Jacob Rees-Mogg says former Foreign Secretary will make an excellent Prime Minister

We the people: Bill and Hillary Clinton fly commercial TWICE in one weekend as the former president is spotted mingling with the masses while his wife hides away with Secret Service detail Male nurse, 24, dies after falling 500ft at Grand Canyon when he climbed over a railing to get a better view 'Go back to your country': Mexican grandfather, 92, beaten with a brick by a mother and four men who were 'upset he accidentally bumped into a little girl' Tab Hunter, the 1950s Hollywood icon who starred in Damn Yankees and dated Psycho star Anthony Perkins, dies at age 86 Canadian park ranger is severely mauled by a grizzly bear and survives after he managed to break free from the animal's jaws and drive himself to the hospital PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Just married! Anna Wintour's daughter Bee Shaffer and new husband Francesco are the picture of wedded bliss as they flash their rings during day out ... (more)

Trump slams ‘low IQ’ and ‘punch-drunk’ De Niro after star’s F-bomb attack

Trump slams 'low IQ' and 'punch-drunk' De Niro after star's F-bomb attack President Trump on Tuesday slammed Robert De Niro as a "very Low IQ individual" who has "received to many shots to the head," after the actor's profanity-laced tirade during Sunday's politically charged Tony Awards. "Robert De Niro, a very Low IQ individual, has received to many shots to the head by real boxers in movies," Trump wrote.

Trump pardons late boxer Jack Johnson a century later

President Donald Trump has granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson's name more than 100 years after what many see as his racially charged conviction. "I am taking this very righteous step, I believe, to correct a wrong that occurred in our history and to honor a truly legendary boxing champion," Trump said Thursday during an Oval Office ceremony.

Sylvester Stallone asks Trump to pardon late boxer Jack Johnson

President Donald Trump says he's considering a posthumous pardon for boxing's first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of accompanying a white woman across state lines.

College student latest candidate in 43rd House District

Isaac Deal, 20, an Indiana State University political science student, said Wednesday he plans to seek the office being vacated by longtime Rep. Clyde Kersey, D-Terre Haute. Deal, whose hometown is Greencastle, said he plans to formally announce his candidacy and file the necessary paper work to run as a Republican next week.

C&L’s Saturday Night Theater: Requiem For A Heavyweight

Rod Serling's "Requiem for a Heavyweight", the story of a down-and-nearly-out boxer who has been used up and tossed aside by nearly everyone in his life, was one of the masterpieces of the Golden Age of Television that helped legitimize live, long-form television drama as genuine art form. The teleplay won a Peabody Award and a slew of other awards, and established Serling's reputation as a serious dramatist.

Michigan Vietnam vet is Trump’s 1st Medal of Honor recipient

This 1969 photo provided by James McCloughan shows him with the former Army medic, right, with a platoon interpreter in Nui Yon Hill in Vietnam. An Army spokeswoman said Tuesday that McCloughan, who saved the lives of 10 soldiers during the Battle of Nui Yon Hill in May 1969 in Vietnam, will become the first person to be awarded the nation's highest military honor by President Donald Trump.

What Happened to the Women Directors in Hollywood?

Editor's note: In October 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission began investigating Hollywood's gender gap. Before it delivers its recommendations to the Trump administration, Truthdig contributor Carrie Rickey considers the historic accomplishments of women behind the camera, how they got marginalized, and how they are fighting for equal employment.

Ap Fact Check: Trumpa s messy case that he inherited a mess

President Donald Trump on Thursday made a messy case that he "inherited a mess" from his predecessor. Economic stats and territorial losses of Islamic State insurgents don't support his assertions about the problems handed to him on those fronts.

From Bowie to Prince, America lost some great musicians in 2016

From Bowie to Prince, America lost some great musicians in 2016 It wasn't the year the music died, but we lost many of those who made it. Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://usat.ly/2ibTjsl Bowie, the innovative and iconic singer whose illustrious career lasted five decades, died Jan. 10, 2016, after battling cancer for 18 months.

Jonathan Bernstein: There’s nothing Teflon about Trump

Donald Trump won the election. That's a fact. But since then, Trump, his supporters and even some pundits are making various claims about his victory that aren't true, starting with his Orwellian assertions to have won in a landslide or even recording "one of the biggest Electoral College victories in history".

The Far-right’s rising tide

It has to be benchmarked to Donald Trump, although changes on both sides of the Atlantic had been incubating for a good length of time to hit the road with a bang! A new milestone around our neck? The widely read British columnist Rod Riddle had relied on quotes from The Guardian to explain the Trump factor as it impacted the US presidential election. Joan Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale attributed it to 'traumatic bonding,' like the Stockholm syndrome-an emotional dependency forged through abuse.