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Called ‘Thug,’ ‘Sleepy,’ ‘Ni–er’ and Unfairly Denied Promotions, Two Black Seattle Police Officers Were Punished for Complaining, Lawsuit Says
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Called ‘Thug,’ ‘Sleepy,’ ‘Ni–er’ and Unfairly Denied Promotions, Two Black Seattle Police Officers Were Punished for Complaining, Lawsuit Says

Two Black Seattle police officers are suing the city of Seattle, alleging they were harassed and discriminated against for years in a hostile work environment the city fostered and perpetuated. In two separate civil lawsuits filed on April 16 in King County Superior Court, Officers Michael Griffin and Corey Foy say they faced racial discrimination...

‘One of the Dumbest Moments In American History’: Trump Viciously Mocked After He Struggles to Define the Declaration of Independence As His Presidential Cluelessness Hits New Low
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‘One of the Dumbest Moments In American History’: Trump Viciously Mocked After He Struggles to Define the Declaration of Independence As His Presidential Cluelessness Hits New Low

President Donald Trump gave ABC News a tour of the Oval Office earlier this week and the results were disastrous for the commander in chief, whose lack of knowledge of basic U.S. history was on embarrassing display. Asked, for one, about the portrait of James Monroe which hangs behind him, Trump responded, “I think the...

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Stratton launches Senate bid with backing from Pritzker

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton stood before a crowd on the South Side of Chicago on a brisk Friday afternoon, April 25, to announce her intention to step into the race to succeed longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. She is doing so with the full political weight and endorsement of Gov. JB Pritzker supporting her....

‘Five Horrible Days’: Black Man Nearly Hit by Speeding LAPD Cruiser Pays the Price with a Beating, Jail Time and Roach-Infested Food After Reporting It to Nearby Officers. Now He’s Suing
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‘Five Horrible Days’: Black Man Nearly Hit by Speeding LAPD Cruiser Pays the Price with a Beating, Jail Time and Roach-Infested Food After Reporting It to Nearby Officers. Now He’s Suing

Joe Ward-Wallace, a Black 62-year-old business owner from Los Angeles, says he was about to drive through an intersection where he had the right of way when he was nearly struck by an LAPD patrol car speeding through the red light without lights or sirens from a different direction, causing Ward-Wallace to slam on his...

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Michelle Obama embarrassed when she spanked her children.

The 61-year-old former First Lady – has who has Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23 with her husband Barack Obama – admitted that it didn’t take long after she became a mother to realize that she just “felt silly” whenever she would physically punish her daughters so decided to stop doing it altogether. Speaking on her...

‘He Did a Whole U-turn!’: Florida Man Teaches 13-Year-Old Boy a Hard Lesson He Is Caught Throwing Play-Doh At Cars, Video Shows
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‘He Did a Whole U-turn!’: Florida Man Teaches 13-Year-Old Boy a Hard Lesson He Is Caught Throwing Play-Doh At Cars, Video Shows

Kids, don’t throw Play-Doh at cars. Florida man, don’t overreact when Play-Doh is thrown at your car. Those maxims went unheeded Saturday in Fort Myers, Florida, where 13-year-old Julian Torres admitted to deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department that he and his friends were throwing Play-Doh on the road. Video shows a Florida man...