Rivera Chavis passed away in her home in Montclair, N.J. at 3 a.m. on Thursday, July 6. ...

Local elections are held between September and November, depending on the rules governing particular types of election contests. ...

Neither Moore nor Berger responded to the written requests for comment sent to their offices one day before both houses of the legislature adjourned. ...

Damian is one of 20 investors who will own 60 percent of the High Times, a Los Angeles-based magazine founded in 1974 by the late Thomas King Forcade. ...

A bill introduced to establish an independent commission was sent to committee over a month ago but never got a hearing ...

The president’s commission is founded on a lie and perpetuates a fraud. ...

"We sincerely thank Dr. Dubroy for a remarkable tenure of service to Shaw University," said Board Chairman Dr. Joe Bell. ...

Unfortunately, Flint’s water scandal is a symptom of a much larger disease. ...

Over the next decade, the White House wants to ‘save’ $143 billion from college loan programs, including an end to $26.8 billion in subsidized loans. Currently, Pell Grants, designed to assist low-income students, are capped at less than $6,000 per scholastic year despite the average cost of tuition at a public college for its own state students approaching $10,000 per year. ...

Tuesday, the NC Senate voted to override Cooper’s veto, followed by the NC House Wednesday morning. The budget is now law, but Cooper threatens to file suit to stop it.. ...