News One Exclusives

Donald Trump talked himself into a battle he may be unable to talk himself out of. After Khizr Khan and his wife Ghazala, parents of a decorated American soldier who was killed in Iraq, appeared at the Democratic National Convention, Trump responded vehemently to Khan’s remarks. Over this past weekend, the Khans and Trump exchanged words through various […]

Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled racially charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]

National

More details about WikiLeaks’ Democratic National Committee email dump have been revealed. According to reports, one of the emails sent between DNC staffers mocked the name of LaQueenia Gibson—an African-American woman who serves as an executive assistant for Haddad Brands, a children’s clothing store. The initial email was sent from Haddad Chief Product Officer Rob Smith to […]

News One Exclusives

In this year’s highly contested presidential election, every vote – and every demographic – counts; neither Republicans nor Democrats can take any voting block for granted. Democrats are looking to attract and retain White working-class male voters, a vital block of the American electorate and one Democrats have had trouble reaching in the past. On Wednesday, Roland […]

News One Exclusives

Tuesday marks the final multi-state primary before the Republican and Democratic national conventions. Voters in California, North Dakota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota will head to the polls to voice their choice for the presidential nominees for their respective parties. The Associated Press is reporting that Hillary Clinton already has reached the magic number […]

Entertainment News

It’s been an eventful year in politics, one that will go down in history for several different reasons. Here’s NewsOne‘s list for the top 10…

Videos

At turns, both humble and confident, sober and humorous, President Barack Obama walked out to an adoring crowd at the Democratic National Convention waiting with baited breath to hear him reassure them that everything would be okay. They needed to hear from him that not only did he believe in America’s possibility, but that he […]

Election 2012

In an electrifying speech, former President Bill Clinton declared last night at the Democratic National Convention that President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs. Conceding that many struggling in a slow-recovery economy don’t yet feel the change, […]

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When First Lady Michelle Obama stepped on to the stage at the Time Warner Cable Arena, the energy at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina became electric. Poised and prepared, with a clear agenda to remind voters of just why they voted in 2008 for her husband, President Barack Obama, she laid it […]

The excitement of the Democratic National Convention is having an impact on everyone in the community – even kids. Three Gastonia (NC) brothers, known collectively…

Charlotte city leaders say Charlotte will be ready to host the convention next week. At a recent town hall, Charlotte Police chief Rodney Monroe detailed…