President Obama croons "Sweet Home Chicago" with BB King
President Obama sings the blues, not because he's down in the polls - he's up - but because legendary blues singer BB King asks him.
Over 1,000 at Oregon Capitol protest cuts, school privatization
More than a thousand public employee unionists, educators, parents, environmentalists, and Occupy activists rallied for a "Strong Schools, Strong Oregon" day of mass action at the state Capitol.
Billionaires back controversial geoengineering methods
A small unit of climate scientists, supported financially by notable billionaires, is lobbying governments and international organizations to back experiments in geoengineering
Billy Graham's son Franklin questions Obama's Christianity
The Rev. Franklin Graham today joined a list of right-wingers who have questioned President Obama's faith. Graham is the son of evangelist Billy Graham.
Black History Month: Happy birthday Nina Simone
Legendary artist and civil rights activist Nina Simone was born 79 years ago today, Feb. 21, in Tryon, North Carolina.
Today is 75th anniversary of Rep. Barbara Jordan's birth (with video)
The daughter of a minister and domestic worker, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman elected to the Texas Senate and the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the deep South.
Over 300 pack White House Hispanic Summit in Ohio
The all-day event brought 18 representatives from nine federal departments for round-table discussions on many questions including immigration, jobs, education and entrepreneurship.
Parents, community occupy Chicago school, demand to be heard
The occupiers were dramatizing their frustration with plans by the Chicago Public Schools to close the school and reopen it as a charter.
Arizona, again and again!
The Arizona House approved Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to take away civil service protections from state workers.
Fired warehouse workers hold Walmart accountable
On Feb. 17, with the support of community and business leaders, they gathered in front of a Walmart Express store and fought back.
