Jon Stewart is not a newsman, but polls show he has the reach of one at the top of his profession. He’s not a politician or an activist, but he’s set to host a rally expected to draw tens of thousands to Washington’s National Mall.
Complaints alleging racial bias in one of Ohio’s largest school systems have drawn the attention of federal education officials.
Juan Williams told Bill O’Reilly that he gets nervous at airports when he sees Muslims. For this, Williams has been roundly denounced as a bigot. But Williams’ association between innocent Muslims and the perpetrators of the 9-11 attacks was less about bigotry—at least, bigotry conventionally defined—than about his mind working normally. To live in America […]
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The youngest child of reggae legend Bob Marley will spend seven years on probation for growing marijuana in her Philadelphia-area home. A Chester County judge offered 29-year-old Makeda Jahnesta Marley a choice: a shorter prison term or a long stint on probation. She opted for the latter and risks being […]
Prosecutors asked a judge Tuesday to send a white former transit officer to prison for the 2009 videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform.
By Michael Tapia Baseball’s biggest show is set to start Wednesday night, the best of seven duel between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers will commence in the AT&T Park at 7:57 PM EST. Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum will be facing off in Game 1 for what many expect to be a […]
NBA Scores: Read more recaps at NBA.Com Celtics defeat Heat 88-80 Heat’s Player of the Game: LeBron James 31 pts, 4 assists, 3 rebounds Celtics Player of the Game: Paul Pierce 19 pts, 9 rebounds, 3 assists Portland Trail Blazers defeat Suns 106-92 Blazer Player of the Game: Brandon Roy 24 pts, 6 rebounds, 3 […]
GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean discussed the merits of various media outlets Monday night, unsurprisingly finding themselves on polar opposites of the debate.
Republican Party leaders in central Illinois are calling on their own candidate for state senate to step down following racist remarks he made at a candidate’s forum last week.
Helicopters with emergency supplies finally landed Wednesday on the remote Indonesian islands slammed by a tsunami that killed at least 272 people, while elsewhere in the archipelago the toll from a volcanic eruption rose to 30, including the mountain’s spiritual caretaker.
A Kips Bay McDonald’s is very discriminating about which nonpaying customers can use the bathroom, a lawsuit says.
The steely Brooklyn cop who faced down a gunman at a beauty parlor – shooting the pistol out of his hands – modestly laughed off her new title after she was promoted Tuesday.
