Month: April 2019

Lora King, the daughter of Rodney King, said Monday she would launch a new scholarship to help black fathers spend more time with their families, an effort announced on the 27th anniversary of the L.A. Riots. King’s name became known throughout the nation after he was beaten by four white police officers in 1991. A…

Stacey Abrams will not run for U.S. Senate in Georgia next year, she announced Tuesday. “I’ve been deeply honored by so many fellow Georgians asking me to serve,” Abrams, a Democrat, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “But my responsibility is not simply to run because the job is available. I need to run because I want to…

Unsure about any aspect of “Game of Thrones?” Then it’s probably best not to call Jimmy Kimmel’s spoof “Game of Phones” hotline, in which stars of HBO’s epic fantasy drama answer fans’ most burning questions about the show. Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth),…

The organizers of Burning Man are protesting new federal requirements they say could cost millions of dollars and “spell the end of the event as we know it.” The popular annual event has taken place on public land in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for almost three decades, but when organizers applied for a 10-year permit…

WASHINGTON ― Nearly a third of self-described conservatives and 1 in 6 Republicans say they will not vote to give Donald Trump a second term as president, according to a poll released Monday. The ABC News/Washington Post numbers are the latest evidence Trump will have a tough time remaining in the White House beyond January…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. “Today, I am concluding my duties as the emperor,” Akihito said as he stood in front of the throne, as…

President Donald Trump has a penchant for lying. In fact, according to The Washington Post’s Fact-Checker column, Trump has peddled more than 10,000 alternative facts since his inauguration. But CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Monday explained why he believed a falsehood that Trump peddled a rally in Wisconsin on Saturday could be “the worst” yet. Trump falsely…

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke defended his ambitious proposal to tackle climate change on Monday amid criticism that the $5 trillion plan is overly vague and that his past action to address the growing crisis hadn’t gone far enough. Speaking with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, O’Rourke spoke about the plan he unveiled earlier that day at Yosemite National…

CARACAS, April 30 (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he had begun the “final phase” of his plan to oust President Nicolas Maduro, calling on Venezuelans and the military to back him to end Maduro’s “usurpation.” A Reuters journalist later saw security forces firing tear gas at Guaido and around 70 armed men…

Many “Game of Thrones” fans believe there’s a bit more to a prophecy than meets the eye. On Sunday night’s episode, “The Long Night,” Arya (Maisie Williams) shocked viewers when she became the MVP of the Battle of Winterfell by using her slick dagger-shifting skills to shatter the Night King and save humanity. But Westeros’…