Jeb Bush asks audience to ‘please clap’ after his speech draws crickets
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush was at an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday when he had to stop and ask the audience to clap…
#BlackLivesMatter activist DeRay McKesson runs for Baltimore mayor
BALTIMORE (AP) — Civil rights advocate DeRay Mckesson has joined the field seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor of Baltimore. Mckesson is a well-known activist…
President Obama to make first visit of his presidency to a US mosque
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s first visit to a U.S. mosque comes as Muslim-Americans say they’re confronting increasing levels of bias in speech and…
Michelle Obama drops new music video ‘Go to College,’ raps with the best of them
“FLOTUS on the track.” That’s the opening to Michelle Obama’s rap verse in a new music video promoting the benefits of attending college. The video…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologizes for Laquan McDonald shooting: It happened on my watch
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologized for the 2014 shooting of a black teenager Wednesday during a special City Council meeting that he…
Michael Vick to lobby for law to protect animals in hot cars
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Michael Vick is heading to the Pennsylvania statehouse to lobby legislators on a bill that would help protect pets left in…