Film producer Harvey Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co.

Harvey Weinstein, the sharp-elbowed movie producer whose combative reign in Hollywood made him an Academy Awards regular, was fired from The Weinstein Company on Sunday following an expose that detailed decades of sexual harassment allegations made against Weinstein by actresses and employees. In a statement, the company's board of directors announced his firing Sunday night, capping the swift downfall of one of Hollywood's most powerful producers and expelling him from the company he co-created.

AM Joy Panel Shreds The GOP And Media’s False Equivalency Game With Harvey Weinstein

This Sunday on MSNBC's AM Joy , Joy Reid's panel, which included Media Matters' Eric Boehlert and Christina Lopez, author Gabriel Sherman , and Voto Latino's Maria Teresa Kumar, did a very nice job of breaking down the "both siderist" nonsense we've been hearing from the right--and from many in the corporate media. To them, elected Democrats accepting donations from producer Harvey Weinstein is the same as the right turning a blind eye to the actions of our pussy-grabber-in-chief.

Harvey Weinstein scandal, Day 2: Wife standing by him, ‘NYT’ lawsuit looms

The film producer also told the 'New York Post' why he plans to sue the 'Times' for their story accusing him of 30 years of sexual harassment. Harvey Weinstein scandal, Day 2: Wife standing by him, 'NYT' lawsuit looms The film producer also told the 'New York Post' why he plans to sue the 'Times' for their story accusing him of 30 years of sexual harassment.

Hurricane Maria a reminder of ‘second-class’ status for some

Xavier Totti moved to the mainland United States from his native Puerto Rico 43 years ago. He is still asked routinely if he is "legal," and when he mails packages to relatives back home, he has to fill out an international form.

Giving the gift of green in the ‘District of Cannabis’

11, 2017, photo, jars of marijuana buds are displayed in Washington at a closed Ethiopian restaurant at a "gifted" marijuana event. In the so-called "District of Cannabis" it's legal to grow and consume mariju... .

Bookstore News: September 22, 2017

New bookstores planned for Ohio and New York; a California couple launch a mobile bookstore; visiting three of Washington state's indies; a bookstore's Hillary Clinton video goes viral; and more. New York Bookstore Approved for Historic Building: Rough Draft Bar & Books has been approved to open in a historic building in the town of Kingston.

Clinton book has sold more than 300,000 copies new

Clinton's book about her stunning loss in 2016 to Donald Trump sold more than 300,000 copies in the combined formats of hardcover, e-book and audio, Simon & Schuster told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The book's hardcover sales of 168,000 was the highest opening for any nonfiction release in five years, according to NPD BookScan, which tracks around 85 percent of retail print sales.

Bus driver in deadly New York crash was fired by MTA after DUI was discovered

NU went 7-3 in non conference play but were upset by Northern Iowa on Saturday afternoon. Head coac... -- The Washington Redskins have placed safety Su'a Cravens on the reserve/left squad list, meaning he will not return to the team this season.

NYT Furious GOP Doing Exactly What NYT Wanted Dems To Do In 2013

The New York Times editorial board ripped into the GOP Friday for trying to prevent Democrats from obstructing the appointments of federal judges after supporting Democrats' efforts to do the same in the past. "Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, are itching to eliminate the last remaining tool the minority party has to influence a president's picks for the federal courts - the so-called blue slip."

The Latest: Weiner seeks leniency at his sexting sentencing

Former congressman Anthony Weiner and his estranged wife, Huma Abedin, have appeared before a New York City judge to ask for privacy in their divorce case. Lawyers for disgraced former New York congressman Anthony Weiner say a 15-year-old North Carolina girl he sexted had hoped to influence the presidential election.

COMMENTARY The Democrats are responsible for Trump and economic crisis

Robert Reich, the former secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, published a series of op-eds in Salon and Newsweek recently condemning President Trump, arguing that Trump should be impeached, perhaps not least of all for suspected collusion with Russia to influence our presidential election.

Blue-red political divide influencing Trump’s bottom line

Club members and guests lunch in a lounge at Trump National Golf Club last month in Mooresville, N.C. The red-blue political divide is not only informing the president's policies, it is influencing the bottom line of the family-run Trump Organization. Jacob Biba/The New York Times Club members and guests lunch in a lounge at Trump National Golf Club last month in Mooresville, N.C. The red-blue political divide is not only informing the president's policies, it is influencing the bottom line of the family-run Trump Organization.