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Watch: White House reacts to execution of Marcellus Williams
“The president has long talked about his serious concerns about the death penalty … whether it is consistent with the values fundamental to our sense of justice and fairness,” White House press secret...
A look inside the indictment accusing New York City Mayor Eric Adams of taking bribes
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie) Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Thursday saying Adams took tr...
Notable African-American NBA rookies in history
This January 2006 photo shows Kobe Bryant talking about his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors at the Los Angeles Lakers’ headquarters in El Segundo, California. The Lakers unveiled a sta...
Feds charge NYC Mayor Eric Adams with selling his influence to foreign nationals. He says he won’t resign
New York City Mayor Eric Adams exits Gracie Mansion on September 26, 2024 in New York City. Adams has been charged with five offenses: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, solicit...
Conspiracy about Haitians sparks criminal complaint against Trump and Vance, racist post from Republican
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of...
50 Cent working on docuseries on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ abuse case for Netflix
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson teams up with Netflix to produce a documentary on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ allegations. (Photos: Getty Images) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson teams up with Netflix to produce a documenta...
Serena Williams and Ruth Carter producing biopic about Ann Lowe, the Black designer who made Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ wedding dress
Remaining in the background of the fashion world for 35 years in New York, Ann Lowe, seen adjusting the bodice of a gown she designed and worn by Alice Baker, has fitted most of the debutant and weddi...
Harmful rhetoric and political violence go hand in hand
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump hold on to a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. Months after Donald Trump’s supporters besieged the ...
Garland says officers’ torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect
U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke speaks during a press conference on March 8, 2023, at Louisville Metro Hall in Louisville, Ky. Rear left is U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. (Photo...