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CHICAGO -  A division of the American Library Association has voted to remove Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from a major children's book award over concerns with how the early-to-mid 20th century author portrayed blacks and Native Americans. The Association for Library Service to Children's board made the unanimous decision Saturday at a meeting in New Orleans. The name has been changed to the Children's Literature Legacy Award. The association says the work of Wilder - best known for her "Little House on the Prairie" novels - "includes expressions of stereotypical attitudes inconsistent with ALSC's core values." The first award was given to Wilder in 1954. The ALSC says Wilder's work continues

President Donald Trump's headlong push toward a trade war is prompting unprecedented responses from countries around the world and blowback from top US allies. In the past three months, Trump has hit countries around the world with a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum exports to the US. The decision prompted a swift response from US allies, including retaliatory tariffs and a radical departure in treatment from other formerly friendly foreign leaders - from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to French President Emmanuel Macron. But so far these responses have done little to deter Trump from moving forward with his trade agenda, prompting the the consideration of an out-of-the-box

Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ tweet about being kicked out of a restaurant broke the law, a former White House ethics chief has said. Ms Sanders, the White House press secretary, was asked to leave Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, because she works for Donald Trump. The senior Trump aide addressed the incident via her official White House Twitter account - telling her three million followers she “politely left” and the co-owner’s decision to kick her out “say far more about her than they do about me”.

The 65-year-old actress struggled to keep her composure while explaining recent fallout.

Video of a white woman allegedly calling the police on a young black girl who was selling water bottles in San Francisco has gone viral.  The child's mother, Erin Austin, posted the video on her Instagram account. In it, she follows a woman named Alison Ettel, who is holding a phone to her ear. Austin, who recently lost her job, told All the Moms that her 8-year-old daughter Jordan was trying to raise money because she wanted to go to Disneyland. Jordan was selling the water bottles outside the family's apartment building, which is across the street from AT&T Stadium, where the Giants were playing. Caught off guard when Ettel approached 8-year-old Jordan for a permit, Austin told the blog that

A day after Melania Trump's tone deaf fashion choice of a military jacket with the phrase, "I Really Don't Care, Do U?," emblazoned on the back, FLOTUS is speaking out about her visit to McAllen, Texas.