WASHINGTON, D.C. — Howard University students met with members of the university’s board of directors Friday afternoon as the students continued to occupy the main administrative building. “We’re trying to get our demands heard and met and negotiated, and get the best deal we can for the student body,” Omavi Minder, an organizer with the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Howard University students met with members of the university’s board of directors Friday afternoon as the students continued to occupy the main administrative building. “We’re trying to get our demands heard and met and negotiated, and get the best deal we can for the student body,” Omavi Minder, an organizer with the […]
The eight bullets that killed Stephon Clark struck him in the back and side, a second autopsy commissioned by his family revealed Friday afternoon. The findings confirm what appeared clear from the infrared helicopter video Sacramento police officials released of Clark’s killing last week: That Clark made no move toward officers and seemed to be […]
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt cannot escape controversy. This week news emerged that he had rented a room in a Capitol Hill condo, co-owned by the wife of an energy lobbyist, for just $50 a night. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that, in total, Pruitt paid $6,100 to use one room in the two-bedroom […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) plan to spend $95 million on a new police academy while asking schools and other public services to do more with less funding is flying through City Hall, but kids in his city are doing their best to trip up its progress. A group of roughly two dozen youngsters took […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s (D) plan to spend $95 million on a new police academy while asking schools and other public services to do more with less funding is flying through City Hall, but kids in his city are doing their best to trip up its progress. A group of roughly two dozen youngsters took […]
Seattle-based ABC affiliate KOMO-TV says its owner, the conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, is forcing its reporters to air pre-scripted segments about fake news media, in an attempt to undermine non-Sinclair stations. Sinclair has long produced “must-run” segments for its stations, dispersing them to its various subsidiaries and requiring the local stations to run controversial, typically […]
In a major policy shift, Facebook announced Thursday that it would make political advertisers in the U.S. verify who they were, and confirm that they were located within the country, as part of a set of changes designed to combat election interference. The new policy has three main parts, all of which are set to be […]
In a major policy shift, Facebook announced Thursday that it would make political advertisers in the U.S. verify who they were, and confirm that they were located within the country, as part of a set of changes designed to combat election interference. The new policy has three main parts, all of which are set to be […]
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt paid just $50 a night to rent a room in a condo in Capitol Hill which is co-owned by the wife of a prominent lobbyist, according to reporting from Bloomberg and ABC News. The unusual deal, which allowed Pruitt to pay only for the nights he actually spent in the room — mere […]
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt paid just $50 a night to rent a room in a condo in Capitol Hill which is co-owned by the wife of a prominent lobbyist, according to reporting from Bloomberg and ABC News. The unusual deal, which allowed Pruitt to pay only for the nights he actually spent in the room — a […]
One week after he killed himself with one of his own explosives, the man responsible for a series of deadly bombings across Austin, Texas has a new designation: “domestic terrorist.” That, at least, is how Austin’s interim police chief, Brian Manley, now views Mark Anthony Conditt, whose bombs killed two people and injured four others. […]
A new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health Friday adds to the overwhelming evidence that transgender young people benefit when their gender identities are respected. In particular, their mental health measurably improves when they are addressed by their chosen name throughout their lives. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin interviewed transgender youths […]
A new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health Friday adds to the overwhelming evidence that transgender young people benefit when their gender identities are respected. In particular, their mental health measurably improves when they are addressed by their chosen name throughout their lives. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin interviewed transgender youths […]
Totally countering his Secretary of Defense, Gen. James Mattis, President Trump on Thursday said the United States is on its way out of Syria. “We’ll be coming out of Syria, like very soon. Let the other people take care of it now. Very soon. Very soon. We’re coming out,” said the president, while giving a […]
When thousands of angry Sacramento residents stepped out last Thursday night in protest of the police killing of Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard, they didn’t walk the streets near where he died. They mustered about 10 miles away outside City Hall, then took a move the city police chief acknowledged was unexpected — up […]
When thousands of angry Sacramento residents stepped out last Thursday night in protest of the police killing of Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard, they didn’t walk the streets near where he died. They mustered about 10 miles away outside City Hall, then took a move the city police chief acknowledged was unexpected — up […]
A new 2020 decennial census policy means some 24.3 million people could skip answering the critical form if they believe their names and other personal information could be shared with law enforcement, according to a Brookings Institute analysis released Friday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced late Monday that it will restore a question about citizenship […]
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Exxon against two attorneys general currently investigating the company for its history of climate deception. The judge called the company’s attempts to get the lawsuits thrown out and allegations against the attorneys general “implausible.” The order, written by Judge Valerie E. Caproni of United States District Court […]
Many Kentucky schools had to close on Friday when teachers decided not to go to school after the passage of a controversial pension overhaul. Schools in nearly 25 counties cancelled classes on Friday, according to the Courier-Journal. Fayetteville County District Schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall told WKYT that more than a third of school employees — 1,200 […]
Many Kentucky schools had to close on Friday when teachers decided not to go to school after the passage of a controversial pension overhaul. Schools in nearly 25 counties cancelled classes on Friday, according to the Courier-Journal. Fayetteville County District Schools spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall told WKYT that more than a third of school employees — 1,200 […]
A Florida state representative is trying to repeal the very gun control provisions he voted for after a gunman claimed the lives of 17 students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott (R) just three weeks ago, included a number […]
A Florida state representative is trying to repeal the very gun control provisions he voted for after a gunman claimed the lives of 17 students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott (R) just three weeks ago, included a number […]
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt rented a luxury apartment in Washington, D.C. from a lobbyist friend for $50 a night in a pricey Capitol Hill neighborhood, amounting to $6,100 over a six-month period in 2017. Many one-bedroom apartments in the same Capitol Hill neighborhood rent for twice as much as Pruitt would pay […]
The U.S. government will allow a veteran who was deported to Mexico to come back into the county and become a citizen, according to multiple news sources. Hector Barajas, a former Army paratrooper who honorably served between 1995 and 2001, crossed the southern border as a seven-year-old and eventually settled in the neighborhood of Compton, […]