Republican U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao has lost the election in his New Orleans-area district, a rare seat that Democrats were able to snatch from the GOP. Democratic state Rep. Cedric Richmond won the 2nd District seat. With all precincts reporting, Richmond had 65 percent of the vote to Cao’s 33 percent.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy McMillan says he can’t quit now — the rent is still “too damn high.” The man who became the breakout star of New York’s race for governor said Wednesday that he got so much support, he has to keep going. The 63-year-old McMillan became a sensation after a debate in […]
A chastened President Barack Obama signaled a willingness to compromise with Republicans on tax cuts and energy policy Wednesday, one day after his party lost control of the House and suffered deep Senate losses in midterm elections.
SAN FRANCISCO – Californians heeded warnings of legal chaos and other dangers and rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have made their state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The spirited campaign over Proposition 19 pitted the state’s political and law enforcement establishment against determined activists seeking to end the prohibition of […]
Voters in Arizona have approved Proposition 209 which in effect, bans affirmative action. Inside Higher Ed. reports: Arizona voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 107 to ban the consideration of race, ethnicity or gender by units of state government, including public colleges and universities. With 2,075 of 2,239 precincts reporting as of early Wednesday morning, unofficial […]
Some of the calls for a White House shake-up are now coming from inside the building.
Bill Clinton was asked by the hosts Pittsburgh’s 96.1 Kiss Morning Freak show what he thought about Lil Wayne being released from prison and Clinton had words of encouragement for the controversial rapper: I tell you what I think about that. I know this is kind of a funny question for you to ask me. […]
Police say 29-year-old Minchillo McLester fatally shot his 25-year-old wife Madison McLester shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday after the couple returned from a Halloween party. He is charged with murder. According to CBS affiliate WGCL, the pair had just married Oct. 10.
A hurricane may hit Haiti this week, adding to the woes of a nation where cholera is spreading in the countryside and more than 1 million earthquake survivors have only a plastic tarp or tent to protect them.
Five weeks ago, Bessemer’s Nick Bell had just emerged as a starting defensive end for Mississippi State in his quest to one day play in the NFL. Tuesday, the Birmingham and Starkville communities mourned his death after a brief bout with cancer.
The Boston Celtics pounded the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, and messages sent from Charlie Villanueva’s Twitter account indicate Kevin Garnett may have made it personal.
In an interview with Matt Lauer on The Today Show, former President George W. Bush claimed that Kanye West’s statement that “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people” at the Concert For Hurricane Relief in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, was the lowest point of his presidency. Bush: “Yeah. I still feel that way, As you […]
