By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The boos were loud. And for President Donald Trump, they may have felt unfamiliar. Trump was showered with jeers, boos and chants (as […]
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Trump Under Pressure Explicitly Denounces White Supremacists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under relentless pressure, President Donald Trump on Monday named and condemned “repugnant” hate groups and declared that “racism is evil” in a far more forceful statement than […]
Trump Pressured: To More Explicitly Condemn White Supremacists
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As President Donald Trump remained out of sight and silent, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn White supremacists and […]
Trump Claims to be Mystified About Necessity of the Civil War and Andrew Jackson’s Views
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump made puzzling claims about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War in an interview, suggesting he was uncertain about the origin of the conflict […]
Trump, in Flap with Civil Rights Icon, Meets with MLK’s Son
NEW YORK (AP) — Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump attempted to navigate the fallout of his flap with a civil rights leader and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther […]
Trump, Interrupted, Heckled in Visit to Flint Church
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump was cut off, chastised and then heckled after he attacked rival Hillary Clinton during what was supposed to be a speech on helping where […]
New York: Thousands Peacefully Protest Eric Garner’s Chokehold Death
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people expressing grief, anger and hope for a better future marched peacefully through Staten Island on Saturday to protest the chokehold death of an […]
New York: Thousands to March Protesting Eric Garner’s Chokehold Death
Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and Esaw Garner, the wife of fatal police chokehold victim Eric Garner, listen during a press briefing after meeting privately with U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch on […]
‘Central Park Five’ Get $40 Million Settlement
NEW YORK (AP) — All but closing the books on one of the most lurid crime cases in New York history, the city has agreed to a $40 million settlement […]
NYC Mayor Rips Housing Agency after Boy’s Stabbing
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) says an “unacceptable bureaucracy” led to the lack of security cameras in a public housing elevator where […]
Democrat De Blasio Elected NYC Mayor in Landslide
NEW YORK (AP) — Emboldened by a historic landslide that made him the first Democratic mayor of New York City in a generation, Bill de Blasio seeks to push ahead […]