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People For Congratulates Hakeem Jeffries on Historic Election as Incoming House Leader

Following Representative Hakeem Jeffries’s selection to succeed Nancy Pelosi as Democratic House Leader, People For the American Way incoming President and CEO Svante Myrick released the following statement:

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Houston Rapper Don Toliver takes the Toyota Center stage for McDonald’s All American Games Halftime Performance on March 28

Critically acclaimed Houston rapper Don Toliver is returning to his H-Town roots to perform at the McDonald’s All American Games 2023 halftime show at the Toyota Center on March 28.

Prince Andrew stripped of military titles and charities amid sex abuse lawsuit

Britain's Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles and charities, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday, a day after a judge ruled a sexual abuse civil lawsuit against the Queen's son could proceed.

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Legendary Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez passes away at age 81

Mexican singer Vicente Fernandez, 81, passed away on Sunday at a hospital in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, according to a post published on his official Instagram account.

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Middle School gym teacher on paid leave as district investigates alleged use of racial slur

A middle school gym teacher at Macdonald Middle School in East Lansing has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district investigates his alleged use of a racial slur.

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Repeat Offender Who Jumped Bail Before Trial in 2021 Sentenced to 50 Years for Murder

A Houston man who jumped bail before his trial in 2021 and was rearrested pleaded guilty to murder this week and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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WATCH: Vice President Kamala Harris Blasts Donald Trump For Celebrating Overturning Roe

Yesterday, while traveling to North Carolina, Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Trump and MAGA Republicans for shamelessly bragging about ripping away the freedom for millions of women to make their own health care decisions

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Michigan Doctors Charged in First Federal Genital Mutilation Case in US

In the first federal case involving female genital mutilation filed in the United States, two Michigan doctors and the wife of one of the doctors have been charged with performing the banned procedure on two 7-year-old girls.

5 things to look for in tonight's vice presidential debate

Seated 12 feet apart, Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic rival, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will meet in Utah at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday night for the only vice presidential debate of the campaign.

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Fact check: Kamala Harris and Mike Pence debate

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris are participating Wednesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2020 election.

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An unheard-of problem: The President can't find a lawyer

Several top US law firms have left President Donald Trump with few places to turn for legal help in the Russia probe.

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Mother body-shamed on airplane thanks man for intervening

A social media post crediting a Nashville man for stepping in to comfort a flight passenger who was body-shamed has gained plenty of attention.

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A comedian broke his penis and wrote a book about it

What may be every man's worst medical nightmare happened to 32-year-old Ross Asdourian.

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Tensions in St. Louis: How Did We Get Here?

Since white ex-St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted Friday in the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, demonstrators have taken to the streets every night. Largely peaceful in the daytime and sometimes turning violent after dark, the protests have reignited the national conversation over race, police conduct and the use of the deadly force.

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Suspect in Golden State Killer case was a recluse, neighbors say

For decades, a masked gunman nicknamed the Golden State Killer roamed through communities in California, raping dozens of women in a campaign of terror that left 12 people dead.

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How some Tops shoppers found safety in the store's break room during the shooting

When Jerome Bridges heard gunshots ring out Saturday in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, he ran to lead some of his coworkers and customers to safety in the store's break room and barricaded them inside with a heavy desk.

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Fact check: Trump makes new false claim to support old false claim that he won Georgia in 2020

Former President Donald Trump keeps telling the lie that he won Georgia in the 2020 election. This weekend, he delivered a new false claim in support of that old false claim.

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Former Ohio police officer indicted in death of Donovan Lewis

A grand jury indicted former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Ricky Anderson Friday for murder and reckless homicide in the 2022 death of Donovan Lewis, court records show.

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Meet the Black women pushing for equality in swimming

Omie Dale has fond memories of splashing in the sea as a child, of racing through water parks and swimming in backwaters and rivers.

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The 2021 tax filing season has begun. Here's what you need to know

The federal tax filing season has begun. And it's going to be tough sledding for the IRS -- and for some tax filers -- given the millions of returns from last year that still have to be processed, staffing issues due to Covid-19 and a lack of needed funding for the agency.