Politics
Although Andrew Cuomo's former role as New York Governor is temporarily being replaced by Lieutenant Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, it appears that longtime civil rights activist Al Sharpton is being eyed as one of the main men for the job.
Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush shifted her attention to the pardon of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the white St. Louis couple who waved firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters last summer from their front lawn, as they marched through the gated community toward a rally outside the home of Mayor Lyda Krewson.
White councilman John "Tommy" Bryant is getting the ultimate side-eye, and many requests to resign from office, after his reiteration of The N-Word during a recent city council meeting in Tarrant City, Alabama.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes on Tuesday joined the crowded Democratic field for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, vying to become the first African American from Wisconsin to serve in the Senate.
Black Lives Matter is catching heat for calling on the US government to lift the trade embargo against Cuba.
A George Floyd mural was destroyed after it was allegedly hit by lightning on Tuesday in Toledo, Ohio. Donald Trump Jr. said the destruction might be a sign from God.
A 62-year-old Texas man who went viral on the grounds of standing for six hours to cast his vote in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary has actually been arrested on illegal voting charges due to casting a ballot while on parole.
President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying “speed is safety” as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.
Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain, this week became his party’s nominee to lead the nation’s largest city after making a centerpiece of his campaign his rejection of left-leaning activists’ calls to defund the police.
Haiti’s police chief said late Wednesday night that four people suspected of being involved in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse were killed by police in a gun battle. Two others were arrested, he said.
Patriot Front, a white nationalist group that figured it would be a good idea to orchestrate a march through Penn’s Landing, quickly found out that Philly don't play when it comes to right-wing bigotry.
Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is reportedly under federal investigation for allegedly using campaign funds to make personal purchases.
