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February 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says about 1 million Americans signed up for private insurance under the health care…
February 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama increased the minimum wage for a few hundred thousand federal contractors on Wednesday, then…
February 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — And in a midterm election year and with a future presidential library to build, the Obamas invited…
February 12, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a high-profile speech on Tuesday, urging states to roll back laws that…
February 12, 2014
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A defense lawyer says a verdict has been reached in the corruption case against former New…
February 12, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio called the commanding officer of the police department's press office to ask…
February 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the House of Representatives avoided another politically damaging standoff with Democrats over federal spending by…
February 12, 2014
OPINION - The borough of Brooklyn, New York has a new chief prosecutor, and if he has his way, there…
February 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Wednesday increasing the minimum wage…
February 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - While football player Michael Sam has received widespread support for his decision to come out of the…
February 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday urged states to restore voting rights to former prison inmates, an…
February 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will unveil this week a new program to address specific challenges facing black and Latino…
February 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sam could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL. He's scheduled to participate in the…
February 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says a gay University of Missouri football player is 'an inspiration to all of us.'...
February 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - While officials in many states and the federal government have struggled to roll out the Affordable Care…