Chicago Is 31 Percent Black. Officer Jason Van Dyke’s Jury Is Only 8 Percent Black. Is That Racist?
Jason Van Dyke at a trail hearing on September 6, 2018.Antonio Perez/Pool Chicago Tribune/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Chicago is 31 percent black, but you would never know it based on the jury selected Thursday for the murder trial of Jason Van Dyke, the white Chicago police officer who shot…
Cynthia Nixon Just Gave a Defiant Concession Speech Following Loss in New York Governor’s Primary
John Marshall Mantel/Zuma Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won the Democratic nomination for New York governor Thursday night, beating out progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon. She conceded the race in a speech at Brooklyn’s Cafe Omar, where she waited for results with Zephyr Teachout, an anti-corruption crusader and…
At Least 39 Homes Just Exploded or Caught Fire in Massachusetts. The Photos Are Devastating.
Mary Schwalm/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At least 39 homes and businesses exploded or caught fire due to “possible gas line over-pressurization” on Thursday in Andover and Lawrence, Massachusetts, according to authorities, who have announced that all Andover fires are now extinguished. As of Thursday evening, the Massachusetts State…
The Biggest Marine Corps Base on the East Coast Is Right in Florence’s Path—and Won’t Evacuate
John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. More than 1 million people were ordered to evacuate their homes this week in advance of one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the East Coast in over a decade. Among those evacuees are thousands of US military personnel across four…
Voting Problems in Thursday’s Primaries Expose New York’s Broken Election System
New York State primary voting at the West Side High School in Manhattan on Thursday.Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A number of New Yorkers, including the son of the New York City mayor, showed up to vote in today’s statewide primaries and were told they were not…
Fox News Reports That Fans Are Just “Furious” Willie Nelson Would Have a Rally With Beto O’Rourke
Jason DeCrow/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, music legend Willie Nelson announced he’d headline a rally for Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, at a Texas amphitheater later this month. According to Fox News, fans are absolutely “furious” that a pot-smoking, reincarnation-believing, environmentalist like Nelson would do such a…