Click:Active Optical Cable A border wall is rising along a near mile-long stretch between Texas and New Mexico thanks to a GoFundMe fundraiser that’s using private donations and private land. The group “We Build the Wall” announced construction over the weekend near El Paso, Texas, after raising more than $22.7 million of a $1 billion […]
By Sarah Mayorga-Gallo Cities in the United States are getting less segregated and, according to a recent national survey, most Americans value the country’s racial diversity. But the demographic integration of a neighborhood doesn’t necessarily mean that neighbors of different races are socializing together. Diverse urban areas remain socially segregated in part because white gentrifiers […]
Although Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) seems to be the only Republican willing to consider the possibility that President Donald Trump “engaged in impeachable conduct,” he’s not letting that stop him from making his case with the American people. Now Amash is accusing Attorney General William Barr of selling a “false narrative” that special counsel Robert Mueller’s […]
President Donald Trump spent Memorial Day weekend in Japan, where ― despite being an ocean away ― he seemed more than a little preoccupied with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Trump set the tone Sunday with a tweet in which he both downplayed recent North Korean short-range missile tests and parroted a recent piece of North Korean propaganda […]
A minor-league baseball team apologized Monday for its bush-league video depicting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) as an “enemy of freedom.” An image of Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive often targeted by conservatives, appeared between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the late Cuban strongman Fidel Castro in a Memorial Day tribute clip that aired during […]
Meteorologist Jamie Simpson had no patience for “The Bachelorette” fans in the Dayton, Ohio, area who were airing their frustrations on social media Monday night that their favorite program was interrupted by tornado warnings. One person died and more than 100 people were injured as tornados barreled across Ohio and Indiana on Monday night. In […]
The Smithsonian Institution has elected Lonnie G. Bunch III as its new secretary, the organization announced in a statement on Tuesday. Bunch, the founding director of the Smithsonian’s widely lauded National Museum of African American History and Culture, will be the first black leader in the institution’s 173-year history. He is also set to become […]
A dehydrated 6-month-old baby was discovered inside a motel room along with the bodies of her deceased parents, Michigan police said. Jessica Bramer, 26, and Christian Reed, 28, were found dead Friday in their room at Rodeway Inn in Whitehall Township, roughly 50 miles northwest of Grand Rapids, after Michigan state troopers responded to a […]
A second attempt to pass a bipartisan disaster aid package has failed after a House Republican voted on Tuesday against a bill that would secure $19 billion in emergency relief. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) objected to the legislation’s passage during a voice vote and asked that another vote be held after the House returns from […]
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the exclusion of Chick-fil-A from two U.S. airports over the company’s support of anti-LGBTQ causes. In a statement sent to HuffPost on Tuesday, the FAA said it had “received complaints alleging discrimination by two airport operators against a private company due to the expression of the owner’s religious beliefs.” […]