Former Vice President Joe Biden stopped stalling and finally announced early Thursday that he’s running for the White House in 2020, becoming the most high-profile Democrat to enter an already overcrowded primary field. The long-awaited announcement from the ex-right-hand man to President Barack..… - 51 days ago 25 Apr 19, 5:45am -
Some local politicians have vowed not to take campaign cash from the real estate industry, but Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is bucking the trend. Katz, who is running for the office of Queens district attorney, received a $25,000 contribution from Tyler Morse, head of MCR Development,... - 69 days ago 7 Apr 19, 10:30am -
Mayor de Blasio is pulling a Cuomo. Hizzoner announced plans to turn to a panel of experts for better options to fix a crumbling section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — after initial proposals that would have closed the Brooklyn Heights Promenade were met with local outrage. The move comes... - 73 days ago 3 Apr 19, 12:27pm -
Who is clamoring for Mayor de Blasio to run for president? Pretty much nobody, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. A whopping 76% of New Yorkers polled said de Blasio should not run for president — with just 18% supporting a bid. The feeling was as universal among New Yorkers as their contempt... - 73 days ago 3 Apr 19, 11:26am -
Crime in New York dropped in all seven major categories in March, helping push the city’s overall crime rate to an all-time low for any quarter in at least 25 years, the NYPD said Tuesday. Every reported index crime — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larce… - 74 days ago 2 Apr 19, 3:33pm -
Mayor de Blasio blew the deadline on Tuesday to name a new chair for the beleaguered New York City Housing Authority. The search for a new leader is part of the city’s deal with the U.S. attorney for Southern District of New York and the federal department of Housing and Urban Development to fix..… - 74 days ago 2 Apr 19, 7:27am -
Interviews with the House speaker’s old friends and colleagues offer a window into her reluctance to pull the pin on a political grenade. - 6 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 4:00am -
How the job of White House press secretary became nearly obsolete. Plus: The Democratic National Committee announces the breakdown of the first primary debates. - 21 hours ago 14 Jun 19, 12:57pm -
Tom Downey was advising the Gore team in 2000 when he received documents stolen from George W. Bush. His first reaction was to turn them over to the FBI. - 1 day ago 14 Jun 19, 8:45am -
In 1987, the Supreme Court came within one vote of eliminating capital punishment in Georgia based on evidence of racial disparities. Instead, it created a precedent that civil-rights advocates have been fighting for decades. - 1 day ago 14 Jun 19, 4:00am -
A 25 year old woman tried to get an abortion for five months. By the time she made it to the clinic, it was almost too late.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 1:25pm -
The Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund helps women get abortions when they can’t afford them. It’s run by a mom and her seven kids.View Entire Post › - 38 mins ago 15 Jun 19, 10:27am -
Residents of the Michigan city are tired of politicians showing up for campaign stops and then disappearing. They want to be taken seriously going into 2020.View Entire Post › - 9 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 12:25am -
House Democrats are weighing legislation to scrap the executive guideline that bars the Justice Department from indicting a sitting president - 38 mins ago 15 Jun 19, 9:11am -
President Trump weighed in on the possibility of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) during his interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos this week, saying he doesn't particularly believe in their existence.The preside... - 1 hour ago 15 Jun 19, 8:26am -
President Trump asserted on Saturday there would be dire economic consequences should he lose the 2020 presidential race, leaning into his reelection slogan "Keep America Great.""The Trump Economy is setting record... - 2 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 7:40am -
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) tore into CNN's David Axelrod for saying that his daughter, outgoing White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, will be remembered as a "habitual liar."Huckabee told... - 4 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 5:23am -
Arkansas authorities have arrested a woman in connection with the murder of former state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith (R), State Police and Randolph County Sheriff's deputies announced Friday.Spec... - 5 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 4:31am -
One person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting inside a Southern California Costco store late Friday.Police were called to the scene just after 7:45 p.m., according to an online ... - 6 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 4:09am -
Nordstrom Rack’s Clear the Rack event, Original Penguin polos, and a sale on Marmot at Backcountry lead off a Saturday’s best deals.Read more... - 1 hour ago 15 Jun 19, 8:30am -
Investigative journalists have discovered hundreds of law enforcement officers around the country who are active in members-only Facebook groups that are based on racism, hate and ... well, it would be nice to add a third thing here, but that’s about it.Read more... - 2 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 8:10am -
Father’s Day is right around the corner and the one thing the men of VSB and The Root know how to do is procreate. It’s a talent really. Since we all love our children and love being parents, we decided to come together, talk about what fatherhood looks like and offer some tips for those conside… - 2 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 7:50am -
I’d heard of Fela Kuti before I heard Fela. But when I finally made the discovery of Nigeria’s Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti aka Fela Anikulapo Kuti aka Fela, I was done for.Read more... - 2 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 7:40am -
When he “delayed” replacing Donald Trump fave and slave owner President Andrew Jackson’s face on the $20 bill with that of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin swore before Congress that “technical” issues concerning new security features on U.S. bills were the… - 13 hours ago 14 Jun 19, 8:45pm -
The controversial bill allows criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China and has faced massive opposition. Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam is reportedly preparing to “indefinitely suspend” a contentious extradition bill that would allow Hong Kong citizens to be extradited to… - 30 mins ago 15 Jun 19, 9:19am -
It is less a deal and more an agreement to discuss a future agreement. The Mexican government has released a copy of a deal Donald Trump waved in front of reporters this week that he called “the agreement that everybody says I don’t have.” According to the president, the document detailed prev… - 2 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 8:11am -
How a simple nudge can improve health and nutrition reporting. “Researchers test vaccine they hope could stem Alzheimer’s.” “Do fatty foods decrease serotonin levels?” “Researchers claim McDonald’s fries can cure baldness.” What do these three headlines, and many others like them,… - 3 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 6:20am -
It’s not for food! It’s much darker than that. A high court in Germany just ruled in favor of a wildly common, and very cruel, practice at poultry farms across the world: the mass culling of male chicks.Killing male chicks, who are useless for egg farming purposes, en masse does not violate a G… - 4 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 6:10am -
And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects. Welcome to Vox’s weekly book link roundup, a curated selection of the internet’s best writing on books and related subjects. Here’s the best the web has to offer for the week of June 9, 2019.At the New Yorker, it’s kid… - 4 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 6:00am -
Reporter Alexandra Stevenson explains how Diane Hendricks has changed Beloit, Wisconsin. If anyone’s in charge in Beloit, Wisconsin, it’s Diane Hendricks.A billionaire and chair of the ABC Supply Company in Beloit, Hendricks has also distinguished herself as a philanthropist, pouring her fortun… - 5 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 5:00am -
The porn actress delivered a sarcastic response to the outgoing White House press secretary's once-stated wish to be remembered as honest. - 8 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 1:24am -
The Pulitzer Prize winning author teamed up with newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin to take on the Democratic establishment in the primary. It didn't go well. - 4 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 6:00am -
In Q&A format, “Antibiotics: What Everyone Needs to Know” is ideal for those seeking a quick reference or in-depth information. - 5 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 5:00am -
Abdelhaleem Ashqar was flown to Israel by ICE only to be turned around and brought back to the United States on the order of a federal judge. Now he’s been conditionally released. - 5 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 5:00am -
Abdelhaleem Ashqar was flown to Israel by ICE only to be turned around and brought back to the United States on the order of a federal judge. Now he’s been conditionally released. - 5 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 5:00am -
The case appeared to turn on a note police said the suspect left another school employee in a filing cabinet. The note instructed the employee to destroy the suspect's car, and ended with, "Throw this note away!" - 15 hours ago 14 Jun 19, 7:10pm -
The Lesbian Herstory Archives also include a Japanese "dyketionary" and a diary documenting what it was like to be queer in 1950's small-town Ohio. - 20 hours ago 14 Jun 19, 1:26pm -
Nicole Frazier was hired as the new director of African American outreach serving in President Donald Trump's administration. The post Trump’s White House hires new director of African American outreach appeared first on theGrio. - 36 mins ago 15 Jun 19, 9:13am -
Dr. A. Kyle Mack honors his father this Father's Day while explaining the need for Black men to take small or bold steps to lift each other up to greatness. The post OPINION: Black fathers need to do all we can to prepare the next generation despite how much money is in the bank appeared first on t… - 1 hour ago 15 Jun 19, 8:35am -
Iesha Harper and Dravon Ames are suing the city of Phoenix, AZ after footage has emerged of police officers drawing a gun and threatening to shoot them, after their four-your-old daughter allegedly left a store with a doll valued at 99 cents.The post Family viciously harassed by officers after 4-ye… - 1 hour ago 15 Jun 19, 8:34am -
The American Black Film Festival is going down in Miami and TheGrio is front and center for all the festivities. Tons of famous faces headed down to the beach this week to mix and mingle with fans, creatives, and journalists as they premiered their projects and participated in panels about navigatin… - 2 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 7:46am -
Nipsey Hussle will be honored with posthumous Humanitarian Award at 2019 BET Awards The post The Marathon Continues: Nipsey Hussle to be honored at 2019 BET Awards appeared first on theGrio. - 2 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 7:26am -
Rapper 21 Savage recently donated $25,000 to the Southern Poverty Law CenterThe post 21 Savage ups immigration reform efforts with $25K donation appeared first on theGrio. - 3 hours ago 15 Jun 19, 7:14am -