Politics

The mayor hastily added a hearing for a controversial police reform bill to his schedule Monday — at a time when many of the activists opposed to it were mourning Erica Garner. Mayor de Blasio added the Right to Know Act to a slew of other, less...

A Kansas Republican finally admitted on Monday that it was “wrong” to say African-Americans are more likely to get hooked on marijuana because of “their genetics.” State Rep. Steve Alford caused outrage after a video recording revealed that he delivered the false and racist assessment during an...

However unlikely, Oprah Winfrey as a presidential candidate is not implausible. First, she's the antithesis of Donald Trump. Where Trump spent his pre- and post-political career limiting opportunities for middle class families, verbally and physically abusing women who came into his circle, rejecting calls to diversify the...

Turkey will continue to fight terrorism on its southern borders with the operation in the northern Syrian region of Afrin, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. "In the coming days, God willing, we will continue with Afrin -- that we started first with Euphrates Shield Operation -- to...

Roseanne Barr thinks she has a better shot at the presidency this time. The 65-year-old actress, who placed sixth in the 2012 presidential race as the nominee for the Peace and Freedom Party, teased the possibility of another try, especially in light of calls for Oprah Winfrey...