ALBANY — State Attorney General Barbara Underwood filed a lawsuit Thursday against Walmart, Target and a toy importer claiming they sold products that contained dangerous amounts of lead. The lawsuit filed in Albany state Supreme Court came after testing showed that ”Cra-Z-Jewelz” jewelry-maki… - 22 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 10:00am -
ALBANY — In what seems could be an early shot across the bow of Gov. Cuomo, the incoming Democrat chairman of the state Senate investigations committee is promising a much more aggressive oversight role. "There are so many issues, projects, and wrongdoings that should've triggered serious legislat… - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:50am -
A pistol-promoting Russian woman who forged deep ties with the National Rifle Association admitted Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington that she was part of the Kremlin’s coordinated effort to infiltrate and influence American politics. Maria Butina, who professed her innocence after her.… - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:35am -
President Trump just can’t keep his story straight. The commander-in-chief, weighing in for the first time after his longtime personal lawyer was sentenced to three years in prison, claimed Thursday that he “never directed Michael Cohen to break the law.” Trump has repeatedly changed his tune… - 4 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 6:30am -
Nancy Pelosi all but guaranteed she’ll become the next House speaker Wednesday after striking a term-limit deal with a contingent of defiant Democrats. The California congresswoman committed to serving no more than four years in the top House post — and that was enough for seven dissenting Dems.… - 19 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 3:35pm -
President Trump is directing federal agencies and developers to rebuild distressed communities dubbed “opportunity zones” — including areas where his relatives own properties and the Queens nabe soon to host online retail giant Amazon. Trump signed an executive order Wednesday creating a new W… - 21 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 1:45pm -
We allowed an important idea—American exceptionalism—to be hijacked and misused. Now we need to rescue that idea and let it guide America at home and abroad. - 5 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 5:00am -
In federal court on Wednesday, Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer sought to break free of the president as a judge sentenced him to prison. - 22 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 11:55am -
As more revelations emerge about an alleged massive fraud operation that could have tipped a U.S. House race, there’s growing bipartisan agreement about a remedy. - 24 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 10:30am -
Butina pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, and will delay sentencing while she cooperates with the government.View Entire Post › - 5 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 3:07pm -
The overhaul will ease the process of reporting harassment claims on Capitol Hill, which came under scrutiny when the #MeToo movement reached Congress more than a year ago.View Entire Post › - 5 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 3:04pm -
The California Democrat ensured she will have the votes to be the next speaker of the House, after securing the support of a small group of party holdouts.View Entire Post › - 3 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 6:57am -
The bill would reform mandatory minimums and “three strike” laws, and grant release to people serving exorbitant prison sentences for crack cocaine possession.View Entire Post › - 13 hours ago 12 Dec 18, 9:00pm -
President Trump on Thursday attacked MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski for making a homophobic comment this week in reference to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, alleging a media double standard for the "Morning Joe" host."If... - 41 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 9:41am -
Maria Butina, the 30-year-old Russian woman arrested and charged earlier this year with acting as an unregistered agent of the Russian government in the U.S., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court after previously ente... - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:35am -
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) on Thursday declared that Democrats will not provide any more funding for a border wall and are willing to wait until January, when a Democratic majority in the House will g... - 3 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 7:49am -
House Republicans are putting off a vote on a bill that would fund the government and provide $5 billion in funding for President Trump's border wall.A vote schedule released by the House GOP does not include a vot... - 3 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 7:32am -
Republicans, including some allies of President Trump, are worried that the White House is ill-prepared for the sea of troubles it is facing.Those concerns were made more acute by two dramatic developments on Tuesd... - 7 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 3:00am -
The president of people who buy gas-station hot dogs has awakened from his slumber, taken his morning bath in a mixture of antifreeze and peach Faygo, and started his daily tweeting regimen by explaining how he shouldn’t be held responsible for Michael Cohen’s illegal acts just because he may ha… - 22 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 10:00am -
One of the most fun memories my family has made in recent years was a giant NERF battle on the lawn. I’m talking children, my adult siblings and their spouses, my parents — all of us pummeling each other with foam darts and then pausing to collect them so we could go again.Read more... - 56 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 9:26am -
Yesterday morning, Televangelist Lice emerged from beneath the cellar of a Barbie Glam Getaway Traphouse repurposed as a trundle coconut waterbed to tweet that the billions of dollars President Trump wants to spend on the border wall would be “the BEST $5 billion taxpayers EVER spent!” Naturally… - 1 hour ago 13 Dec 18, 9:02am -
By now, we’ve all seen it (if not, you should); a now-viral vintage clip of Oprah doing her talk show host best not to spit out a guest’s unseasoned-yet-million dollar prize-winning chicken (because, white judges) on her now-defunct hit daytime show (R.I.P. Oprah show. You are still missed).Read… - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:42am -
A teenage suspect is dead after being cornered by police during an alleged attempted shooting at Dennis Intermediate School in Richmond, Indiana.Read more... - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:33am -
“The color’s official name is ‘blood of my enemies,’” one person tweeted. On December 11, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had a highly contentious meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to discuss the prospect of a gove… - 2 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 10:20am -
A consumer report sheds light on security risks associated with kids’ toys, including a popular Amazon tablet. For many people, protecting your privacy on the internet is sort of like eating your vegetables, recycling, or watching Ken Burns documentaries: something you know you should do in theor… - 6 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 10:16am -
It was designed to please Big Oil. That may be all it does. California is regarded as a global leader on climate-change policy, having put in place some of the world’s most ambitious carbon-reduction targets. Most recently, it extended its landmark climate law from 2020 out through 2030, drawing i… - 39 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 9:43am -
Butina admitted to making contacts with Republicans and conservative groups at the direction of Russia, and will cooperate with prosecutors. Accused Russian spy Maria Butina has struck a plea deal with prosecutors and admitted that she acted under the direction of a Russian official in the United S… - 42 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 9:40am -
The “sex recession” assumes there’s a right way for young people to have sex. There isn’t. “These should be boom times for sex,” Kate Julian muses in the opener to the cover story for the Atlantic’s December 2018 issue. And yet she notes, with a nod to data from the Centers for Disease… - 52 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 9:30am -
The awards-season favorite is a visual feast that rewards attention. Do you need to see Roma in the theater? Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón’s quiet, contemplative, deeply personal film, based on the experiences of the woman who worked for his family and raised him in Mexico City and set d… - 1 hour ago 13 Dec 18, 8:52am -
On this day in 1907, a large group of aggrieved medical students took to the streets of London with the aim of tearing down a statue of a little brown dog. The students regarded the memorial, erected by activists who opposed animal experimentation, as an insult to their profession. You may use the c… - 4 days ago 9 Dec 18, 9:01pm -
In a Dec. 7 Slatest, Joshua Keating misstated that the Trump administration had announced a halt to the refueling of Saudi-led coalition aircraft this month. It was announced in November.In a Nov. 7 Jurisprudence, Mark Joseph Stern misstated that the 16th Street Baptist Church bombers were success… - 6 days ago 7 Dec 18, 1:04am -
What is claimed to be the first manned rocket delivery of U.S. mail occurred on this day in 2005, when XCOR Aerospace carried several parcels aboard a short experimental flight from the Mojave Desert to California City, California. You may use the comment thread on this page to discuss other milesto… - 11 days ago 2 Dec 18, 9:01pm -
In a Dec. 1 Jurisprudence, Dahlia Lithwick misspelled Erik Prince’s first name as well as the name of Deutsche Bank.In a Nov. 30 Slatest, Jeremy Stahl misspelled Peter Strzok’s last name.In a Nov. 30 Jurisprudence, David R. Lurie mischaracterized Blackwater founder Erik Prince as an Amway heir… - 13 days ago 30 Nov 18, 1:01am -
On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday that would thenceforth be celebrated on the last Thursday of every November. If we were still following Lincoln’s calendar in 2018, we would be sitting for turkey this Thursday, Nov. 29, not last Thursday, Nov. 22. Why i… - 18 days ago 25 Nov 18, 9:01pm -
In a Nov. 21 Slatest, Elliot Hannon misidentified John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court. He is chief justice of the United States.In a Nov. 20 Slatest, Joshua Keating misspelled Manila.In a Nov. 19 Movies, Dana Stevens misstated that two of the protagonists of the movie The Favourite… - 20 days ago 23 Nov 18, 1:02am -
"This is an outcome that I really, truly, in my heart didn’t think would happen,” Gov. Jim Justice told reporters, calling the rescue “a Christmas blessing.” - 6 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 4:16am -
"This is an outcome that I really, truly, in my heart didn’t think would happen,” Gov. Jim Justice told reporters, calling the rescue “a Christmas blessing.” - 6 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 4:16am -
Machines that can produce a DNA profile in less than two hours, rather than the days or weeks it takes in a lab, are being used by police around the country, and the bureau wants to link them to the national DNA database. - 7 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 3:00am -
Machines that can produce a DNA profile in less than two hours, as opposed to the current days or weeks it takes in a lab, are being used by police around the country, and the FBI wants to link them to the national DNA database. - 7 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 3:00am -
"He came charging in, ripped his hat and beard off in front of 50-odd kids and started shouting and swearing at people to leave." - 32 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 9:50am -
An investigation into Christine St-Onge’s disappearance was sparked when the man she was travelling with returned home alone with no luggage and died by suicide. - 1 hour ago 13 Dec 18, 9:13am -
"We have asked the company to provide air conditioning for us, but they told us that the robots inside can’t work in cold weather." - 1 hour ago 13 Dec 18, 8:56am -
Los Angeles County is exploring various strategies to reduce and end the incarceration of pregnant youth and one way the Board of Supervisors intends to do so is by approving a motion proposed by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn. “Improving their care is a matter… - 51 mins ago 13 Dec 18, 9:31am -
Just five years ago Tristan Walker was an entrepreneur just looking to figure out a solution to help men and their ever-present razor bump issues when he started Bevel, a men’s grooming service catered towards men of color. Now he’s sold his health and beauty startup Walker & Company Brands to P… - 1 hour ago 13 Dec 18, 8:59am -
Houston rappers, Maxo Kream and NFL Cartel Bo thought it was cool to floss in front of the cameras for a music video holding guns but instead they only helped lead police to the arrest of at least 20 men for illegal possession, Rolling Stone reports. Emekwanem “Maxo Kream” Biosah Jr and Warren… - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:47am -
Atlanta native and hip-hop producer and superstar Jermaine Dupri has teamed with the Super Bowl LIII Host Committee to serve up a music festival that will last for days in the city’s Centennial Olympic Park ahead of the NFL championship event. The series kicks off January 26 and runs through Febr… - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:45am -
An 8-year old boy from the Congo is in need of life-saving surgery and he’s getting it thanks to a former Atlanta Hawks player. Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo helped bring a boy known simply as Matadi to the United States to seek the help of specialists because of a tumor growing on the left si… - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:06am -
Steph Curry wants his fans to be more empowered by their own fact-finding mission than simply taking the word of athletes as truth. That’s the lesson Curry wants his fans to walk away with after his comments about the moon landing being fake. His claim sent social media spinning and landed the Gol… - 2 hours ago 13 Dec 18, 8:02am -
For the third time this year, the attorney and 2020 presidential prospect has rolled a grenade into the Trump White House. - 80 days ago 24 Sep 18, 3:38pm -
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage r… - 83 days ago 21 Sep 18, 2:26am -