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Remembering MLK

Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, his message is still the driving force in conversations about racism in our nation.

His life and legacy remains a testament to our long lasting pursuit of justice. April 4th, 1968, fifty years ago today, shots were fired outside the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, killing civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. He was just 39. King campaigned for blacks and the underprivileged. He achieved victories on voting rights and desegregation across a…

Teachers Take the Streets

Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky spent Monday marching out, demanding better pay and more education funding.

Public schools in Kentucky were closed Monday as thousands of teachers descended on the state capitol in Frankfort. Their anger was motivated by a pension reform bill for which Republican governor Matt Bevin told teachers they should be grateful. But, it was tacked on to a sewage bill and according to teachers, was passed deceptively and without input. Teachers said…

Immigration Ire

President Trump began the week with tough talk on immigration, while also blasting Congress for failing on DACA.

President Trump started the the week with some tough talk on immigration and a warning about a wave of illegal immigrants that appears to be headed for the border. His comments, a part of a series of attacks on immigration policies, reference a report of a caravan of immigrants from Central America headed through Mexico to the U.S border. He’s…

Mysterious Crash

Officials have lots of questions about an SUV that went off a cliff, killing members of a large adopted family.

An entire family appears to have plunged off a California cliff in their SUV. The bodies of two parents, Jennifer and Sarah Hart, and three adopted children have been found. Three more kids, also adopted, are still missing. Officials believe the remaining three were also in the car, and may also be dead. Those who knew the Harts are stunned….

Trump Talks Infrastructure

President Trump is in Ohio toda, trying to breathe life into his stalled infrastructure plan.

President Trump is traveling to Ohio to tout his administration’s plan to overhaul the nation’s aging roads and bridges, visiting a trade union representing heavy equipment operators. Trump’s appearance in the battleground state comes as the infrastructure proposal he formally unveiled in February is now stalled in congress. Democrats argue it doesn’t include enough federal dollars, and puts too much…

Visit to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back from China after a secret visit to Beijing.

New pictures emerging of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Before his trip to China, Kim Jong Un had yet to travel outside North Korea since taking power, and he’d never met with another head of state. That all changed for the 34-year-old when he took a secret train ride to China, his first…

Defaming the Storm

Stormy Daniels has filed suit against President Trump's lawyer, accusing him of defamation.

Another legal layer to the presidential saga of Stormy Daniels. The adult film star is now suing president trump’s lawyer for defamation. Monday’s legal action revises her current lawsuit against the commander-in-chief, to include attorney Michael Cohen. Daniels essentially says Cohen harmed her reputation last month, when he accused her of lying about her alleged 2006 affair with Trump. Daniels…

Facebook Under Fire

A big apology from Facebook in the wake of a data breach that improperly used data from millions who use the social media platform.

Facebook CEO mark Zuckerberg has apologized following the ongoing controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica, the political analytics firm that harvested the data of about 50 million users. The firm allegedly improperly accessed users’ information to build profiles on voters that were later used in the 2016 election. In the wake of the breach, the social media platform outlined new steps to…

A New NSA

Another major shakeup for the Trump Administration with National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on his way out, former UN Ambassador John Bolton taking his place

Former UN ambassador John Bolton has a distinctive image and a combative diplomatic approach. His newest appointment as National Security Advisor may signal a real shift in foreign policy for the administration. Bolton will replace H.R McMaster, a three star army general with vast experience, but also someone who didn’t always see eye to eye with the president. Bolton has…

Austin Bomber Confession

The deceased Austin bombing suspect left a voice recording talking about the bombs.

The city of Austin is breathing a little easier now after the death of the suspected serial bomber. Police say 23-year-old Mark Conditt killed himself as they were physically closing in. The bombings left two people dead and at least six people injured and a city in fear. Conditt blew himself up, while being pursued by police. A 25-minute voice…