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An embarrassed White House apologized on Wednesday to a black Agriculture Department employee who was ousted for her remarks about race, saying the administration did not know all the facts when she was fired.
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous issued the following statement after a careful investigation into the presentation of former USDA Official Shirley Sherrod.
Reveling in victory, President Barack Obama last Wednesday signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Great Depression, a package that aims to protect consumers and ensure economic stability from Main Street to Wall Street.
The heat wasn't going to keep Jerryll Freels inside on his vacation. The 28-year-old made his way through Times Square on Monday, combating the hot weather with a wet white washcloth over his head and a water bottle in hand.
A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.
The Supreme Court held last Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conservative court's embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became Chief Justice.
Hundreds of thousands of gallons more oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico on last Wednesday after an undersea robot bumped a venting system and forced BP to remove a cap that had been containing some of the crude.
Even Rolling Stone's editor agreed with Gen. Stanley McChrystal that the Afghan war's U.S. commander showed poor judgment in airing complaints about the Obama administration in the magazine.
President Barack Obama wrested a $20 billion compensation guarantee and an apology to the nation from British oil giant BP last Wednesday, announcing the company would set up a major claims fund for shrimpers, restaurateurs and others...