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A self-identified Republican called into C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program to warn fellow members of his party not to get too extreme in the wake of their big bonanza Tuesday, which he said was all “about race” because “Republicans hate that n**ger Obama.” The website Talking Points Memo caught the incident, which occurred this morning: The […]
A championship team was paid tribute to at the White House this week. But no, they weren’t college or pro champs. The White House honored the aptly named Jackie Robinson West All-Stars from the South Side of Chicago with a special ceremony at the White House. President Obama and top advisor Valerie Jarrett honored the […]
PHOENIX (AP) — For a time, Shanesha Taylor was an Internet sensation. She was the mother who — despite leaving her children in a sweltering car during a job interview — attracted sympathy from around the nation with a tear-stained mug shot. She received $114,000 in donations from a public that seemed inclined to give […]
Uh oh, this is NOT a good look. Leslie McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, the teenager who was killed by Ferguson, Mo officer Darren Wilson, could find herself in court. She has been accused of leading others to attack and steal money from a group selling “Justice for Mike Brown” merchandise. According to the […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman snatched off the streets was rescued with the help of a GPS tracking device that had been installed on the suspect’s car by the dealer in case it needed to be repossessed, authorities said Thursday. It was just the latest arrest made possible by the surveillance technology that is seemingly […]
FERGUSON, Mo. – The parents of Ferguson police shooting victim Michael Brown are headed to Switzerland next week to speak at a United Nations human…
Demanding justice for the shooting death of unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown by a White police officer, demonstrators disrupted the Tuesday election night party of…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An abducted woman’s fighting spirit likely helped keep her alive until law enforcement agents rescued her and arrested her alleged captor, Philadelphia’s police commissioner said Thursday. “My understanding is, even after she was in the car and bound, she continued to struggle with this guy,” Charles Ramsey told ABC News, hours after […]
NEW YORK (AP) — She’s an under-the-radar contender to become the first black woman to head the Justice Department. Loretta Lynch rarely holds news conferences, does interviews or gives speeches in her current job as U.S. attorney in Brooklyn. But the lack of a paper trail on Lynch hasn’t kept her from emerging in recent […]
Did President Obama throw a little shade at Michael Jordan after Jordan dissed his golf game? A few days ago, Jordan was interviewed by Ahmad Rashad and asked who he’d play with in a golf foursome. First he said Obama, then took it back, calling the President a “hacker.” When asked about the soundbite, Obama […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman seen on surveillance video putting up a fight while being abducted off a Philadelphia street was found safe outside Baltimore on Wednesday, and the man who snatched her was arrested, police said. Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was spotted in Jessup, Maryland, with the man in a car with a broken-out back window […]
South Carolina’s Tim Scott defeated Democratic challenger Joyce Dickerson Tuesday night to become the first African American senator to win election in the South since Reconstruction. RELATED: New…
