#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…
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…
Trump rejects criticism of his proposal to ban Muslims
MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as…
Attorney General announces investigation of Chicago police
CHICAGO (AP) — The Justice Department will investigate the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department, the U.S. attorney general announced Monday, a move…
President Obama: We will destroy the Islamic State
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed the United States would overcome a new phase of the terror threat…