[unable to retrieve full-text content]Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says he worried that investigations into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia and possible obstruction of ju... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Denver teachers, who have been on strike for three days, say they have a deal. Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]It's Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Here's what you need to start your day. Read more
Fort Bend County and the Fort Bend Independent School District will negotiate what to do with the remains of nearly 100 African American prison inmates who archaeologists believe w... Read more
Coming off a big night at the Grammys, Donald Glover and his alter-ego Childish Gambino have been nominated for five NAACP Image Awards. Glover is nominated for his acting and directing on... Read more
It’s Valentine’s Day and what better time to salute couples in love. The Defender is celebrating Sweetheart’s Day by acknowledging some of our favorite couples….as th... Read more
Love Jones Love Jones is a sexy, grown-folks cult-classic that is prime viewing any day of the week, but you bet we are watching it at some point over V-Day weekend. The bohemian 1997 c... Read more
Facing ongoing litigation from workers who alleged General Motors allowed racial incidents to occur, the vehicle manufacturer is now offering a hefty award to find the persons who... Read more
San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 18,... Read more
Week of February 14, 2019 Local & State News: County votes against more prosecutors; Newly elected Harris County judge dies; Missouri City rated one of safest Texas cities; H-E-B breaks... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A major investor is questioning the conduct of The National Enquirer's parent company after allegations from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Acting EPA chief Andrew Wheeler says the agency is moving to regulate toxic chemicals, known as PFAS, in drinking water in an exclusive interview with A... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Her ex-boyfriend was charged in her death. Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The rover was set for just a three-month life span after landing on Mars in 2012. Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was waiting to see the final language of a border security bill based before deciding whether to sign it. Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran has been charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran governm... Read more
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg will have to find another way to deal with her office’s backlog after county commissioners rejected her request for a $20 million budget increas... Read more
Cassandra Holleman, an African-American woman judge who was part of the historic wave of Black women candidates who swept into office last year, died Feb. 11 at age 57. One colleague said sh... Read more
In September 2017, weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Harvey ravaged his city, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner sparked what became a high-profile spat with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Fac... Read more
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A lawmaker is calling for an investigation in the wake of an ABC News report that highlighted the deaths of two migrants who fell ill in detention. Read more
Stacey Abrams, in the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, presented a distorted picture of the U.S. economy since the Republican-backed tax bill... Read more
Q: Does the new New York law allow full-term abortions? A: The law permits abortions after 24 weeks if a health care professional determines the health or life of the mother is at risk,... Read more
In an interview with Robert Mangino of KDKA in Pittsburgh, FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely discusses our recent stories on Sen. Kamala Harris, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Presi... Read more
Quick Take A claim that the White House may impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is false, but it is still circulating widely online. It stems from a petition created by a conservative comment... Read more
The recent five-week partial government shutdown will reduce real U.S. gross domestic product by $3 billion, on net, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. At least twice, House Majority... Read more
During his confirmation hearing on Jan. 16, Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, repeatedly used a misleading statistic to defe... Read more
Quick Take Nancy Pelosi did not spend $497 million on office renovations during the government shutdown. That claim originated from a self-described satirical website, but it has now spread... Read more
President Donald Trump wrongly claims that “58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote.” This latest voter fraud misinformation from the pres... Read more
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris made a few false and misleading claims in two events that kicked off her 2020 presidential campaign. In a speech in her home state of California on Jan. 27, Har... Read more
Quick Take There is no evidence to support social media posts attributing a quote about Nancy Pelosi to former President Ronald Reagan. Full Story When reclaiming her role as speaker of the... Read more
