Race for the White House: What Democrats can learn from Roosevelt vs. Taft
Serious experiments in breaking out of America’s two-party system are thrilling to read about, but they always end the same way — with one of the two main parties defeating…
Biden invokes Obama, swipes at Sanders with six-state ad buy
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is plowing $12 million into a six-state ad buy ahead of the March 10 and March 17 primaries, his largest single advertising effort of the 2020…
How Virginia has moved in a more progressive direction, from the bills it has passed
Since taking full control of the state’s government for the first time in more than two decades after the November elections, Democrats have pursued a more progressive agenda, passing legislation…
AP sources: Inmate fatally beaten at US prison in Illinois
An inmate was killed Thursday after being beaten inside a high-security federal prison in Illinois By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press March 7, 2020, 3:42 AM 2…
Melania Trump defends work on White House tennis pavilion
“I encourage everyone who chooses to be negative (and) question my work at the @WhiteHouse to take time and contribute something good (and) productive in their own communities,” Trump tweeted…
Bond denied for woman accused of abandoning baby in 2008
A woman accused of abandoning her baby boy in 2008 beside a South Carolina highway was denied bond March 6, 2020, 11:02 PM 2 min read CONWAY, S.C. — A…
A cancer patient quarantined on a cruise ship fears she won’t make it home for her treatments
Kari Kolstoe, 60, told CNN she was diagnosed 18 months ago with neuroendocrine cancer, which starts in the digestive tract and it makes carcinoid tumors all over your body. Since…
Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has lost his bid to have the Illinois Supreme Court to throw out the new charges against him and to remove the special prosecutor that…
Top of table soccer clash in Germany draws full stadium, despite proximity to nearby coronavirus outbreak
The highly anticipated game between the high-flying Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga was played Saturday night in Mönchengladbach’s Borussia Park. A capacity crowd of 54,000 packed…
Suit: Website sold ammo to underage accused Texas shooter
A lawsuit alleges that a teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 was able to buy more than 100 rounds of ammunition online…