Three congressional lawmakers from California are accusing the U.S. Department of Justice of overreach in an ongoing crackdown against Harborside Health Center, widely considered to be the largest and one…
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has beaten its own estimates for Obamacare enrollments, which exceeded 11 million through Sunday’s deadline for most U.S. residents to choose a health insurance plan,…
A picture is worth a thousand words — and its impact can be contagious, too. Inspired by the work of photographer and humanitarian Brandon Stanton — the man behind photo…
MADRID — A Spanish judge leading an investigation into accusations of sexual abuse against priests in the southern city of Granada has decided that the case can proceed against only…
For queer people Thurst-ing for a more comprehensive dating app, there may be a solution soon. A team of black queer app developers and designers are now crowdfunding to launch…
www.gossipcop.com: Kanye West says friends abandoned him over his relationship with Kim Kardashian. In a fashion-focused interview with Style.com, the rapper-designer explains that Kardashian’s notoriety as a reality TV star…
A month after a gunman killed four people at a kosher market in Paris, following a larger attack on Charlie Hebdo, Jewish journalist Zvika Klein decided to record 10 hours…
“During various times of my life, I have felt an acute sense of being isolated,” photographer Joan Lobis Brown explained to The Huffington Post. “I believe most people experience this…
At least 20 people on a music group’s packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, officials said. – Hundreds…
“Extremist Islamic terrorism has struck Europe again, this time in Denmark,” he said Sunday. “We are preparing and calling for the absorption of mass immigration from Europe. To the Jews…
Twenty-five million viewers tuned in to watch Common and John Legend perform “Glory” during the Grammy awards on Feb. 8. At least 40 million people will likely watch the duo…
“We loved her and we are very sad. She was an incredibly powerful, incredibly beautiful talent,” he said. According to People magazine, the cause of death was cancer. Gore, born…
George Johnson RAW DATA Last month, thousands of Marines and their families were blocked in federal court from pursuing their claim that the government had given them cancer. The decision,…
HONOLULU (AP) — Seven people were injured Saturday on a United Airlines flight after the plane was struck by sudden turbulence, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said. – © 2015…
A nonprofit movie theater in Connecticut is committed to giving people with physical or developmental disabilities an opportunity to succeed in the workforce. At the Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, 60…
When Oprah Winfrey searched for a president for her television network, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), she whittled down applicants with a question that made some people very uncomfortable, she…
Photographer Irina Werning sheds light upon this universal journey in “Back to the Future,” an ongoing photo series that began in 2011. Werning’s retro-looking photos are re-creations of ones taken…
Lars Vilks is no stranger to threats. The Swedish cartoonist is on an al Qaeda hit list and travels everywhere with bodyguards at his side. He’s survived previous attempts on…
The United States is becoming safer, with crime levels dropping nearly every year, recently. Between 1991 and 2013, the U.S. violent crime rate has fallen by nearly 52%. Since 2009,…
By Seyhmus Cakan DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Thousands of Kurds rallied in towns across Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast on Sunday and some clashed with riot police in calling…
By Joe Hemba and Ardo Abdallah DAMATURU, Nigeria, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of…
By Sabina Zawadzki and Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Danish police shot dead a man in Copenhagen on Sunday during an intensive manhunt after earlier shootings in which…
In the last five years, a quirky idea for helping others has transformed into an event that has spurred thousands of people to donate more than $85,000 to nearly 100…
Despite questions about four challengers’ legal right to bring their lawsuit, the Supreme Court probably will not be deterred from deciding whether millions of people covered by the health care…
Jimmy Fallon’s “Thank You Notes” don’t have a lot of love for Valentine’s Day. In his weekly segment, the “Tonight Show” host called out classic traditions like candy hearts and…
Whether you’ve got a valentine or not, you can’t deny that love is a beautiful thing. We asked the Black Voices family to celebrate Valentine’s Day with us, showing us…
Grammy-nominated singer Jennifer Knapp spent years performing in front of crowds of people. She thought she’d outgrown her stage fright — but it all came rushing back the very first…
Just hours after Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced his decision to resign, a subpoena arrived in a state office building confirming that federal agents are looking into the influence-peddling scandal…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Sure, mainstream culture has force-fed us a lot of bullshit about what February 14 is supposed to mean but as queer people, we’ve never been very good…
This Valentine’s Day, a group of gay and lesbian Chinese activists and their American allies are hoping to bring a little more love to a country that has an estimated…