LOS ANGELES (AP) – Oscar night belonged to host Chris Rock, who launched immediately into the uproar over the lack of diversity in this year’s nominees, and he didn’t let up. Rock called the Oscars, “The White People’s Choice Awards.” In his much anticipated opening monologue, he asked “Is Hollywood racist? He said “Hollywood is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina, with the overwhelming support of black voters powering the former secretary of state to a commanding victory over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Lindsey Graham is so disgusted with the GOP’s embrace of Donald Trump, he says: “My party has gone batshit crazy.” In no-holds-barred remarks Thursday night, the South Carolina senator and unsuccessful presidential candidate said the GOP has lost all semblance of sanity. He predicted irrevocable losses in November if Republicans back…
Associated Press – Fifteen employees of a Kansas factory were shot, three of them killed, by a co-worker whom police say had also shot three other people in nearby communities. The shooting at Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas, was at least the fourth workplace shooting in the United States in the past 12 months alone. Some…
Hesston, KS, (AP) Four people are dead and several are injured following a series of shootings in south-central Kansas. A gunman armed with an “assault-style” weapon drove through a south-central Kansas town Thursday, taking shots at people, before storming the factory where he worked. Authorities said he killed three people and wounded 14 before being shot…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative Arizona Rep. Matt Salmon says he will not seek re-election this November. The 58-year-old Republican says he wants to spend more time with his family. Salmon has been a member of the House Freedom Caucus, the rebellious group of conservative lawmakers who frequently defied GOP leaders and helped push former Speaker…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union plans to appeal a recent federal court ruling that citizens can sometimes be stopped from recording police officers on duty. Philly.com says the appeal concerns a ruling issued Friday in Philadelphia by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Kearney. Kearney ruled that citizens don’t have an unfettered right…
NEW YORK (AP) – A debate has arisen among many Asian-Americans over the case of Peter Liang, a New York City police officer convicted of recklessly firing a shot that killed an innocent black man. An estimated 10,000 mostly Chinese-American demonstrators rallied in New York last weekend in support of the Chinese-American officer. Many said…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says he’s looking for a Supreme Court nominee with a sterling record, a deep respect for the judiciary’s role and an understanding of how the law affects real people. Obama is offering his most expansive description of the qualities he’s seeking in a replacement for the late Justice Antonin…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Nevada Republican party is reporting that attendance at its Tuesday night caucus set a new record. The party says more than 75,000 voters attended the caucus. That’s more than twice the 33,000 who caucused in 2012. Nevada’s Republican caucuses have been plagued by low attendance and other problems since they began in…