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During a Friday performance on his “From Scratch” tour, comedian John Mulaney surprised his audience — and drew criticism from some fans — when Dave Chappelle appeared as the opener and told what were described as “transphobic jokes.” Chappelle’s opening set occurred during a show at Ohio State University’s Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. …

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin expressed outrage during a Tuesday hearing after he was accused of breaking the law and “staggering lies.” The confrontation occurred in the House Ways and Means Committee when Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) confronted Mnuchin on his refusal to turn over the president’s taxes to Congress. “This isn’t going to be pretty,” …

Now that U.S.-Iran tensions have cooled a bit, it may be time to revisit predictions from some strategists last year that said equities are primed for big gains in the first quarter. They may have been onto something. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, …

Spain’s deputy prime minister has told the Catalan president to “stop lying” to the region by promising independence, and accused rightwing Spanish parties of “irresponsibility, disloyalty and selfishness” as the country reels from a week of violent protests across Catalonia. The supreme court’s imprisonment last Monday of nine separatist leaders for sedition over their roles …

A Sikh lawmaker on Wednesday called for United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to apologize for the “derogatory and racist remarks” he made last year about Muslim women. Speaking during Johnson’s first formal question-and-answer session in the House of Commons, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi excoriated the Tory leader for the way he described Muslim women in a newspaper column. …

Getty Healthcare remains the nation’s top voting issue ahead of the 2020 elections, just as it was during the 2018 midterms. Surveys show voters remain frustrated with high drug prices, growing out-of-pocket expenses and skimpy health-insurance benefits.  The leading candidates have publicly promised to fix these problems but all are omitting certain details about their healthcare …

Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news August 8 at 12:09 PM Brandi Yakeima Lasiter wanted to punish the men of Americus, Ga., who had allegedly wronged her. She set her plan into motion last week on a Facebook Live feed, claiming to be HIV positive and broadcasting that she had intentionally infected her …

A man accused of telling a black Georgia lawmaker to “go back” to where to she came from in a Publix grocery store is speaking out with a different version of events. In a Facebook Live video on Friday, state Rep. Erica Thomas recounted the alleged incident. “This white man comes up to me and …

First came the incident, in which a Bucky’s gas station clerk in Naperville, Ill., was caught on camera confronting Hispanic customers about their legal status. Then came the protests, in which some demonstrators held signs that said “boycott racism” and others marched with ones that said “Build the Wall.” Now, the gas station clerk has …

“View” co-host Sunny Hostin shamed President Trump’s administration on Tuesday after news that it denied its embassies’ request to fly the rainbow flag during Pride month. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (The Associated Press) “View” co-host Sunny Hostin called out President Trump’s administration on Tuesday amid news that it denied its embassies’ request to fly the rainbow flag during Pride month. Vice President …