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By Stephanie Schorow, Adjunct Professor of Professional Writing, Regis College, Regis College. During a Nov. 22 celebration of Donald Trump’s election triumph, members of a far-right organization, the National Policy Institute, were filmed extending a stiff arm in the iconic “Heil Hitler” salute of Nazi Germany. Ensuring there would be no mistaking the gesture, National […]

House Republicans have introduced a bill that would prevent colleges that have banned the American flag from receiving federal funding. It started as a petition to defund schools that remove the flag, and on Friday, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and 52 other House GOP members officially put forward legislation to do just that, calling it

Most Americans think President-elect Donald Trump will put country over his family’s bottom line when dealing with foreign leaders, according to a Bloomberg poll released Wednesday. A majority – 51 percent – said they’re “very” or “mostly” confident Mr. Trump will put the country’s best interests ahead of his family’s finances when dealing with foreign

It was really only a matter of time before the modern art world, which has long ridiculed conservatives and Christians with wink-wink in-jokes, would provide fodder for the far-right fake-news machine. Marina Abramović, whose shock art serves up masochistic self-display in the context of pseudo-occult ritual, has become just that: For some fake-news believers in

WASHINGTON — Two days after conceding in the North Carolina gubernatorial race, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory plans to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York, Trump’s transition team announced Tuesday morning. Sean Spicer, a Trump spokesman, told reporters McCrory is expected to meet with Trump on Wednesday at Trump Tower but gave no further

BALTIMORE — Mayor Catherine E. Pugh was sworn in as Baltimore’s 50th mayor Tuesday. She pledged to steer investment to long-neglected neighborhoods and serve as the city’s biggest cheerleader. Pugh — who takes over for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake — took the oath of office during an 11 a.m. ceremony at the War Memorial, where she

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Entertainment is eliminating 320 positions companywide. A company spokeswoman said Tuesday the eliminations will be a combination of layoffs and vacant positions. She did not provide a breakdown. This is the second large layoff the Orlando-based company has undergone in two years. About 300 people lost their jobs in late 2014.

Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Tuesday said he’s for putting “everything on the table” in negotiations when asked about President-elect Donald Trump’s call for a 35 percent tariff on companies that move overseas and try to sell goods back to the United States. “I’m for us putting everything on the table in negotiations, in renegotiating

Washington (dpa) – US President-elect Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to cancel the planned purchase of new presidential planes because of cost overruns. “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!” Trump wrote on Twitter. The US Air Force

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama mourned the deaths in the weekend’s warehouse fire in Oakland that killed at least 36, saying in a statement Monday that his administration was in close contact with local and state officials to monitor the response. “While we still don’t know the full toll of this disaster, we do know