House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says deal was ‘very possible’ as Democrats scale back initial $3.5 trillion spending plan A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top Democrats edged close to sealing their giant domestic legislation, though the informal deadline appeared to slip as they worked to scale back the measure and determine how…
Source: jean-Louis Atlan / Getty Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications – was a pioneer: the first Black national security advisor in U.S. history, the first Black chairman of the joint chiefs…
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center raises $500,000 from donors in bid for statue that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia For more than a year, officials have debated what to do with Confederate monuments that once peppered or currently stand in the American South for decades. While some statues have been placed in storage,…
Video of Howard, Davis confrontation went viral on social media Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis both say their physical confrontation on the Los Angeles Lakers’ bench was a momentary disagreement that has already been resolved. Even if their big men are getting along again, the Lakers have a whole lot more repairing to do. Chris…
Willie B. Smith III was put to death after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request for a stay by his lawyers An Alabama man who avoided execution in February was put to death Thursday for the 1991 killing of a woman who was abducted during a robbery and then shot in a cemetery. Willie…
“Cold gun,” assistant director Dave Halls said after giving Alec Baldwin prop on “Rust” set, court records indicate As a film crew and actors in Western garb prepared to rehearse a scene inside a wooden, chapel-like building on a desert movie ranch outside Santa Fe, assistant director Dave Halls stepped outside and grabbed a prop…
Wongel Estifanos, 6, plunged to her death at a Colorado amusement park, lawsuit says On her family’s first trip since the pandemic began, 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos got on a vertical drop ride at a Colorado amusement park with her uncle, aunt and cousins last month. When the floor pulled away from beneath them, everyone else…
Kandi Burruss is opening up a bit about being a mom, including a personal experience regarding a comment that proved hurtful as it relates to Burruss’ decision to use a surrogate for the birth of her last child. On Oct. 21, Burruss opened up about motherhood to People’s new “Me Becoming A Mom” podcast, where…
Republican Winsome Sears and Democrat Hala Ayala seek to be first woman and woman of color elected Virginia lieutenant governor The two women seeking the lieutenant governor’s office in Virginia next month are fond of touting their unconventional political backgrounds. One thing is certain: Whichever one wins will be making history. Either candidate would be…
Biden administration focuses on modern-day redlining in the form of algorithms The Justice Department announced Friday a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the practice of banks discriminating against racial minorities or certain neighborhoods. It is the first major expansion of redlining investigations since the Obama administration. As part of the effort, the Justice…
