Republican politician suggests that women who have an abortion should face the death penalty
The Independent - Sat Apr 7, 2018
A Republican politician has said that women who have abortions should face the death penalty. More»
Georgia sheriff's sign: 'If you kill someone, we might kill you back'
WSB-TV - Thu Apr 5, 2018
HARRIS COUNTY, Georgia - Georgia Sheriff Mike Jolleys new welcome sign comes with a threatening warning for visitors: "Our citizens have concealed weapons. More»
Stephon Clark: Police shot unarmed man '7 times in back'
BBC - Sun Apr 1, 2018
Stephon Clark was shot a total of eight times in the confrontation on the night of 18 March in Sacramento, California, said a forensic pathologist. More»
Andrew McCabe: Not in my worst nightmares did I dream my FBI career would end this way
Washington Post - Thu Mar 22, 2018
Andrew McCabe served in the FBI from 1996 until March 16, 2018. More»
Austin bomber 'blows himself up' with seventh device as police closed in
Daily Mail - Tue Mar 20, 2018
The Austin bomber is dead after blowing himself up as police FBI agents tired to arrest him in the early hours of Wednesday. More»
Trump Admits To Making Up Trade Deficit In Talks With Canadian Prime Minister
NPR - Wed Mar 14, 2018
In audio of a closed-door fundraiser obtained by the Washington Post and NBC News, President Trump boasts to donors that he "had no idea" whether he was correct when he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the US has a trade deficit with Canada. More»
'Multiple deaths' as 950-ton pedestrian bridge collapses on top of cars and people on Florida college campus just days after it was installed
Daily Mail - Wed Mar 14, 2018
Emergency crews are rushing to the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge that has reportedly killed multiple people and trapped cars on the campus of Florida International University in Miami. More»
Rex Tillerson: a rocky road with Trump that ended with a surprise firing
The Guardian - Mon Mar 12, 2018
Rex Tillersons last significant act as secretary of state was characteristically out of tune with the White House. More»
Iowa grants gun permits to the blind
USA Today - Mon Mar 12, 2018
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Heres some news that has law enforcement officials and lawmakers scratching their heads:
Iowa is granting permits to acquire or carry guns in public to people who are legally or completely blind. More»
Louisiana college president refuses to hire coach because of his 'Jewish blood'
Daily Mail - Fri Feb 23, 2018
A major college and its president have rejected allegations they discriminated against a Jewish man who applied for an assistant football coaching job. More»
San Francisco To Dismiss Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions
NPR - Wed Jan 31, 2018
Prosecutors in San Francisco will throw out thousands of marijuana-related convictions of residents dating back to 1975. More»
White House asks for Van Gogh loan - but Guggenheim offers gold toilet instead
The Guardian - Thu Jan 25, 2018
The Guggenheim Museum has reportedly turned down a White House request to borrow a Van Gogh painting, and has instead offered the Trump administration the use of a golden toilet. More»
CIA rendition flights from rustic North Carolina called to account by citizens
The Guardian - Wed Jan 17, 2018
A year after he was released from captivity in Guantánamo, Binyam Mohamed received a letter from Christina Cowger, an agricultural researcher from North Carolina. More»
Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm
CNN - Fri Jan 12, 2018
Washington - An emergency alert notification sent out on Saturday claiming a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii" was a false alarm, according to state leaders and emergency officials. More»
New era opens in California with first sales of recreational marijuana
San Francisco Gate - Sun Dec 31, 2017
Before sunrise on New Years Day, cashiers welcomed the first legal sales of recreational marijuana in California, launching a new industry expected to bring in billions of dollars while accepting new regulations and taxes. More»
Bomber Strikes Near Times Square, Disrupting City but Killing None
New York Times - Mon Dec 11, 2017
A would-be suicide attacker detonated a pipe bomb strapped to his body in the heart of Manhattans busiest subway corridor on Monday, sending thousands of terrified commuters fleeing the smoke-choked passageways, and bringing the heart of Midtown to a standstill as hundreds of police officers converged on Times Square and the surrounding streets. More»
Trump Administration Is Mulling A Pitch For A Private Spy Network
BuzzFeed - Thu Nov 30, 2017
WASHINGTON - The White House and CIA have been considering a package of secret proposals to allow former US intelligence officers to run privatized covert actions, intelligence gathering, and propaganda missions, according to three sources whove been briefed on or have direct knowledge of the proposals. More»
GOP Senator: Millionaires Deserve The Tax Breaks Because Poor People "Create Nothing"
ShareBlue Media - Wed Nov 1, 2017
The Republican tax scheme to give handouts to billionaires and corporations at the expense of millions of working families is increasingly unpopular - so much so that the GOP delayed the release of their draft bill. More»
Georgia election server wiped after suit filed
PBS - Wed Oct 25, 2017
A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The Associated Press has learned. More»
Why Are Prosecutors Putting Innocent Witnesses in Jail?
New Yorker - Tue Oct 17, 2017
One night in May, 2015, an accountant named Renata Singleton arrived home from work and changed into lounge pants. More»
South Carolina school board member apologizes for calling his African-American colleagues 'darkies'
Daily Mail - Sun Oct 15, 2017
A member of a school board has apologized for referring to his black colleagues darkies. More»
New Rule: Residents In Nine States Will Need Passports For Domestic Flights in 2018
Forbes - Sat Oct 14, 2017
When traveling, its best to plan ahead whenever you can. More»
Incarcerated Women Are Fighting on the Front Lines of California's Wildfires for $1 an Hour
Jezebel - Thu Oct 12, 2017
Large swaths of California have been destroyed by wildfires that have left at least 21 dead, razing thousands of homes and businesses throughout the region. More»
Wildfires Burn Out of Control Across Northern California; 15 Are Dead
New York Times - Tue Oct 10, 2017
NAPA, California - With roads still blocked by the police and fires still raging across broad swaths of Northern California, Matt Lenzi hiked through smoke-choked vineyards and waded the Napa River to reach the home his father lived in for 53 years. More»
House panel approves $10B for border wall
The Hill - Fri Oct 6, 2017
The House Homeland Security Committee approved Wednesday a border security bill that includes $10 billion for a border wall. More»
FEMA deletes data on lack of water and electricity in Puerto Rico
New York Daily News - Thu Oct 5, 2017
Key details about the availability of electricity and water in Puerto Rico as they continue to recover in the wake of Hurricane Maria have been scrubbed from the FEMA website where more positive statistics on federal response still remain. More»
Puerto Rico: Trump paper towel-throwing 'abominable'
BBC - Wed Oct 4, 2017
The mayor of Puerto Ricos capital, San Juan, has described Donald Trumps visit to the hurricane-hit island as "insulting" and called him a "miscommunicator-in-chief". More»
At least 50 dead, 200 injured at shooting on Las Vegas Strip
Washington Post - Sun Oct 1, 2017
A gunman in a high-rise hotel opened fire on concertgoers at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday, killing at least 50 people and injuring "in excess of 200″ others before being killed during a standoff with police, authorities said. More»
US won't waive shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico relief
The Hill - Tue Sep 26, 2017
The Trump administration on Tuesday denied a request from several members of Congress to waive shipping restrictions to help get gasoline and other supplies to Puerto Rico as the island recovers from Hurricane Maria. More»
"And now we say, 'Heil Hitler'": A teacher had her students give the Nazi salute
Sacramento Bee - Fri Sep 22, 2017
A substitute teacher in Georgia, Vermont, has been fired after she taught her students the Nazi salute and had them demonstrate it with her, according to local media reports. More»