John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment, according to an exclusive Variety report published Friday. A probe into the academy president’s alleged misconduct was immediately opened after the academy received three claims of sexual harassment against Bailey. In a painful twist of irony, Bailey’s […]
On December 6, 2014, Shannon Miller coached her University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs to a 4-1 win over Ohio State. It was her team’s 11th win in its last 13 games, propelling them to the #7 ranking in the country in Women’s Division I hockey. It was also career win number 375 for Miller — more […]
Two Trump administration officials, while serving in their official government roles, have forged ties with a long-time Republican fundraiser who made his fortune in the coal industry. White Stallion Energy LLC CEO Steven Chancellor met with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on May 22, 2017, according to records obtained by the Sierra Club […]
Two Trump administration officials, while serving in their official government roles, have forged ties with a long-time Republican fundraiser who made his fortune in the coal industry. White Stallion Energy LLC CEO Steven Chancellor met with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on May 22, 2017, according to records obtained by the Sierra Club […]
Georgia Republicans are advancing a bill through the state legislature that would suppress African-American turnout by eliminating Sunday voting and cutting the hours that polls are open in Atlanta. The bill, SB 363, would force polls in the majority African American city of Atlanta to close an hour earlier — 7 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. […]
Indiana is set to allow formerly incarcerated drug offenders to access food stamps starting next year, after lawmakers sent Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) a bill ending the state’s longstanding restrictions on food aid to people who have already served their time. While it’s tough to gauge exactly how many Indiana residents would have their access […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reportedly planning to further restrict the use of scientific evidence in rule-making. The plans are inspired by efforts championed by one of Congress’ most notorious climate science deniers, House Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX). The EPA’s initiative was discussed during a closed-door meeting on March 15 […]
Hurricane Maria, charged up with lots of energy from usually warm ocean temperatures, made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. Next week marks the 6-month anniversary of the day the storm wreaked so much devastation and death. And people are still dying, in 2018, from causes that are directly related to the storm’s […]
The Clark County Republican Party says it will pay for Nevada residents to run for public office, due to the lack of conservative candidates in several districts. “As I’m sure you’re aware, candidate filing is about to close and we’re still short on candidates in many senate and assembly races,” the organization wrote in an […]
Teenagers across the country sent a clear message to their lawmakers on Wednesday by taking part in a 17-minute walkout to protest gun violence, in honor of the 17 students and staff who died in the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. An estimated 2,500 schools and tens of thousands […]
During an CNN interview on Friday, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) was pressed on the House Intelligence Committee’s conclusion that Russia did not try to help Trump win the 2016 election — one that contradicts conclusions reached by the intelligence community, special counsel Robert Mueller, and even the Trump administration, which announced new sanctions against Russia this week. […]
A bill prohibiting the sale of fetal tissue and banning abortion after six weeks passed the Iowa House and Human Resources Committee on Thursday, clearing the way for a floor vote in the state House that reproductive justice advocates say could have sweeping consequences in the state and all but ban the procedure before most […]
A bill prohibiting the sale of fetal tissue and banning abortion after six weeks passed the Iowa House and Human Resources Committee on Thursday, clearing the way for a floor vote in the state House that reproductive justice advocates say could have sweeping consequences in the state and all but ban the procedure before most […]
Jersey City teachers want lower health care costs and they’ve gone on strike to secure them. On Friday morning, teachers went on strike. School nurses, guidance counselors, and secretaries also joined them for the strike. “Quality, affordable health care is a fundamental right for everyone. My members are prepared to step up and take on […]
The Oregon Supreme Court has issued a three-year suspension to Vance Day, a state judge who refused to marry same-sex couples. It’s the longest suspension the court has ever handed down, short of two judges that were removed from office. The suspension without pay accounts for several other violations as well. When marriage equality first […]
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK — When Silvia Perez came to Immokalee, Florida from Guatemala in 1993, there was one profession that made sense: working in the fields. “Tomato-picking is the biggest industry in Florida, and you find out about it right when you arrive,” she said. “It’s bigger than textiles or the restaurant business.” […]
Caroline Grimes — a Liberian immigrant who fled civil war in 2002 for the United States — is currently working as a nurse in Minnesota. Her job helps support her two daughters and pays for her car and house mortgages. On March 31, Grimes may lose her job, her ability to drive, and her possessions. […]
In theaters for barely a month, Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther has already smashed the industry’s expectations at the box office, surpassing all but six films for the highest domestic gross of all time, with millions more in revenue yet to come. Worldwide, it has amassed more than a billion dollars, just ahead of the global […]
Both President Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the super PAC supporting his bid, America First Policies, have recently hired on troubled ex-administration staffers — one of whom was dismissed for making a slew of derogatory comments about people of color and the LGBTQ community. On Thursday, America First Policies announced that it had hired on […]
Both President Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign and the super PAC supporting his bid, America First Policies, have recently hired on troubled ex-administration staffers — one of whom was dismissed for making a slew of derogatory comments about people of color and the LGBTQ community. On Thursday, America First Policies announced that it had hired on […]
The pantheon of deceit that President Donald Trump has constructed in his brief civic career is vast, and the regularity of his mendacity has the preciseness of a Swiss watch. What’s more, he exults in every petty deception because it’s the foundation for his notorious ascent into public view. And yet, it can still come as a shock to […]
Residents of a city along Colorado’s Front Range are fighting the construction of a major oil and gas drilling site set to be completed next year near a public school attended mostly by low-income students of color. Denver-headquartered Extraction Oil and Gas was originally awarded a permit in 2013 to drill up to 67 wells […]
Adult film star Stormy Daniels says she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006 and, days before the 2016 election, was paid $130,000 by a shell company set up by Trump’s personal attorney to keep quiet. The payment may have violated federal election law. Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, appeared on CNN Thursday evening and […]
Adult film star Stormy Daniels says she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006 and, days before the 2016 election, was paid $130,000 by a shell company set up by Trump’s personal attorney to keep quiet. The payment may have violated federal election law. Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, appeared on CNN Thursday evening and […]
The race for a state House seat in Maine got interesting on Thursday as a Democratic newcomer joined an uncontested race against a Republican candidate who made derogatory comments about two Parkland student activists who survived the mass shooting at their high school last month. Eryn Gilchrist of Greene, Maine met the Thursday filing […]