The new Netflix series “When They See Us” is reigniting debate over how police treated the Central Park Five during the investigation into the brutal attack on a female jogger in 1989. ... read more / watch video »

House Financial Services Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper why Congress needs to see President Trump’s tax returns. ... read more / watch video »

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former prosecutor in the Central Park Five case has resigned from at least two nonprofit boards as backlash intensified following the release of the Netflix series “When They See Us,” a miniseries that dramatizes the events surrounding the trial. ... read more »

Special counsel Robert Mueller courtesy photo WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday he was legally barred from charging President Donald Trump with a crime but pointedly emphasized that his Russia report did not exonerate the president. ... read more »

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement at the Justice Department on the recently concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. ... read more / watch video »

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington ruled Monday against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, ... read more »

He is magnificent in his perpetual movement to disrupt.  Tall, ebony hue with long locks — Roger Ross Williams —the award-winning director, producer and writer first upset the proverbial “apple cart” when he won an Academy Award® for his short film “Music By Prudence” earning a place in the history books as the first African American director to earn that distinction.  ... read more »

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Donald Trump is reportedly believed to be making efforts to block House Democrats seeking access to his tax returns, as an attorney for the president states he has the right to keep them private. ... read more / watch video »

Courtesy Photo ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Democrat-controlled Senate approved a bill easily Wednesday that would allow three congressional committees to get access to President Donald Trump’s state tax returns, ... read more »

Rev. Al Sharpton has spent the past four decades as a civil rights leader and served as an advisor to Barack Obama. He talks to Good Morning Britain about race and the issue of the far right whilst also remaining critical of the President of the United States. ... read more / watch video »

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), along with 10 of their colleagues, in urging Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz and Director of the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional Responsibility Corey Amundson to investigate Attorney General William Barr’s conduct while handling Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and report. ... read more »