An estimated 150-200 supporters turned up to the "Straight Pride Parade" event Saturday in Boston, but the crowd was dwarfed by a sea of counter-protesters, leading to some clashes and arrests. The Super Happy Fun America group, founded by three conservative men, kicked off the parade at noon Saturday with controversial right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos serving as grand marshal. About 150-200 participants marched in the parade, while hundreds of counter-protesters lined the streets … [Read more...]

Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized during a presidential campaign event for comments he made about his work with segregationist senators. Biden, appearing before a mostly black crowd in South Carolina, expressed regret Saturday for citing his work with segregationists Mississippi Sen. James Eastland and Georgia Sen. Herman Talmadge as an example of his ability to work with others despite differences. "Now was I wrong a few weeks ago to somehow give the impression to people that I … [Read more...]

On a recent morning in May, Carlos Barrientos drove up to a Belt Line Road intersection on his way to work in Grand Prairie, Tex. His breakfast sandwich, sports drink, backpack and papers were arranged around him and on the seats, so Mr. Barrientos, 23, tried to avoid making sudden moves. Suddenly a yellow traffic light flickered overhead, followed seconds later, he said, by a red light. A camera flashed, catching his license plate when the vehicle edged close to the crossing or continued … [Read more...]

Services for former President George H.W. Bush will begin Monday, three days after he died at age 94. Air Force One will travel to Ellington Field in Houston on Monday morning to take Bush's casket from a departure ceremony scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EST. It will be delivered to Joint Base Andrews near Washington D.C., for an arrival ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Another arrival ceremony will occur on Capitol Hill, involving the House and Senate, at 4:45 p.m. Bush's body will lie in state at the … [Read more...]

A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Trump International Hotel by a nearby bar in downtown Washington, D.C. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled in a 12-page opinion that Cork Wine Bar had "failed to state a claim for unfair competition." In the suit filed in March 2017, the bar owners had alleged that they were losing business to Trump's luxury hotel because foreign leaders, lobbyists and government officials were more likely to book … [Read more...]