House Democrat: Platner ‘took responsibility’ for tattoo, ‘owned that mistake’

During a 1998 trip to Uganda, President Bill Clinton provided what many historians considered to be the first apology by the United States for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Speaking before a school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Clinton apologized for “European Americans” benefiting from the “fruits of the slave trade.”  “And […]

Israel on Thursday severed its relationship with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his office after the Jewish state was added to a blacklist of groups committing conflict-related sexual violence.  The Israeli Prison Service will be annexed in the 2026 list of countries and organizations that have engaged in conflict-related sexual violence, and other Israeli […]

💵 Plus: Trump officials push for $250 bill with Trump’s face {beacon}   Happy Thursday. Have you heard of the infamous egg roll filled with Skyline chili that was sold as a promotion during the Reds-Mets game? This clip of a broadcaster sampling the ~creative~ concoction had me in tears this morning. Also, who else has FOMO...

According to two sources, the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury during her lawsuits tied to her sexual abuse allegations against President Donald Trump. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports on the investigations against the president's rivals.