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Everlast boxing brand has chosen Patricio Manuel, the world's first transgender professional boxer, as the face of its new "Be First" campaign, the company said Friday. (Everlast)
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Alien Return Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Demographic experts say long-term economic and societal trends are fueling the divide between rich and poor in the United States. The gap is the largest in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Country music superstar Shania Twain struggled with homelessness. When she was a child, Twain stayed at a Toronto shelter with her mother and siblings. When Twain was just 16, she took shelter by squatting in a vacant house and sleeping on buses.
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Police officers detain a protester against right-wing demonstrators following an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Although the main protest remained largely peaceful, some skirmishes erupted in the following hours and police detained multiple protesters. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Illustration on Medicare HSAs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Tax reform illustration by Linas Garsys
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Protester chant slogans outside a Federal court during a demonstration calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and an end to mass incarceration, Friday, June 29, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**
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Illustration on climate change by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency
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Illustration of Bill Maher by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on homelessness by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Are voters ready for a $10 billion election? And will those who are spending the money on political advertising get their money's worth? (Associated Press)
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This Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 booking file photo provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office shows NFL football player Reuben Foster. Foster’s ex-girlfriend tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he slapped her and pushed her during an incident in Tampa, Fla., that led to his arrest for domestic violence. Elissa Ennis says in an interview televised Thursday, Dec. 6, 3028, that Foster abused her three times, most recently last month in Tampa. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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Leroy Hill of the Seattle Seahawks NFL football team, poses for a portrait in Renton, Wash. Hill has been arrested after police say he assaulted his girlfriend and kept her in his home against her will. According to a release from the Issaquah Police Department on Wednesday morning, Jan. 30, 2013, Hill was arrested on investigation of unlawful imprisonment-domestic violence and third-degree assault-domestic violence. (AP Photo/File)
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San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald (91) on the bench during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Police say Chicago Bears defensive end McDonald has been accused of domestic violence in Northern California, the latest arrest for the former San Francisco 49er. McDonald was taken into custody Monday, May 25, 2015, on suspicion of domestic violence and child endangerment. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
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New York Jets linebacker Bryan Thomas was arrested on Oct. 31, 2012 for allegedly punching his wife in the stomach and pushing her with a kitchen chair. Thomas was admitted to a pretrial intervention program for 24 months, which would allow the charges to be dropped upon program completion. In April 2013, Thomas was charged in another case of domestic violence, involving his wife.
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Illustration on law as the basis for liberty by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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DAX SHEPARD AND KRISTEN BELL Dax Shepard, left, and Kristen Bell arrive at the world premiere of "The Boss" at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, March 28, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Illustration on the death penalty by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Joe Waites, a member of the No State Flag/No State Funds protest group, holds the Mississippi State flag outside the front gate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where the group has gathered every Sunday for nearly four years to protest USM's refusal to unfurl the state flag. (Chuck Cook/Special to The Washington Times)
