Rita Moreno defends Lin-Manuel Miranda over ‘In the Heights’ colorism controversy
Rita Moreno is standing by her good friend Lin-Manuel Miranda. The actress appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night…
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Exclusive: JPMorgan is calling for reforms to stop racial bias in housing
JPMorgan Chase is throwing its considerable weight behind efforts to root out racial bias in the appraisal of homes in America. As part of a new…
Continue Reading‘In the Heights’ reignites long-standing conversations about colorism in the Latinx community
Franceli Chapman knows what Washington Heights looks like. The uptown Manhattan neighborhood where Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “In the…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden gave Putin custom aviator sunglasses during summit
President Joe Biden gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a pair of custom aviator sunglasses made by Randolph USA during their summit on…
Continue ReadingSpaceX likely to miss July date for Mars rocket test
SpaceX has been targeting July for the first orbital flight of its gargantuan Starship system, which will be the most powerful launch vehicle ever…
Continue ReadingEducation Department says Title IX protections apply to LGBTQ students
The Education Department on Wednesday issued guidance that Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, a…
Continue ReadingABC News reporter confronts Putin over crackdown on political opponents: ‘What are you so afraid of?’
ABC News reporter Rachel Scott on Wednesday confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin about his crackdown on political opponents. “The list…
Continue ReadingLiberal-funded ads call for Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
Calls for liberal Justice Stephen Breyer to retire when the annual Supreme Court session ends in a few weeks are intensifying, following Sen. Mitch…
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Donald Trump Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1946 Birth place: New York,…
Continue ReadingUber and Lyft drivers call for federal intervention in their gig worker labor fight
It’s been more than a year since San Francisco Uber driver Lucas Chamberlain was knocked unconscious by a would-be customer who attacked him…
Continue ReadingManchin won’t commit to voting for an infrastructure bill without GOP support: ‘I don’t think that’s fair’
Sen. Joe Manchin, a key Democratic swing vote, would not commit on Wednesday to backing an infrastructure package along straight party lines,…
Continue ReadingIKEA and Grolsch pull ads from GB News days after launch
A number of companies are pulling advertising from GB News just days after Britain’s newest and most controversial TV channel launched with a…
Continue ReadingRussian and Finnish players show their solidarity for Christian Eriksen
Warming up for their Euro 2020 game on Wednesday, Finnish and Russian players wore “Get well Christian!” T-shirts as they showed their…
Continue ReadingPresident Biden says he told Putin ‘we need to have some basic rules of the road’ to have stable relationship
President Joe Biden said he focused on human rights and obtaining a stable relationship with Russia during the highest-stakes talks of his long…
Continue Reading‘This is also a face of Latinidad’: How Gina Torres made producers rethink their ideas of American beauty
For decades, Gina Torres has carved out a career in Hollywood feeling like she couldn’t fully express herself. Now, the Afro-Latina actor is…
Continue ReadingPutin says he and Biden had a constructive summit after historic talks in Geneva
The highest-stakes talks of President Joe Biden’s long career ended Wednesday in Geneva without any open hostility between himself and Russian…
Continue Reading21 Republicans vote no on bill to award Congressional Gold Medal for January 6 police officers
Despite the House and Senate coming to an agreement that will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the officers who defended the Capitol, 21 House…
Continue ReadingSenate unanimously passes a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US holiday commemorating the…
Continue ReadingWindows 11 has leaked. It’s a bunch of BS
Windows 10 was supposed to be Microsoft’s ultimate PC operating system. The promise: Windows 10 would forever get updated twice a year,…
Continue ReadingHistoric summit between Biden and Putin over in Geneva
The highest-stakes talks of President Joe Biden’s long career ended after roughly three hours Wednesday in Geneva, where he and Russia’s…
Continue ReadingBiden’s experience with Russia, in key moments from 1973 to now
President Joe Biden approached his first face-to-face summit with his Russian counterpart on Wednesday with one of the longest foreign policy…
Continue ReadingCongressional Gold Medal vote for January 6 police officers overwhelmingly passes House as 21 Republicans vote no
Five months after the January 6 insurrection, the House and Senate have come to an agreement that will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the…
Continue ReadingFire at Illinois chemical plant is contained but mandatory evacuation order remains in effect
The fire at the Chemtool Inc. plant in Rockton, Illinois, has been contained, the Rockton fire chief announced Wednesday morning in a news…
Continue ReadingHarris hosts female senators for ‘evening of relationship building’ at vice president’s residence
Vice President Kamala Harris held a private dinner Tuesday night for the female US senators, a show of bipartisanship among a deeply divided…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military launches airstrikes in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the coastal enclave
The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza overnight Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, citing incendiary balloons…
Continue ReadingWhy Biden and Putin won’t hold a joint press conference
When US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin gather for their highly anticipated summit in Geneva on Wednesday, it will come at a…
Continue ReadingAnother hiccup for Uber: Some drivers were being charged for giving rides
When a Chicago-area Uber driver checked his account balance after dropping off a customer at the airport on a Sunday morning in late May, he…
Continue ReadingWhite House to host thousands for July 4th celebration to mark ‘independence from the virus’
The White House will host a celebration for thousands of essential workers and military families on July Fourth on the South Lawn to mark…
Continue ReadingOur 24/7 relationship
Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo’s new podcast “The Handoff” explores their unlikely friendship off-camera, along with their unfiltered…
Continue ReadingThis is a 24/7 relationship
Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo’s new podcast “The Handoff” explores their unlikely friendship off-camera, along with their unfiltered…
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