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WASHINGTON — Rather than soothing racial tension, an increasingly isolated President Donald Trump reverted to the rage that fueled his campaign, playing to the core of his supporters who still adore him. With bluster and defiance, Trump on Tuesday spread blame for the violence in Virginia not just on the torch-wielding white supremacists, neo-Nazis and […]

Controversial far-right commentator Alex Jones has suggested attendees at a white supremacist rally that descended into violence were Jewish actors dressing up as Nazis. The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday saw aggressive clashes between demonstrators and counter protesters, with an anti-fascist killed after a car ploughed into the group she was

ATLANTA — A Gwinnett County judge and longtime local politician has been suspended after making controversial Facebook posts about protests over Confederate memorials in Charlottesville, Va., and elsewhere. Judge Jim Hinkle — a magistrate judge who served as mayor of the city of Grayson for more than two decades before retiring in 2013 — took

In the wake of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia this week, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has stood in defiance against racism by donating thousands of dollars to an anti-hate organization on Sunday. The movie star and bodybuilder published a powerful statement on Facebook concerning the donation: style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> “While these so-called “white

TEHRAN — Iran’s president on Tuesday warned it could restart its nuclear program “within hours or days” if the Trump administration continued its confrontational policies toward the Islamic Republic. President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks were a direct response to President Donald Trump’s decision to slap fresh sanctions on individuals and businesses connected to Iran’s ballistic missile

A former Miss America and unsuccessful congressional candidate on Tuesday announced a Republican bid for Illinois attorney general for the chance to challenge four-term Democrat Lisa Madigan. “Today in Illinois, it’s nearly impossible to find opportunity and live out your dreams. Instead, career politicians have made it a nightmare for too many families in our

The mother of the 32-year-old woman who was killed Saturday in a car-ramming attack during violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, has thanked President Trump for offering words of comfort and condemning the violence. “Thank you, President Trump, for those words of comfort and for denouncing those who promote violence and hatred,” Susan Bro, mother of

By Nia Heard-Garris, Instructor, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research Program; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Cara McClure of Birmingham, Ala. cries Sunday in Charlottesville, Va. at a solidarity meeting. AP Photo/Brynn

ATLANTA — The head of the VA’s national health care enrollment office in Atlanta exchanged a series of unprofessional and racially charged instant messages with another VA employee — raising new doubts about the leadership of the enrollment system that serves millions of veterans nationwide. The exchanges between Angel Lawrence, the director of the VA’s