The Maryland House of Delegates unanimously voted to censure Democratic member Mary Ann Lisanti (Harford) on Thursday over her use of a racial slur to describe a predominantly black county in suburban Washington D.C. Members of the state’s legislative body voted 136-0 to formally condemn Lisanti’s remarks after The Washington Post first reported this week […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Health officials say seven cases of the mumps have been confirmed at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Houston. The Houston Health Department said Saturday that the seven adults were detained during their infectious period. Health officials say there’s no evidence the disease was transmitted outside the facility. The […]

Irish actor Chris O’Dowd imagined how Donald Trump laughs on Thursday’s episode of “The Late Late Show,” after noting he’s never seen the president do so. “I can only presume he’s not familiar with my work,” the “Bridesmaids” star joked to host James Corden. Corden agreed. “Yes. You’re right,” he said. “I’ve never even seen him have […]

Now there is one more place where cameras could start watching you — from 30,000 feet. Newer seat-back entertainment systems on some airplanes operated by American Airlines, United Airlines and Singapore Airlines have cameras, and it’s likely they are also on planes used by other carriers. American, United and Singapore all said Friday that they […]

New York City faces a bevy of social problems: the housing crisis. Accessibility. Racism. In a weekend segment, “Inside Edition” chose to highlight one issue that doesn’t typically make it onto residents’ lists of top complaints: so-called “fare beaters.” The term refers to people, often poor people or teens, who jump over subway turnstiles instead of paying […]

President Donald Trump had an awkward moment on Wednesday when he forgot a name and referred to Apple CEO Tim Cook as “Tim Apple.”  Cook was seated to Trump’s right at a roundtable meeting with business leaders that was co-chaired by Labor Secretary Wilbur Ross and one of the president’s daughters, Ivanka Trump, who is […]

Health experts are warning that a fatal infectious disease that is spreading across the country among deer, elk and moose may be transmittable to humans. Chronic wasting disease (CWD), which is described as a progressive, fatal disease that affects the brain, spinal cord and other tissues of animals, has been documented in at least 24 […]

Average tax refunds for this season are continuing to nosedive, according to the latest set of Internal Revenue Service data released Friday. The average refund has plummeted by 16.7 percent, compared to last year. That’s down from the 8.7 percent drop reported last week. This week’s data juxtaposed refunds on Feb. 15, 2019, totaling an average […]

News that the Trump administration is planning to launch a global campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality caught some by surprise this week ― and, from the looks of it, the president may have been one of them.    NBC’s Josh Lederman outlined the State Department’s campaign in a bombshell report Tuesday. Citing U.S. officials, Lederman […]

CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Thursday explained why President Donald Trump has “turned his back” on the Constitution with his plan to declare a national emergency to secure funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The host of “Anderson Cooper 360°” shared Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution, which states that “No Money shall be drawn […]