Homeland Security is not happy with your calls about space aliens
Think Progress - Fri Apr 28, 2017
Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the opening of a hotline meant for victims of crimes committed by "criminal aliens," a term used by the agency to describe criminal immigrants. More»
Every Senator invited to White House for classified briefing on North Korea
Daily Mail - Sun Apr 23, 2017
US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual meeting at the White House, the Pentagon said Monday. More»
Alabama Governor Bentley Smiles for Mugshot, Booked Into Jail on Multiple Charges
WKRG-TV - Mon Apr 10, 2017
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Robert Julian Bentley has been booked into the Montgomery County Sheriffs Office amid his resignation as Alabama Governor. More»
Idaho boy injured, family dog killed by government 'cyanide bomb'
Reuters - Sat Mar 18, 2017
POCATELLO, Idaho - A "cyanide bomb" planted by US predator-control agents targeting coyotes near homes and hiking trails in Idaho exploded when a boy handled the device, injuring him and killing his dog, authorities and relatives said on Friday. More»
U.S. Health Care Ranked Worst in the Developed World
Time - Wed Mar 15, 2017
The US health care system has been subject to heated debate over the past decade, but one thing that has remained consistent is the level of performance, which has been ranked as the worst among industrialized nations for the fifth time, according to the 2014 Commonwealth Fund survey 2014. More»
Great Lakes home completely encased in ice
WJXY-TV - Tue Mar 14, 2017
ROCHESTER, NY - When the 60 mph winds blew through southeast Michigan, they also blew straight over to the other side of the Great Lakes and hammered homes near Rochester, New York. More»
Rick Santorum: 'Millions of Americans' with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care
Raw Story - Sat Feb 25, 2017
CNN contributor Rick Santorum suggested on Sunday that it was a mistake to guarantee health care coverage for people with preexisting conditions because "millions" of them were scamming insurance companies. More»
Sworn to secrecy, drugstores stay silent as customers overpay
Chicago Tribune - Fri Feb 24, 2017
Eric Pusey has to bite his tongue when customers at his pharmacy cough up copayments far higher than the cost of their low-cost generic drugs, thinking their insurance is getting them a good deal. More»
Australian children's author Mem Fox detained by US border control: 'I sobbed like a baby'
The Guardian - Fri Feb 24, 2017
Author of Possum Magic was aggressively questioned for two hours over her visa status and later received an apology for her treatment by border guards. More»
Eight people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada
Reuters - Fri Feb 17, 2017
Eight asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a US border patrol officer tried to stop them and a Reuters photographer captured the scene. More»
The State Department's Entire Senior Management Team Just Resigned
Washington Post - Wed Jan 25, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillersons job running the State Department just got considerably more difficult. More»
Trump Imposes Gag Order On The EPA And USDA
US Uncut - Mon Jan 23, 2017
The Trump administration is placing an immediate gag order on offices within the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Agriculture. More»
Connecticut Republican arrested for grabbing woman's genitals
Raw Story - Sat Jan 14, 2017
A local Republican politician in Connecticut was arrested for allegedly pinching a female employees genitals, reports the Westport Daily Voice. More»
Trump Transition Garners Highest Disapproval Rating In History
New York Post - Fri Jan 13, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump has the highest disapproval rating in history over his transition effort. More»
Background to "Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections": The Analytic Process and Cyber Incident Attribution
CIA - Thu Jan 5, 2017
"Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections" is a declassified version of a highly classified assessment that has been provided to the President and to recipients approved by the President. More»
Convenience store's controversial signs causing online outrage
KOB-TV - Mon Jan 2, 2017
MAYHILL, New Mexico - Most people who drive by the Mayhill convenience store are just getting from point A to point B. More»
FBI Now Agrees With The CIA: Russia Intervened To Help Trump Win The Election
Raw Story - Thu Dec 15, 2016
Another shoe just dropped in the 2016 presidential election Russian hacking scandal: It seems the FBI and the CIA now agree that Russias goal with the hacks of the DNC and Clinton campaign official John Podesta was to help Donald Trump win. More»
Veteran who was refused free Chili's meal on Veteran's Day now getting death threats
Daily KOS - Wed Nov 30, 2016
A few weeks ago, veteran Ernest Walkers story appeared on social media and news sites: After going to a Chilis to get a promotional free Veterans Day meal, he was refused after some old racist a**hole complained. More»
Jeff Sessions Was Deemed Too Racist To Be A Federal Judge. He'll Now Be Trump's Attorney General
Huffington Post - Thu Nov 17, 2016
WASHINGTON - The man who President-elect Donald Trump will nominate as the 84th attorney general of the United States was once rejected as a federal judge over allegations he called a black attorney "boy," suggested a white lawyer working for black clients was a race traitor, joked that the only issue he had with the Ku Klux Klan was their drug use, and referred to civil rights groups as "un-American" organizations trying to "force civil rights down the throats of people who were trying to put problems behind them. More»
'Get the f**k out": Bigots mistake lupus patient's head covering for hijab and smash her car window
Raw Story - Wed Nov 16, 2016
A California woman said that she received a threatening note and her car window was smashed all because her head covering was mistaken for a Muslim hijab. More»
Donald Trump wins presidential election, plunging US into uncertain future
The Guardian - Tue Nov 8, 2016
Donald Trump shattered expectations on Tuesday with an election night victory that revealed deep anti-establishment anger among American voters and set the world on a journey into the political unknown. More»
'This is not how a democracy is supposed to work": Georgians already facing four hour waits to vote
Raw Story - Wed Oct 19, 2016
Thousands have headed to the polls for early voting in the weeks leading up to election day, but for some, the long lines are making it harder to exercise their right to vote. More»
Student's leg to be amputated today after incident with teacher
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Tue Oct 18, 2016
A 13-year-old student who said he was "thrown to the floor" multiple times by a teacher at Edgewood Student Services Center on September 12 is expected to have his leg amputated today as a result of the alleged incident, according to his attorney. More»
Senate approves women registering for the draft
CNN - Tue Jun 14, 2016
Washington - Women may soon be required to register for the military draft. More»
Right-wing sheriff under investigation for intimidating minority voters in California primary
Raw Story - Tue Jun 7, 2016
A right-wing "constitutional" sheriff is under investigation by Californias attorney general for alleged voter intimidation during Tuesdays primary election. More»
Arizona Republican Suggests "Sterilizing Poor Women as a Condition for Receiving Food Stamps"
Countercurrent News - Sat May 28, 2016
The far-right former lawmaker who helped push Arizonas "papers please" immigration law has resigned as a top official with the state GOP after making comments about sterilizing poor women. More»
House committee votes to require women to register for draft
PBS - Thu Apr 28, 2016
WASHINGTON - Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committees bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units. More»
'Catastrophic Leak' Found at Hanford Nuclear Site in Washington State
AlterNet - Mon Apr 25, 2016
The amount of radioactive waste that has been leaking between the two walls of one of the underground tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State for several years grew dramatically on Sunday, April 17, with up to 13,000 liters (3,500 gallons) of new waste. More»
Poll worker testifies on AZ voting problems: 'Every single time it happened - it was a Democratic voter'
Raw Story - Mon Apr 25, 2016
An Arizona poll worker testified Monday that dozens of voters - all of them Democrats - were affected by a computer glitch during last months primary election. More»
Woman, 19, who filed first Flint lawsuit against government and water companies is MURDERED just days after the suspicious death of man of water plant foreman
Daily Mail - Fri Apr 22, 2016
A woman who was among the first to file a lawsuit in connection to the Flint, Michigan water crisis was identified as one of two victims of a fatal shooting that happened earlier this week. More»