Summer Heat: Robert Mueller Agrees to Testify Before Congress About His Findings in the Trump Russia ProbeSpecial counsel Robert Mueller, who conducted a years-long investigation into whether Donald Trump and/or his team…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 25, 2019
Alabama Amends Law to Strip Parental Rights From Those Convicted of First-Degree RapeAlabama has made a move toward loosening rapists’ hold on parental rights in the state.ByDara SharifPublishedJune 25, 2019
YouTube Star Etika Is Found Dead in NYC, Leaving Thousands of Fans in MourningYouTube gaming star Etika was pulled lifeless from New York City’s East River days following his disappearance after…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 25, 2019
Mom Driving SUV Kills 3-Year-Old Son in a Game of ‘Chicken’ With Her Children, Prosecutors ChargeA 26-year-old Houston woman is being held on a new, higher bail of $25,000 as she faces charges that she played a…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 24, 2019
In the Donald Trump Era, People Ages 18-34 Are Less Accepting of LGBTQ Community, GLAAD FindsConventional wisdom goes: The young will lead when it comes to matters of tolerance and acceptance regardless of…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 24, 2019
Black Women Are More Likely to Be Sexually Harassed on the Job, a Study FindsReports of sexual harassment in the workplace are down among women overall, but the decline is far less steep among…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 24, 2019
Missouri’s Last-Remaining Abortion Clinic Can Stay Open for Now—but the State Has Yanked Its LicensePlanned Parenthood of St. Louis, which happens to be the only abortion provider left in the state of Missouri, can…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 21, 2019
ICE Raids to Deport Migrant Families Set to Begin Sunday in 10 US CitiesDespite reported misgivings by the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE agents are prepared to…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 21, 2019
The Saga Continues: Chicago Judge Orders Special Prosecutor Be Appointed in the Jussie Smollett Case [Corrected]Will the Jussie Smollett case ever end?ByDara SharifPublishedJune 21, 2019
Lil Nas X Drops New Single, ‘Panini,’ in Advance of New Album Release, 7Lil Nas X apparently has no plans to ride off into the sunset anytime soon.ByDara SharifPublishedJune 20, 2019
He’s Baack: Trump Appointee Who Quit Consumer Watchdog Agency After Racial Backlash Gets New Government Job at HUDApparently, when it comes to the Trump administration, a racially charged past is no bar to being able to stay…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 20, 2019
Federal Appeals Court OKs Trump’s Abortion Gag RulesIn a decision Planned Parenthood called “devastating,” a federal appeals court Thursday ruled in favor of the Trump…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 20, 2019
Getting This Smoke: Black Activists Slam Meharry Medical School Decision to Take $7.5 Million Grant From JuulBlack activists and health experts are slamming what they say is Meharry Medical College’s deal with the devil: in…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 19, 2019
Bronx, NY, Principal Wins Nod From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Backers in Long-Shot Bid to Oust Long-Term CongressmanIn a political case of what was good for the goose may be good for the gander, a Bronx, N.Y., middle school…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 19, 2019
Federal Judge Rules New Evidence of Race and Partisan Bias in Citizenship Question Issue Deserves a 2nd LookA federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday ruled there is enough new evidence to suggest the need to reconsider…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 19, 2019
Empire’s Bryshere Gray Is the Latest Castmember to Get Into a (Minor) Dustup With Chicago Law EnforcementIs Chi-Town coming for those Empire boys? It’s a question now that a second member of the Fox TV show’s cast has…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 18, 2019
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, With the 2020 Presidential Election Nearing, Slams Trump As Threat to LGBTQ RightsChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first black woman and openly gay person to lead the nation’s third-most-populous…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 18, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Draws GOP Wrath After Slamming Immigrant Detention Centers as Modern-Day ‘Concentration Camps’Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling out the dire situation for immigrants being held at the United States’…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 18, 2019
Democratic Candidates Talk Black Money Matters at South Carolina ForumWith more than 20 (at last count) Democrats in the running to win the party’s presidential nomination, it’s probably…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 17, 2019
4 Hurt in Shooting at Toronto Raptors NBA Championship Celebration; Police Arrest 3At least four people were hurt and panic ensued when shots rang out Monday during the Toronto Raptors’ victory…ByDara SharifPublishedJune 17, 2019