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 goal. “It’s just Read more about Steve Bannon-Led Group Erects Border Wall Using Crowdfunded Donations[…]
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 Read more about How Dogs Help Keep Multiracial Neighborhoods Socially Segregated[…]
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 Read more about GOP Rep. Amash Drags Bill Barr For Using Position To Sell Trump’s ‘False Narrative’[…]
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 Read more about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Compared To Kim Jong Un In Pro Baseball Team Video[…]
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 Read more about Weatherman Flips Out On ‘Bachelorette’ Fans Angry About Tornado Warning Interruption[…]
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 Read more about Smithsonian Institution Names First Black Leader[…]
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 Read more about Another GOP Representative Blocks Disaster Aid Bill, Delaying Emergency Relief[…]
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 Read more about Baby Lived In Motel Room With Dead Parents For Several Days, Police Say[…]
Netflix has vowed to fight Georgia’s new “heartbeat” abortion law in court alongside the American Civil Liberties Union and, if need be, reconsider the company’s whole investment in the state. In a statement to Variety published Tuesday, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos sounded the alarm on the law banning abortion once cardiac activity is detected in Read more about Netflix Warns It May Rethink Entire Georgia Investment Over Abortion Law[…]
President Donald Trump dubiously claims he did Joe Biden a favor by calling him a “low IQ individual” over the weekend. Trump earned scorn from an array of Americans ― including some Republicans ― for the barb he directed while in Japan at the former vice president who recently launched a White House bid. After Trump was Read more about Trump Offers Absurd Excuse For Calling Joe Biden A ‘Low IQ Individual’[…]