I just returned from a business trip to Cairo, Egypt, where I was lucky enough to visit some of the region's most historic sites: the...

They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread? Once I...

If it's Sunday, it is time to review news you may have missed. Plus our weekly fun video clip! Enjoy. Minneapolis Takes on Housing...

Welcome friends to our weekly recap of stories you may have missed this holiday week. As always, I've included something to make you...

He was a young, smart member of Congress who had relatively little national name recognition when he launched the campaign that would...

Yesterday, on the South Side of Chicago, Juan Lopez and Dr. Tamara O'Neal stood outside Mercy Hospital arguing. The confrontation turned...

From time to time, traveling on the subway can feel like a game of roulette. Is this the day I get stuck underground for hours? Or, my...

Ok, friends. Let's try something new. Each Sunday, I am going to use this little piece of online real estate to offer up some short items...

I have been involved in politics for most of my life. Thanks to my father's leadership in the Puerto Rican community here in New York...

We all expect winter to dump some snow on us from time to time. We just don't ever expect the unpreparedness of others to pile on. New...

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) is in serious trouble. The severity of what is to come for the MTA, its ever-diminishing...

News of more politicians jumping into the Amazon HQ2 fray today overshadowed another major development that will impact the lives of many...

Two days ago, I wrote about Amazon's sham HQ2 competition and what the cost to taxpayers could be. Yesterday, Amazon confirmed that Long...

The Amazon HQ2 "competition" is finally over. Jeff Bezos' national ego ... um ... campaign to see what kind of sweetheart deal he could...

I had grand plans for today. I was going to get a lot of work done. Check things off my to-do list. Complete my #30DayWritingChallenge...

I can't keep up, can you? It feels like each day now brings a week's worth of news. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure it didn't...

Welcome to the Midterms, Day 2, as major races for Governor and U.S. Senate remain undecided or headed to recounts. Instant hot takes...

We have a long day of GOTV, voting and Twitter tracking ahead before we know who won what, where and how. To keep you entertained while...

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is (almost) over. Tomorrow is Election Day. Finally. It feels like the midterm elections...

When news broke this week that the mayor of Taipei, Taiwan, Ko Wen-je had dropped a rap song, I could not run to the internet fast...