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Pepe the Frog, the popular internet meme adopted by the ultra-conservative alt-right movement, has officially been deemed a hate symbol. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) added Pepe to its database of hate symbols on Tuesday, calling it the alt-right’s “favorite meme.” The organization said it included Pepe, a green cartoon frog, in the database because it’s […]

WASHINGTON — Outraged lawmakers pressed Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen on Wednesday to punish Wells Fargo & Co. for creating as many as 2 millions fake accounts, but she declined to commit to any regulatory penalties. “Two million phony accounts. Break them up!” Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., told Yellen during a hearing of the

There was little new information uncovered in the presidential debate Monday night between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but one topic once again reared its head: Trump’s perceived antipathy for overweight people. During the “Securing America” segment of the debate, Clinton stated that cyber security would be among the biggest challenges for the next president.

SAN DIEGO — El Cajon police said Tuesday evening that officers shot and killed a black man earlier in the day after he raised both hands clasping an object in a manner that looked as if he was holding a gun. “The subject has passed away as a result of his injuries,” El Cajon police

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On Monday night, The Charlotte Observer and the McClatchy Washington Bureau recruited 21 Charlotte-area voters to watch the first Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debate together and then talk about it. As the moderators, here are three things we learned from this diverse group, which had varying reactions. 1. Republican-leaning voters looking for a

Like so many of you, our hearts broke as we learned of the full scope of the tragedy at the Pulse nightclub on June 12. Like so many other Americans, we mourned with you in the days that followed. And Tuesday, we are here to stand with this courageous, good-hearted community, one that has sent

President Barack Obama’s message to black voters is simple: Stay at home on Election Day and it equates to a vote for Donald Trump. In an interview on the “Steve Harvey Morning Show” that aired Wednesday, Obama warned against complacency. “If you don’t vote, that’s a vote for Trump,” said Obama, who has become Hillary

In some ways, it was a typical Hillary Clinton campaign event. She was in a swing state, North Carolina; she was at a venue that underscores her message about investing in education, Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh; and there were the familiar campaign slogans like “Stronger Together” and her standard closing line, “Love Trumps