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Trump's attacks on LeBron fit a disturbing pattern

There's no disputing that Donald Trump's pattern of attacking well-known African-Americans as having "low IQs" or being of low intelligence is parroting the white nationalist view that blacks are inherently less intelligent than whites. The only question is whether Trump …

Beyond the Rhetoric: Our Plan for Improvement

We did not start the National Black Chamber of Commerce to be a social organization full of entertainment conferences and political correctness. Ours was to disrupt the contentment/status quo and demand equal opportunity and commitment as it relates to business …

Vandals cause thousands of dollars in damage at high school

Vandals caused thousands of dollars in damage this week at Colfax High School, and the Placer County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help.

Why this weekend's Trump Tower tweet matters

President Donald Trump on Sunday offered his starkest and most direct acknowledgment yet that his son, campaign chairman and son-in-law met with a Russian lawyer to get dirt on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Rand Paul, in Moscow, invites Russian lawmakers to Washington

Sen. Rand Paul on Monday invited Russian lawmakers to Washington after meeting Russian members of parliament in Moscow.

Three dead in Bologna highway gas tanker explosion

At least three people died and 67 were injured after a tanker truck exploded on a highway in Bologna, Italy, a spokesman for Italian state police told CNN.

Gunfire follows rapper 21 Savage's 'Issa Back to School Drive'

Rapper 21 Savage attended a back-to-school event Saturday that ended in gunfire with one person injured.

Search for missing toddler leads to discovery of 11 emaciated children

What started as a search for a 3-year-old Georgia boy led to a horrid discovery 1,400 miles away.

Saudis expel Canadian envoy, vow to relocate students over tweets about rights activist

Amid escalating tensions that are damaging economic and diplomatic ties between the countries, Saudi Arabia said Monday that it would relocate about 7,000 Saudi scholarship recipients studying in Canada.

5 dead in small plane crash

Officials on Monday identified five people killed after the small plane they were on the day before crashed in a Santa Ana parking lot.

What impact will US sanctions on Iran actually have?

Even before his shock win in 2016, US President Donald Trump was vocal in his criticism of the nuclear deal that the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China signed with Iran in 2015.

Report: Trump admin in danger of wasting billions on border wall

The Trump administration is at risk of wasting some of the billions of dollars it wants to spend on the US-Mexico border wall, according to a watchdog report released Monday.

5 things for August 6: Venezuela, Russia, NRA

The view is not the only draw at the Space Needle. Now the Seattle icon sports the world's first revolving glass floor. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Deadline Nears for Public Comment on 2020 Census Controversies

Before the public comment period on the 2020 Census closes at 11:59 pm on August 7, civil rights organizations continue to amplify the clarion call to Americans to denounce the inclusion of a "citizenship question" on the final census form …

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Convenes Law Enforcement and Community Leaders to Stop The Proliferation of 3-D Guns

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Budget, and Ranking Member of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, will convene law enforcement and community leaders to …