Politicians of all backgrounds and party affiliations made history around the country on 2021 Election Day. Democrat Bruce Harrell became the first Asian American and second African American to lead Seattle as mayor. Republican Winsome Sears became the first Black woman elected to serve Virginia as lieutenant governor. Democrat Shahana Hanif became the first Muslim…

New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Twitter Thursday he is going to take his first three paychecks as mayor in Bitcoin. His tweet, sent two days after winning the city’s mayoral election, came in reply to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who said he was going to take his next paycheck in bitcoin. It all…

In what many considered to be the biggest of the 2021 election results, Republican Glenn Youngkin was declared the winner of the Virginia gubernatorial election early Wednesday morning. He defeated Democrat and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe. The video above shows clips from Youngkin’s victory speech. “Together, we will change the trajectory of this Commonwealth,” Gov.-elect…

Sree Sreenivasan is an expert on how technology is changing our lives for better and for worse. He is the inaugural Marshall Loeb visiting Professor of Digital Innovation at Stony Brook School of Communication and Journalism and is CEO and co-founder of Digimentors, a digital, social, and virtual and hybrid events consulting company. He has…

Voters across the country headed to the polls for Election Day 2021 Tuesday. The video above shows scenes from Election in Virginia, New York City and Minneapolis. The Tuesday race getting the most attention is the Virginia gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. The race is seen by many as a…

Despite controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, the divide within the Democratic Party is keeping it from passing President Biden’s agenda. The legislation stagnation has frustrated the commander-in-chief for months. “I hear all the folks on TV saying, ‘Why doesn’t Biden get this done?’ Well, because Biden only has a majority of,…

On the same day the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 years old, U.S. intelligence agencies announced they won’t be able to definitively pin down the virus’ origins. Also Friday, six New York City firefighters were relieved of duty and faced suspension after they drove a fire truck to a…

Update (Jan. 7, 2022): A few days after the Albany County district attorney announced he was dropping the misdemeanor groping charge that came out of a criminal complaint against former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), the charge was officially dismissed in court Friday. The video above shows the hearing where it happened. Assistant district attorney Jennifer McCanney…

Multiple parts of an already soaked Northeast United States had to deal with more heavy rain and winds as a nor’easter moved through the area Tuesday. Areas affected include New England, New York and New Jersey. The video above shows some of the rain that fell throughout the Northeast. “A strong Nor’easter off the East…

The NBA’s Brooklyn Nets said seven-time All-Star Kyrie Irving won’t be allowed to play because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Sunday’s Nets game was filled with fans protesting not just Irving’s sidelining but also vaccine mandates. Irving did not attend the game, and protests outside the Barclays Center forced a brief closure of the…