It was late in the summer of 1619 that a ship bearing “not any thing but 20 and odd Negroes” docked at the fledgling port of Point Comfort, Virginia. Those Africans were the first victims of the American slave trade, 400 years ago. It has been 154 years since Congress abolished slavery. Since that time, […]
More than two years ago, two women faced reporters in front of an Iowa government building and said they had tried to delay the installation of the Dakota Access Pipeline by setting fire to heavy machinery and using oxyacetylene torches to pierce steel valves. Then the women, Ruby Montoya and Jessica Reznicek, picked up a […]
ALBANY — There was a time when the diagnosis of H.I.V. was a death sentence, when thousands of New Yorkers, primarily gay men, succumbed to AIDS-related illnesses, and the end of the epidemic seemed both medically and mentally impossible. On Wednesday, however, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared that New York is on track to meet […]
A police officer in Northern Virginia has been taken off patrol duty after turning over a driver who was involved in a traffic accident to immigration authorities, an official said, stirring questions about the role of local police in immigration enforcement. In a statement on Tuesday, Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. of the Fairfax County […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Oct 2) he likely will bring lawsuits against some of the people involved in the investigation into whether he or his 2016 election campaign colluded with Russia. “I probably will be bringing a lot of litigation against a lot of people having to do with […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday (Oct 2) filed a brief at the US Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump’s effort to end a programme that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally as children. The brief was filed on behalf of […]
Democrats pursuing an impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump say they will subpoena the White House for documents related to his dealings with Ukraine, citing “flagrant disregard” of their previous requests for information. House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee chairman Elijah Cummings wrote in a memo to panel members that the action is necessary because […]
E-cigarette users are being told to stop vaping immediately after it was announced the death toll has now reached 17. The latest victims are a woman from New Jersey and a person from Virginia. No other details – including the gender of the second person – have been given to protect the privacy of their […]
Commuters are more likely to say they will vote on Oct. 21, and those who drive to work indicated they are much more likely to vote for the Conservative Party, says a new Ipsos poll. The poll was conducted exclusively for Global News between Sept. 27 and 30 among 1,489 Canadians — including 447 commuters […]
I am typing this from inside an indoor playground in Portland. We are new to town, it’s the tail end of summer and my 4-year-old daughter can’t start her new preschool until next week. It’s also raining, and our house is full of boxes. We took a bus here and paid $11 to enter, and […]