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Gunman, 20, killed after mass shooting at Oregon college that left up to 13 dead and 20 injured
Daily Mail - Wed Sep 30, 2015
Police responded to reports of shots fired at Umpqua

Gunman, described only as a 20-year-old male, was shot in a gunfight with police. More»

Pennsylvania's top prosecutor arraigned on criminal charges
Associated Press - Sat Aug 8, 2015
NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvanias top prosecutor barely spoke at her arraignment Saturday on charges including a felony count of perjury, but her attorney stressed afterward that she has no plans to resign, despite growing pressure even among her fellow Democrats. More»

Texas judge orders young man to marry girlfriend & write Bible verses to avoid jail time
Raw Story - Thu Aug 6, 2015
A Texas man facing jail time for getting into a fight with his girlfriends old boyfriend was given two choices by an East Texas judge: go to jail or marry his girlfriend in 30 days, reports KLTV. More»

Sheriff's Deputy Handcuffed Two Third Graders For Having ADHD
Counter Current - Mon Aug 3, 2015
A Sheriffs deputy in Kentucky is being sued after handcuffing two third graders for nothing other than them displaying the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD). More»

7-year-old quizzed on religion, ordered to sit alone at lunch for telling classmates he didn't believe in God
Washington Post - Mon Aug 3, 2015
A lawsuit recently filed against a teacher at Forest Park Elementary School in Indiana alleged that a 7-year-old student was "banished" from sitting with other students at lunch after he revealed that he did not believe in God. More»

LAPD Detective Arrested for String of Bank Robberies
Daily Mail - Thu Jul 23, 2015
Authorities in California say a retired Los Angeles Police Department detective is the so-called Snowbird Bandit whos responsible for a string of Orange County bank robberies. More»

Possible Bipolar Tea Party Member Kills 2, Injures 9 in Louisiana
Daily Mail - Thu Jul 23, 2015
John Russel Houser was both a supporter of the far-right Tea Party and the extremist Christian Westboro Baptist Church, web accounts connected to the 59-year-old Louisiana theater shooter reveal. More»

Cancer patient evicted after Atlanta church cancels lease to demolish affordable housing
Raw Story - Sun Jul 19, 2015
Ehsam Beroukhim was forced to move out of his apartment on Sunday even though he still had months on his lease after the church that owned the property decided to demolish five buildings that provided affordable housing in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. More»

US Government Finally Admits Agent Orange Poisoned Troops
CS Globe - Thu Jun 25, 2015
Decades after the Vietnam War, the Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged last week that Monsantos Agent Orange-a dangerous herbicide sprayed over 4. More»

U.S. to Pay Benefits to Vets Exposed to Agent Orange in C-123s
NBC - Wed Jun 17, 2015
Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide millions of dollars in disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam War. More»

CIA Engaged in Human Experimentation in Its Torture Programs
The Guardian - Tue Jun 16, 2015
The Central Intelligence Agency had explicit guidelines for "human experimentation" before, during and after its post-9/11 torture of terrorism detainees, the Guardian has learned, which raise new questions about the limits on internal oversight over the agencys in-house and contracted medical research. More»

CIA sex abuse and torture went beyond Senate report disclosures, detainee says
The Guardian - Tue Jun 16, 2015
The US Central Intelligence Agency used a wider array of sexual abuse and other forms of torture than was disclosed in a Senate report last year, according to a Guantánamo Bay detainee turned government cooperating witness. More»

Police sniper shoots dead gunman who opened fire on Dallas Police HQ and planted EXPLOSIVES in a nine-hour stand off
Daily Mail - Fri Jun 12, 2015
Police in Dallas have shot dead a ranting gunman who attacked their headquarters after cornering him in a nine-hour stand-off. More»

Man Threatens Suicide, Police Kill Him
Daily Beast - Wed May 27, 2015
Justin Way was in bed with a knife. More»

Texas SWAT breaks 81-year-old man's hip, leave without calling paramedics
Raw Story - Mon May 25, 2015
An 82-year-old Texas man alleged this week that officers in military gear stormed his home, broke his hip and then left him without calling for medical assistance. More»

The California Oil Spill Is Even Worse Than We Thought
Think Progress - Thu May 21, 2015
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in California on Wednesday, after oil spill estimates soared from 21,000 gallons to more than 105,000 gallons. More»

Transformer Failure At Indian Point Nuclear Plant In New York Sends Smoke Into The Air
Huffington Post - Sat May 9, 2015
A transformer failure and fire at Indian Point Energy nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York sent smoke into the air and prompted the plant operator to shut down the impacted unit on Saturday evening. More»

Cop Who Arrested Freddie Gray Had Guns Confiscated Over Mental Health
Associated Press - Thu Apr 30, 2015
BALTIMORE, Maryland - The highest-ranking Baltimore police officer in the arrest that led to Freddie Grays death was hospitalized in April 2012 over mental health concerns for an unknown duration and had his guns confiscated by local sheriffs deputies, according to records from the sheriffs office and court obtained by The Associated Press. More»

Experts: You Can't Break Your Own Spine Like Freddie Gray
Daily Beast - Thu Apr 30, 2015
The Baltimore Police Departments leaked report claims that Freddie Gray intentionally broke his own spine while in custody - We spoke to experts to see if that is even possible. More»

House votes to overturn DC law so employers can fire women for using birth control
Raw Story - Thu Apr 30, 2015
Late Thursday night, the House of Representatives voted in favor of "H. More»

Georgia church sign calls for death to gay people
WGXA-TV - Thu Apr 30, 2015
A Milledgeville church known for stating what some would call extreme beliefs, now threatens the lives of gay people. More»

NJ police punched, kicked, allowed dog to bite Phillip White before he died in custody
Daily Kos - Thu Apr 30, 2015
Late Tuesday morning, police in Vineland, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia, killed 32-year-old Phillip White. More»

The Death of Freddy Gray
Wikipedia - Mon Apr 27, 2015
On April 12, 2015, 25-year-old African American Freddie Gray was taken into custody by the Baltimore Police Department for possession of a switchblade. More»

Rural Georgia city council votes to fly 'Christian flag' at City Hall over objections by its own attorney
Raw Story - Wed Apr 22, 2015
Even after the city attorney told them it was a violation of church/state separation, the city council of little Cochran, Georgia, population 5,100, voted last week to fly the "Christian flag" over its City Hall. More»

The Numbers Are Staggering: U.S. Is 'World Leader' in Child Poverty
AlterNet - Tue Apr 14, 2015
Americas wealth grew by 60 percent in the past six years, by over $30 trillion. More»

Prosecutor fired amid reports of sterilization in plea deals
Associated Press - Thu Apr 2, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A Nashville prosecutor has been fired after reports surfaced that he made sterilization of women part of plea negotiations in some cases. More»

Arkansas Republican Gave Adopted Girls to Rapist Because They Were 'Possessed By Demons'
AlterNet - Wed Mar 11, 2015
The story of Arkansas state Representative Justin Harris (R) - whose family adopted a pair of girls then "re-homed" them to another household where one of the girls was raped - has taken a bizarre turn with allegations that the Harris family gave the girls up because they believed the children could communicate telepathically and were possessed by demons. More»

Florida officials banned from saying 'climate change' because Gov. Rick Scott doesn't think it's real
Raw Story - Sat Mar 7, 2015
Administrators working for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection have been banned from using the terms "climate change" or "global warming" in any state documents, as well in meetings, on orders handed down from high-ranking officials in Governor Rick Scotts administration, reports the Miami Herald. More»

GOP lawmakers declare 'all-out assault' on marriage for same-sex and atheist couples in Oklahoma
Raw Story - Fri Jan 23, 2015
Oklahoma Republicans are fighting the legalization of marriage equality in their state with a number of bills restricting same-sex or atheist couples from being able to wed. More»

Cheney Calls Torture Report A Crock, Says He'd 'Do It Again In A Minute'
Think Progress - Sat Dec 13, 2014
Before the Senate Intelligence Committees extensive report on the forms of torture used on Guantanamo Bay detainees was released this week, former Vice President Dick Cheney was already defending the CIAs actions. More»

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