Woman suing California for her right to die at home
White has had both leukemia or lymphoma since 2007, undergoing rounds of radiation, chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. Though she’s in partial remission now, White has seen other friends…
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Senate set to clear Ash Carter to be Defense Secretary
He will take the helm at Department of Defense as the United States is immersed in several complex national security challenges across the globe, including the widening military campaign against…
New ‘Heat Map’ Microwave Shows Your Food Change Color As It Cooks
You’ve never seen a microwave quite like this before. – As the food cooks, it starts out blue while it’s cold, and works its way to red as it heats…
Mississippi KKK Chapter Backs Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore In Anti-Gay Marriage Fight
Imperial Wizard Brent Waller of the United Dixie White Knights, the Mississippi branch of the Ku Klux Klan, shared the group’s support for Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in a…
Myanmar gives Rohingya voting rights, backtracks immediately
Hundreds of thousands instead hold temporary identity papers known as white cards. On Tuesday, a bill was enacted with a clause that would give white card holders the right to…
Meet the Press? More Like Meet The White Dudes
This shouldn’t surprise anyone: the vast majority of guests appearing on the five big Sunday shows are white men. Liberal watchdog Media Matters released a report Wednesday showing that an…
Rangel to skip Netanyahu, but don’t call it a boycott
House Speaker John Boehner sparked controversy by inviting Netanyahu to speak before Congress on March 3 without consulting with the White House or Democratic leadership in Congress. The prime minister,…
Veto showdown looms on Keystone
The House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation on Wednesdayalready approved by the Senateto move ahead with the new pipeline, and will send it to the White House for…
Black Leaders Call On Steve Scalise To Apologize On The House Floor
Two prominent black leaders made a personal plea to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) at the Capitol Tuesday: Give a speech on the House floor apologizing for speaking to…
On This Day In 2007, Obama Made A Move That Would Change History
On Feb. 10, 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) announced his 2008 White House presidential bid, which ultimately led to him becoming the first African-American president of the United States. –…
Michelle Obama Banned Chelsea Clinton’s Favorite Dish From The White House
Despite her daughters’ love of macaroni and cheese, first lady Michelle Obama reveals in a new interview that she barred the boxed treat from the White House dinner table by…
David Axelrod: New York Times Columnist Maureen Dowd Gets Under President Obama’s Skin
NEW YORK — President Barack Obama is an avid reader of the New York Times opinion section and has, on several occasions, invited two of his favorite columnists — Tom…
73 Years Of Lynchings Documented
A block from the tourist-swarmed headquarters of the former Texas School Book Depository sits the old county courthouse, now a museum. In 1910, a group of men rushed into the…
Grading Obama: Eight years later
In Springfield, Illinois, Barack Obama flashed a smile, bounded on stage in a long dark coat, and vowed, like his political hero, to “transform a nation” and unleash a wave…
Five things to know for your New Day — Tuesday, February 10
NORTHEAST SNOW Snow more: The records keep falling in Boston, where winter doesn’t seem to take a break. With a couple of feet of snow yesterday, Bean Town set a…
David Axelrod Describes The No Good, Very Bad Minefield Of Obama’s Early Presidency
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama, transitioning from presidential campaign to the White House in the fall of 2008, was confronted with what could be described as a steaming pile of bad…
Obama soon to ask Congress for ISIS war authority
READ: White House to request permission to fight ISIS The biggest flashpoint in the debate over this authorization will be on the question of ground troops. – Regardless of what…
Merkel in middle of U.S, Russia standoff
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor desperately working to reach a diplomatic accord ending unrest in eastern Ukraine, continued her efforts at the White House Monday, urging President Obama to forestall…
Styles Differ, But U.S. Presidents Make Fitness A Priority
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Whether the request was for a treadmill on Air Force One, an elliptical trainer by the White House pool, or a…
Five Things to Know for Your New Day — Monday, February 9
WINTER WEATHER Snow, snow, snow: Sometimes you just can’t catch a break. Boston and large chucks of the Northeast are getting hammered again. Snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches…
Ariana Grande’s Grammy Dress 2015 Is A White Hot Versace Design With Chain Metal
“Bang bang into the room” is right! Ariana Grande arrived on the 2015 Grammy red carpet Sunday night and looked super hot in a white and silver chain metal gown…
In Gaza and the West Bank, Love Struggles to Bridge the Separation
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — He said he fell for “her ideas, her thoughts.” She said he made her forget she was overweight, and “feel beautiful.” They flirted awkwardly at…
Joe Biden To Miss Controversial Netanyahu Speech
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to miss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial address to a joint meeting of Congress because of foreign travel, Biden’s office said Friday. The…
Grammy Predictions: Who Should & Who Will Win
The 2015 Grammy Awards are just around the corner, and besides the many, confusing performances that are scheduled, the world is preparing their social feeds for the evening’s many moments…
Biden to jet as Netanyahu comes to Washington
Biden’s absence won’t go unnoticed during Netanyahu’s visit to a joint meeting of Congress, during which the Vice President, the Senate’s president pro tempore, normally sits alongside the Speaker of…
500px And SheStock Partner To Provide Awesome Stock Images Of Women
Whether you notice them or not, stock photos of women are overwhelmingly populated by white, stiffly-posed ladies in corporate dress. Luckily, more realistic images of women are becoming available. –…
Report: Black Girls Face Extreme Inequality At School, But Little Is Being Done About It
Black girls around the country were suspended from school six times more often than their white counterparts during the 2011-2012 school year, even though they only represent a small share…
War Memorial Separates Dead By Race And Divides Southern City
Along Main Street in a small South Carolina city, there is war memorial honoring fallen World War I and II soldiers, dividing them into two categories: “white” and “colored.” Welborn…
After staff shake up, who will turn off lights at Obama’s White House?
A White House official acknowledged there could be more staff changes in the coming months. But several trusted advisers of the President are expected to remain, giving the West Wing…
‘Fresh Off The Boat’ Brings Asian-Americans To The Table On Network TV
When you think of a network sitcom, you think of white people. – Sign up here for Live Today, HuffPost Live’s new morning email that will let you know the…