas and figure out a way to raise a baby with no job and no money.
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Takeaways from the Georgia indictment of Donald Trump and 18 others
Former President Donald Trump on Monday was criminally charged for the fourth time this year in a sweeping Georgia indictment accusing him of being the head of a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the 2020 election.
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Navalny’s death puts a new spotlight on key dividing line between Trump and Biden
The announcement of Alexey Navalny’s death on Friday thrust fresh urgency into the roiling debate in Washington over how forcefully to counter Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, a question of wide-ranging consequence on which President Joe Biden and his likely opponent Donald Trump have adopted diametrically opposed positions.
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It may be a long time, if ever, before everyone involved in January 6 is punished. Here’s why
As Americans gear up for another tense presidential election, the US legal system is still grappling with how to handle the hundreds of individuals who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House.
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Amy Coney Barrett disagreed with the majority over Trump, but admonished the liberals instead
Justice Amy Coney Barrett packed two very different messages into her one-page opinion on Monday as the Supreme Court declared states could not toss former President Donald Trump off the ballot.
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An Avalanche of Hate: How a Montana Mom Became the Target of a Neo-Nazi Troll Storm
Once the calls began, they did not stop. Swiping to decline a call just led to the phone ringing again. Blocked number after blocked number filled up the voice mail.
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Trump’s Excellent Speech In Poland, On Poland, and About Poland
Before I write this defense of Donald Trump in Poland, let me remind readers—from the right and the left—that I come to this subject with some credibility.
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Trump's 100-day Score Card
Donald Trump, in the final stretch of last year's campaign, spelled out what he hoped to accomplish in his first 100 days in office.
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What the Last 48 Hours Told Us About Trump's Next 4 Years
President-elect Donald Trump went nose-to-nose Wednesday with a press corps itching to cross-examine him after more than five months at arm's length, while his top nominees faced off with senators during a strategic crush of confirmation hearings.
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Oscar nominations 2021: See the full list of nominees
Nominations for 93rd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning and women fared well.
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Black Life Lights Up the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival roared back to its splendor with in-theater premieres and showings. Thousands upon thousands of international film lovers flocked to cinemas, viewed the latest wave of diverse voices and watched Black films that reflected Black life.
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Biden and Xi try to avoid a new Cold War, even if all isn't 'kumbaya'
President Joe Biden held a three-hour talk Monday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, their first in-person encounter since Biden took office and an opportunity that both sides appeared to hope would lead to an improvement in rapidly deteriorating relations.
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What is DEI - why is it dividing America?
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs have come under attack in boardrooms, state legislatures and college campuses across the country.
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Opinion: Trump White House confrontation that says it all
In the 1850s, a barroom brawler named John Morrissey took on and defeated some of the leading boxers of the time. Nicknamed "Old Smoke," the Irish immigrant who grew up in Troy, NY, would go on to mastermind a gambling empire, found the famed Saratoga horse racing track and win a seat in the US House of Representatives. But Morrissey is also known for popularizing one enduring phrase.
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How Atlanta rappers helped flip the White House
Welcome to Atlanta, where the players politic. Anger, fear, new voters, PAC money, minority turnout -- these are often credited with shaping elections. What you don't tend to hear is that rappers in hip-hop's modern mecca educated voters and got them to the polls to help bounce an incumbent out of the White House.
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NBC News: After a Texas School Shooting, Conservatives Blamed ‘Woke’ Programs Once Approved by Republicans
In 2018, GOP politicians promoted social and emotional education as a tool to stop mass shootings. Now some conservative activists are arguing those programs are not a solution to school violence, but a cause.
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Trump's First Days In Office Spawn Dozens Of Lawsuits
Donald Trump the businessman was no stranger to lawsuits, both frivolous and substantive.
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Dare to bare: 15 of the world's best nude beaches
Although still taboo in many places, casting aside your clothes at the shore has become a customary practice around the world in recent times.
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Emmys 2017: The Big Moments That Have People Talking
unday was all about the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards and we have a rundown here on all the action. Stephen Colbert hosted with a mix of politics and humor.
