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Lawyer, columnist and political commentator Sophia Nelson says it's time for black women to push back against how they are portrayed in popular culture.

Time To 'Redefine' Media Portrayals Of Black Women

Political commentator Sophia Nelson says it feels like "open season" on successful black women. In Black Woman Redefined, Nelson takes on the stereotypes that depict black women as angry and incapable of finding a man.

Review: Haley Heynderickx, 'I Need To Start A Garden'

The burgeoning Portland songwriter counts John Fahey and Leo Kottke as inspirations.

Michigan Sen. Carl Levin speaks in Dearborn on Feb. 4.

Retiring Carl Levin Says He Wants To Leave The Senate Fighting

The Michigan senator tells NPR he wants to focus on the fiscal battle, not campaigning, in his last two years. He wants to push for ending tax loopholes and advocate for programs like education, health care and infrastructure.

Authorities identified Damien Sanderson, left, and Myles Sanderson, who are presently at large, as suspects in a series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that left multiple people dead and others wounded.

One suspect found dead, the other remains at large, following mass stabbing in Canada

The stabbings took place across 13 locations in the James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon in Canada's Saskatchewan province.

I-71 is shutdown at Wilmington because of police activity following an incident at the Cincinnati FBI office.

Police chase near Wilmington follows incident at Cincinnati FBI office

An armed individual attempted to get inside the Cincinnati FBI office Thursday, prompting a police chase that led officers to Chester Township in Clinton County.

A painting of multicolored dots by artist Damien Hirst burns at the Newport Street Gallery in London on Tuesday as part of his project "The Currency." For it, he released a collection of 10,000 NFTs, each one corresponding to a physical artwork. Buyers could either keep the non-fungible token, in which case the painting would be burned, or keep the painting, in which case they would lose the NFT.

Damien Hirst just burned 1,000 of his paintings and will soon burn thousands more

As part of his project "The Currency," Damien Hirst released a collection of 10,000 NFTs, each one corresponding to a physical artwork. Buyers could keep either the non-fungible token or the painting.

The Stockton Police Department on Oct. 4 shows a brief surveillance video of someone authorities described as a "person of interest" in a spate of shootings. Police announced on Saturday that they had arrested 43-year-old Wesley Brownlee.

What we know about the victims of the alleged Stockton serial killer

The Stockton Police Department announced on Saturday that they had arrested 43-year-old Wesley Brownlee on suspicion of homicide.

Ohio EPA nominee wants to draw on experiences as DeWine's policy director in her new role

If confirmed by the Ohio Senate, Anne Vogel will replace director Laurie Stevenson, who is set to retire at the end of the year.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead was robbed of more than $1 million worth of jewelry in July when armed gunmen entered his church during a service. He is now facing federal fraud charges in an unrelated case.

Brooklyn pastor claims innocence while facing federal fraud and extortion charges

In July, Lamor Whitehead and his wife were robbed of $1 million in jewelry after armed gunmen entered their church during a live-streamed service.

Mary O'Connor, pictured here addressing reporters during a news conference at Tampa Police headquarters in February, resigned after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop.

Tampa police chief resigns after she flashed her badge to escape a traffic stop

Body camera footage showed Police Chief Mary O'Connor saying "I'm hoping you'll just let us go tonight" after a deputy pulled her and her husband over for driving an unregistered golf cart.

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