Trump pushes back on fears of a trade war with China President Trump showed no sign Wednesday of backing down from an escalating trade confrontation with China, even as financial markets wobbled and American farmers and manufacturers warned that he was inviting a damaging commercial clash. Hours after the Chinese […]
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Police Fatally Shoot a Brooklyn Man After Falsely Believing He Had a Gun New York City police officers shot and killed a black man who was known to be mentally ill on a Brooklyn street corner on Wednesday afternoon after he pointed what the officers believed was a gun at […]
Trump sending National Guard troops to Mexico border, but they won’t have contact with immigrants President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday directing National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration, but it is not likely to allow the troops to have physical contact with immigrants, according […]
Pledging to carry on his mission, thousands mark 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death For Cleophus Smith, who has labored as a sanitation worker in Memphis for half a century, it was important to mark the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death by marching […]
YouTube shooter was angry at company, visited gun range before shooting, police say The woman who authorities say shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters on Tuesday before killing herself was fueled by anger at the company and its policies, according to police and family members. “It is believed the suspect […]
Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat, Buoying Democrats Rebecca Dallet, a Milwaukee County Circuit judge favored by liberals, was elected on Tuesday to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, The Associated Press reported, reducing the hold of conservative justices over the state’s highest court. Judge Dallet’s defeat of Michael Screnock, a […]
Church Leaders Who Propelled Civil Rights Movement Look to Rekindle King’s Activist Spirit “Our God!” the worshipers belted out, swaying inside a towering cathedral. “Our God!” Amid the rising voices, the Rev. Charles E. Blake gently swayed and clapped, head bowed and tortoiseshell glasses halfway down his nose. Bishop Blake, […]
Facebook bans over 200 new Russian accounts Facebook said on Tuesday that it removed over 200 accounts and pages linked to Russian trolls that had attempted to influence U.S. politics around the time of the 2016 election. The company’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos said in a post that the […]
In Texas, Ted Cruz Is Facing an Unusual Challenge: A Formidably Financed Democrat Senator Ted Cruz of Texas kicked off his re-election campaign this week with a new Texas-themed slogan and a new video, but something else that was entirely new went largely unspoken — a formidable and well-funded Democratic […]
Hunger And Homelessness Are Widespread Among College Students, Study Finds As college students grapple with the rising costs of classes and books, mortgaging their futures with student loans in exchange for a diploma that they’re gambling will someday pay off, it turns out many of them are in great financial […]
