Comment on New Al Sharpton book looks at America's political crossroads

Hunter Biden's trial on gun charges is underway in Delaware. The president's son faces three charges in the case brought by the special counsel. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

Colorado will study the lingering effects of slavery and systemic racism on Black Coloradans under a law signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday — but only if fundraising goals are met. The new law, Senate Bill 53, establishes the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Commission to conduct the study with History Colorado.

A slice of the nearly $29 million that Boulder collected during the first six and a half years of a voter-passed soda tax has provided low-income residents with extra money to buy fresh produce from local businesses. It’s one of many ways the city has directed revenue from that unusual tax to a range of programs focused on improving health equity in the community. Maria Fraire, one of nearly 1,500 people across 370 families now enrolled in the Fruit & Veg Boulder program, has relied on the monthly stipend to sustain her vegan diet, typically shopping at Whole Foods.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris spent part of a Tuesday episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” rehashing how she found out about former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial. She deflected a light-hearted question from Kimmel about whether the people she watched the verdict with were “pretending to not be happy” when the conviction was announced.

If you thought it couldn't get any better than Donald Trump going 34 for 34 ("it was a perfect deliberation!") on "guilties" for the charges against him in his "I-paid-off-the-porn-star" trial, it could. It did. It has. You see, only four days before the Republican National Convention is Donald Trump's sentencing for his perfect 34 for 34.

Concentrating too many parts of the healthcare supply chain under one company can wreak havoc on the entire system.