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Donald Trump's Presidency Is Headed to A Very Dark Place
Donald Trump's insistence Tuesday that "both sides" were responsible for the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, has turned what was a fumbling presidency into what now appears to be one on the verge of total collapse.
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Minority Lawmakers Unified in Call for Impeachment of POTUS
Only two Presidents of the United States have ever been impeached in history. And if democrats have their way Donald Trump will be the third. Ever since January 20th, Americans have been shocked, angered, applauded, confused, and gone through an array of emotions with Donald Trump at the helm of running our country.
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Female Footballers Break World Record for Highest Ever Football Match
They came, they saw, they conquered -- and broke a world record. Having climbed up Africa's highest mountain, taking goal posts and nets in tow, a group of fearless women have achieved what many thought impossible and played a 90-minute football match on Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Snapchat Must Prove Its Users Aren't Disappearing
Shares of Snap surged 44% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange and hit a high of $29.44 -- 73% above their offering price of $17 -- on their second day.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to Launch $10-million Statewide Initiative to Help Fight Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) has announced a new $10-million community investment Initiative to help raise awareness around the prevention and early detection of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)1 and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)2 – two conditions greatly impacting the life span, productivity and quality of life of Texans.
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Sanders Takes Center Stage, Trump Recedes, as Health Care Fight Heats Up
If not for the promise of President Donald Trump's signature, the current Republican effort to shred Obamacare would have ended like so many others over the past seven years -- defeated at the pass.
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Tilman Fertitta Gives Away $40,000 in Landry's, Inc. Gift Cards This Sunday, Jan. 29th
Watch for a Chance to Win a Share of $40,000 in Gift Cards to Any of Landry’s, Inc. Five Hundred Locations and Get Updates on the Show
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TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
How Marginalized People Paid the Price to Be Upset About “Lemonade” Losing Grammy Album of the Year and Excited About “Hidden Figures” and “Moonlight”
I’m a native of Washington, DC. Not the DMV or some surrounding area that people reference because they partied in DC or went to swanky events there. I am from there—Chocolate City of Old. I am a rare breed of brother from the Nation’s Capital, who lived in all 4 quadrants (Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and Northeast) before moving out of state for work.
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Know Your Rights: What To Do If Your Flight Is Overbooked
A gate attendant announces that your flight is overbooked out and asks for volunteers. The airline needs a passenger to give up her seat -- and, as a lure, offers up a $300 travel voucher.
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At Long Last, Northwestern Reaches NCAA Tournament
In previous seasons combined, 317 different men's basketball teams have participated in the NCAA tournament. Northwestern University never has.
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Partisan Chasm Builds at Center of House Russia Investigation
The House Intelligence Committee's first open hearing on Russia exposed a partisan rift between the committee's Republicans and Democrats that threatens to only grow bigger as they dig deeper into the possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian operatives.
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ACLU: In Portland, ICE Agents Arrest 'dreamer'
Federal immigration agents in Oregon showed up at the home of a so-called "dreamer" over the weekend and whisked him away without a warrant, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
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DEA documents reveal elaborate undercover drug sting that nabbed two police officers accused of protecting cocaine transport
Court documents are revealing new details about the undercover drug sting that nabbed two South Florida police officers and three others.
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Reports show White House coronavirus task force has been stepping up mask recommendations all summer, only to be ignored by some states
The White House coronavirus task force gave increasingly urgent recommendations to states about masks over the summer, only to have them mostly ignored by six states, their weekly reports show.
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Biden speaks with Jacob Blake while meeting with family in Wisconsin
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he had spoken by phone Thursday with Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man who was shot in the back by police, while meeting with Blake's family in Wisconsin.
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No, Sarah Sanders, reporters aren't trying to 'tear' you down. They want you to do your job.
There was an exchange between press secretary Sarah Sanders and reporters in Tuesday's White House daily(ish) briefing that boggled my mind in its dishonesty and lack of self-awareness.
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Donna Brazile And Carmen de Lavallade Among Women of Power Legacy Award Honorees
Black Enterprise to Present its Highest Honor in Recognition of Women's Achievement at the 2018 Women of Power Summit, hosted by ADP®, in Orlando, Florida
Black Enterprise will present its highest honor in recognition of the achievements of black women when it presents the Women of Power Legacy Awards at the 2018 Women of Power Summit on March 7, 2018, in Orlando, Florida. The Women of Power Summit is the nation's No. 1 executive development and leadership conference for women of color, annually attracting more than 1,000 corporate executives, professionals, and businesswomen from around the country. The Women of Power Summit, hosted by ADP, will take place March 7–10, 2018, at Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts.
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Puerto Ricans Still Waiting for Aid a Week After Maria's Devastation
A week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the US commonwealth's residents are struggling to survive without basic necessities as federal officials say aid is still on the way.
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5 Things We Still Don't Know About the Republican Tax Plan
President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress are finally moving to tax reform. Despite promises to the contrary, they may be hung up on it for a good long while.
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Dallas police officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed neighbor
A Dallas police officer who fatally shot a man in his apartment after mistaking it for her own was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge, the Texas Rangers said
