DeVos Bethune Cookman Commencement protested
Betsy DeVos speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By ALICE B. LLOYD The Weekly …
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Jason Chaffetz, home in Utah, leaves questions in his wake
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW YORK’S PIX11 WASHINGTON – Since arriving in Washington in 2009, Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz has been a …
Pay for news? More than half of Americans say they do
A battered news industry can find some flickers of hope in a survey that gauges public willingness to pay for journalism. PHOTO COURTESY OF STROMA …
CNN won’t run Trump campaign ad referring to ‘fake news’
CNN won’t run Trump campaign. PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLDLINKTV.COM By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s supporters are accusing …
Trump officials take aim at MS-13 street gang
Members of the MS-13 street gang from suburban New York. PHOTO COURTESY OF FREETIMEASYLUM.COM By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Trump administration vowed …
First black woman on state’s highest court found dead by river
Sheila Abdus-Salaam was appointed by the Governor PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first black woman appointed to the state’s …
Possible shutdown, health care quagmire awaiting Congress
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By ANDREW TAYLOR and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON – Lawmakers returning to Washington this coming week will find a familiar …
Week in Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF DOHAINSTITUTE.ORG UNWIND BEGINS: REPUBLICANS TARGET CRISIS FINANCIAL RULES WASHINGTON (AP) – Emboldened by a business-friendly president, Republicans in Congress are moving to …
Mass transit advocates hope for boost from highway collapse
Mass transit advocates hope for a boost from the 350 feet of Interstate 85 that came crashing down in Atlanta, Ga. on March, 30. PHOTO …
Woman who lived in former slave cabin visits Smithsonian
Woman who lived in former Edisto Island slave cabin visits Smithsonian. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LENS By JESSE J. HOLLAND …