Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has won the Democratic nomination for governor of Florida, scoring a major victory for the party’s progressive wing while taking another step toward becoming the state’s first black chief executive. Backed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and progressive groups, Gillum outlasted a field of five competitive candidates, in which he was […]
Aretha Franklin fans are saying their final goodbyes to the Queen of Soul. The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit is hosting two days of public open-casket visitations. Franklin died at age 76 of pancreatic cancer on August 16. On Tuesday, the first of the two days, hundreds of people, some of whom spent […]
Mass shooting suspect David Katz underwent treatment for psychological and emotional issues, according to his parents’ divorce records obtained Monday by CNN. Katz attended a tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday for competitive players of Madden, a football video game. He brought a gun into the venue, the GLHF Game Bar, in the back of […]
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort sought a plea deal before his trial in Washington, DC, federal court next month, but talks stalled over issues raised by special counsel Robert Mueller, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Manafort was found guilty last Tuesday in a separate trial in Virginia […]
Relatives of a man shot and killed by undercover police in Tacony this week met with Commissioner Richard Ross on Thursday to express their concerns about the incident, according to a lawyer for the family. The head of the police union, meanwhile, issued a letter asking for people “to hold judgment until all facts are […]
Attorney General Sessions fired back at President Donald Trump on Thursday after the commander in chief said his top law enforcement official “never took control” of the Justice Department. In an unusual statement, Sessions said, “I took control of the Department of Justice the day I was sworn in, which is why we have had […]
For the second straight preseason game, Malcolm Jenkins stayed in the tunnel during the national anthem, while Michael Bennett remained in the locker room. After putting a pause on his silent protest toward the end of last season, Jenkins resumed his national anthem demonstration for the Eagles’ preseason opener Aug. 9 at Lincoln Financial Field […]
“They didn’t come out of the campaign; they came from me.” So President Donald Trump told Fox News regarding payments his former attorney admitted to paying illegally in order to silence women from speaking of alleged affairs with Trump. Trump’s comments, set to air Thursday, further complicate already contradictory statements on payments to Karen McDougal […]
Inmates in prisons across the country launched a massive strike on Tuesday, calling for an end to what organizers call “inhuman” treatment in the criminal justice system. The national coordinated effort will include “work stoppages, sit-in strikes, commissary boycotts, and hunger strikes,” depending on the circumstances of each prison, according to an August 18 blog […]
Police on Wednesday night had two teenage boys in custody in the shooting death last week of Kristian Marche, the 18-year-old track standout from Imhotep Charter High School who was gunned down after he confronted a pair of teens trying to break into his family’s house. Taron Small, 16, and Byron Vinson, 15, were trying […]
Now that President Trump’s current attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has told us on NBC’s Meet the Press that “truth isn’t truth,” we are left to determine for ourselves what “truth” actually means. That’s not easy when Trump is constantly bombarding us with documentable lies that seem designed to confuse and distract. But in the midst of so […]
A teenage suspect was in custody this morning in the the shooting death of Kristian Marche, an 18-year-old Imhotep Institute Charter High School graduate and standout track and football athlete, according to a police source, and investigators were searching for another teen they believe was involved in the crime. The source said the investigation into […]