Source: Congressional Quarterly / Getty Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida has died after a years long battle with cancer according to his chief of staff Lale M. Morrison who confirmed the news with CNN on Tuesday. He was 84 years old. News of Hastings’ death was first reported by the South Florida Sun Sentinel….
Sgt. Ker Yang, the Minneapolis police official in charge of training officers on handling crises, became the latest member of the department to take the stand Four years before George Floyd’s death, Officer Derek Chauvin took a 40-hour course on crisis intervention that included training on how to recognize people in crisis and how to…
‘My grandbaby is brown-skinned,’ she told TMZ, ‘so by no means would I want my grandbaby to think her grandmother is a colorist.’ Actress and Cocktails with Queens co-host LisaRaye McCoy is clarifying comments she made last week in which she appeared to support the colorist comments made by a white New York radio host….
In a column in the Washington Examiner, Gaetz predicted that ‘some of my feckless colleagues in Congress’ will call for him to step down Rep. Matt Gaetz said he will not leave Congress and denied that he “slept with” an underage girl, suggesting that accusations against him stem from political foes angry that he “loathes the…
New Orleans bounce music legend Big Freedia got a front-row seat to some “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” drama when Marlo Hampton went off on Porsha Williams during what was supposed to be a nice dinner. While looking back on the moment, some of the ladies, including Kandi Burruss, admitted they were equal parts embarrassed…
The Allen Police Department said brothers Tanvir Towhid and Farhan Towhid made a pact to kill their parents, sister and grandmother before killing themselves Authorities have identified six people found dead in a suburban Dallas home in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide plot. The Allen Police Department said investigators believe brothers Tanvir Towhid,…
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Biden’s plans before the formal announcement President Joe Biden was set to announce Tuesday that he is shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines. With states gradually expanding eligibility beyond such priority groups as…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp accused former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and President Joe Biden of mischaracterizing the state’s controversial new voting laws. Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, the Republican governor’s accusations came in the aftermath of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull its 2021 All-Star Game out of suburban Atlanta, and as…
Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings has died at the age of 84 following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting that Hastings’ death early this morning was confirmed by a longtime friend. In this 2014 photo, longtime Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died early Tuesday at age 84, speaks during a…
Long reluctant to erase student loan debt by executive order, President Joe Biden may be shifting his position. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was asked to research and draft a memo laying legal options available to the president. The review comes as progressive lawmakers and various constituent groups call for the president to forgive at least…
