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..… - 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,... - 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... - 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... - 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… - 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..… - 2 Apr 19, 7:27am -
Half a decade after the Supreme Court’s same-sex-marriage decision, the justices and Congress are still trying to figure out what federal law should say about LGBTQ rights. - 20 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 4:00am -
Stacey Abrams hinted this week that she’d be open to being vice president. Plus: Israel reversed course, but Representative Rashida Tlaib won’t go. - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 2:07pm -
After skyrocketing to political stardom in 2018, the Georgia Democrat is now trying to get her party to care about voter suppression in 2020. - 2 days ago 16 Aug 19, 9:26am -
Rallies allow Trump to return to a time when his presidency was nothing more than an aspiration, uncomplicated by the demands of the job. - 2 days ago 16 Aug 19, 6:15am -
A brief filed by the Justice Department says federal law offers no protection to transgender workers who endure discrimination because of their gender identity.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 18 Aug 19, 3:26am -
The administration already agreed to pay $2.7 million to the ACLU and others. It is now facing requests for as much as $12 million from challengers in Maryland.View Entire Post › - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 5:26pm -
Haberman paid the price after a series of events that began with sexual misconduct allegations against her male coauthor.View Entire Post › - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 5:25pm -
The committee will mark up three gun control bills on Sept. 4. The full House is slated to return Sept. 9.View Entire Post › - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 3:16pm -
Israel decided to allow Tlaib in to see her grandmother if she didn't promote a boycott of Israel over its treatment of Palestinians during her trip, but Tlaib says she won't travel there.View Entire Post › - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 12:10pm -
White House hopeful Joe Biden doubled down on his vow to cooperate with Republicans should he be elected president, saying he successfully worked across the aisle as vice president."There's an awful lot of really g... - 4 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 7:42pm -
A Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee grilled a Republican man who claimed to remember his own birth during a hearing on legislation to ban abortions in the state once a fetus's heartbeat is detectable.The foota... - 5 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 6:42pm -
The grandmother of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), did not mince words about President Trump in a recent interview after he roped her into a heated back and forth with her granddaughter following the Israeli government's de... - 10 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 1:30pm -
Liberal commentator Bill Maher on Friday night went after the international movement to boycott Israel, calling it a "bullshit purity test" for Democrats after the Israeli government said it would deny entry to two U.S. c... - 18 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 5:36am -
An Echo Dot Wall mount, $100 Off a Casper Mattress, Plus 2 Free Original Pillows, and Wayfair’s Home Renovation Sale lead of Saturday’s best deals from around the web.Read more... - 16 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 7:50am -
No surprise here. If police are barely investigated, hardly charged, and scarcely convicted for killing black people—on video—why would they face any sort of consequence for parading a black man through the streets tied to a rope while on horseback?Read more... - 17 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 6:40am -
With at least half of his 30 pieces of silver, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter will soon acquire a “significant ownership interest” in an NFL team, reports TMZ, making him the first black person to be an owner in the league’s history. The team itself was not disclosed, but a source told the site tha… - 18 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 5:30am -
Apparently, as far as the Trump administration is concerned, employers have every right to fire transgender people.Read more... - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 8:00pm -
Members of antifa march in Washington, DC on July 6, 2019. | Evelyn Hockstein/The Washington Post/Getty Images Trump did not address members of the alt-right gathering for a Portland rally, but did say he’s considering designating antifa an “organization of terror.” President Trump issued a… - 10 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 2:10pm -
Donald Trump at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire on August 15, 2019. | Lev Radin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Trump’s latest tweets about his New Hampshire rally continue his obsessions with crowd size and with bolstering his image as a popular politician. Late Friday night, President Trump… - 12 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 11:45am -
Rep. Rashida Tlaib at a “Shabatt in the Park with Rashida” event featuring pro-BDS demonstrators. | Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump criticized Tlaib’s refusal to visit Israel after officials said she could come if she didn’t protest, as Nancy Pelosi worked to move on. Preside… - 16 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 7:50am -
A Chinese rose (Rosa chinensis) blooms in a front garden in Hanover, 2019. | Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance via Getty Images Plus, libraries are becoming flashy tourist attractions, and all the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related content. Welcome to Vox’s weekly b… - 18 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 6:00am -
Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images Vox Sentences is your daily digest for what’s happening in the world. Sign up for the Vox Sentences newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday, or view the Vox Sentences archive for past editions.US-Taliban peace talks inch toward a resol… - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 5:00pm -
The New York Stock Exchange building in New York City. | Johannes Eiselle/AFP/Getty Images This episode of Today, Explained walks through the infamous yield curve and what it’s signaling about the next recession. The yield curve inverted on August 14, which, if you’re like many people, sound… - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 2:40pm -
Emotional grandchildren honor strong Palestinian women in continuing fallout after Israel bars two Democratic congresswomen. - 1 hour ago 17 Aug 19, 10:39pm -
The mother "had this lost look," an immigrant rights advocate told The Clarion Ledger after a visit. "She doesn't know what tomorrow will bring." - 3 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 8:28pm -
The presidential hopeful talked to Republican gun owners and Trump supporters on Saturday after proposing an assault weapon ban earlier this week. - 5 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 7:08pm -
The Sunday Times obtained documents showing that Britain will face shortages if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal. - 6 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 5:30pm -
"Words matter and facts matter," Ellen Weintraub wrote to the president after he baselessly claimed that he lost New Hampshire due to fraudulent votes. - 7 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 5:04pm -
A tin-can chimney, eight solar panels and a TV antenna taped to a tree were just the first clues to a wanted man’s meticulously planned escape, officials say. - 11 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 12:54pm -
"Fjord to Trump: Drop dead" is a play on a headline from when then-President Gerald Ford refused to bail New York City out of bankruptcy in 1975. - 13 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 11:19am -
The Aug. 3 shooting took Antonio Basco’s wife of 22 years. He had no family to help him mourn. People waited more than 3 hours in 100-degree heat to show him he was not alone. - 17 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 7:08am -
It’s a skill you may need, especially if you know someone who takes large doses of prescription opioids or abuses such drugs. - 19 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 5:00am -
Gab has experienced a huge growth spurt in the first half of 2019, a worrying sign of the spread of hateful ideologies and radicalization online. - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 1:54pm -
The app called Kurbo is referred to as "rewarding and inspirational," but experts believe that it's irresponsible, if not flat-out dangerous. - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 1:51pm -
After Jay-Z recently announced a deal with the NFL encompassing entertainment and social justice, rumors are swirling that the rapper might become part-owner of an NFL franchise.The post Jay-Z rumored to acquire ‘significant ownership interest’ in NFL team as part of new deal appeared first on… - 15 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 9:19am -
Taija M. Russell has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated arson for setting a man’s house ablaze after he stood her up for sex.The post New Jersey man’s ‘side chick’ burns his house down after he stood her up for sex appeared first on theGrio. - 15 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 8:51am -
A GOP memo instructs congressional Republicans to downplay reports about extremist-related murders by pushing anti-left propaganda.The post GOP memo reveals Republican strategy to downplay white nationalism and blame left for mass shootings appeared first on theGrio. - 16 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 8:04am -
Nicki Minaj signaled that marriage to her controversial boyfriend Kenneth Petty may be in the near future by changing her Twitter handle to reflect a shared last name.The post Nicki Minaj hints at marriage to felon bae by changing Twitter name to ‘Mrs. Petty’ appeared first on theGrio. - 16 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 7:45am -
Through his attorney, R. Kelly is denying claims that he refused to show up in court for a pretrial hearing in Chicago on Thursday.The post R. Kelly’s attorney denies claims singer missed court because he refused to cooperate appeared first on theGrio. - 16 hours ago 17 Aug 19, 7:25am -
Former Fifth Harmony band member Normani's solo career just got a huge boost this week after the video for her new single Motivation had both fans and fellow celebs losing their minds with adulation.The post Twitter goes crazy over Normani’s new ‘Motivation’ video appeared first on theGrio. - 1 day ago 16 Aug 19, 4:23pm -