France’s famous Louvre Museum has reportedly scrubbed the Sackler family’s name from its walls, in effect removing any physical trace of its ties to the billionaire family that owns opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. The art philanthropist family’s name was quietly removed from a major wing devoted to eastern antiquities over the past couple of weeks, […]
NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters) – Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord found guilty of running a murderous criminal enterprise that smuggled tons of drugs into the United States, was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Wednesday to spend the rest of his life in prison. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan imposed the sentence […]
CNN is facing backlash after airing an interview with white supremacist Richard Spencer in which he discussed his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s racist attack on a group of Democratic congresswomen. Critics say it was irresponsible for the cable news network, which averages about 1 million viewers per day, to provide a platform for Spencer, […]
Congressional lawmakers grilled a Facebook executive Tuesday about the social media giant’s plans for a new worldwide cryptocurrency network, with some saying they didn’t trust the tech behemoth amid an ongoing fallout over its privacy practices. The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing about Facebook’s plans for Libra, a new digital financial system it announced […]
A story straight out The Onion came true in a matter of hours after the satirical website posted a story in which 82-year-old Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) asked to be let into “The Squad.” That’s the group of Democratic lawmakers ― all women of color ― who have been the subject of President Donald Trump’s racist tweets: Reps. […]
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway spoke out Tuesday against her husband’s scathing Washington Post op-ed in which he said he has “no doubt” President Donald Trump is a racist. “No, I totally disagree,” Conway told Fox News of husband George Conway’s column. “But I work with this president. I know him. I know his heart, […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered R. Kelly held in a Chicago jail without bond on sex-related charges, saying that the R&B singer had failed to convince the court that he would not commit new crimes if released. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber handed down the ruling after Kelly was arrested last […]
A man who owed money to 75-year-old black activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph has been arrested for her murder in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police announced Tuesday. Roberts-Joseph’s body was discovered in the trunk of her car on Friday after an anonymous tip was received by the Baton Rouge Police Department. On Monday, the department ruled her death […]
President Donald Trump’s racist tweet attack on four Democratic woman in Congress is sure making life difficult for “The View” co-host Meghan McCain. The president on Sunday exhorted Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota to “go back and help and fix the totally broken […]
The death of a 75-year-old African American activist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been ruled a homicide, authorities said on Monday. Click Here: Liverpool FC T Shirts Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who founded the Odell S. Williams Now and Then African American Museum, was discovered dead in the trunk of a car after police received an anonymous […]