Indiana Dunes beach closed after steel plant releases cyanide in Little Calumet River
WLS-TV - Tue Aug 20, 2019
PORTAGE, Indiana - Dead fish and toxic chemicals in the water have caused several beaches in Northwest Indiana to close, including parts of the Indiana Dunes National Park. More»
A New Mexico Man Accused a Deputy of "Gestapo"-like Behavior. Then He Was Arrested
The Appeal - Sat Aug 17, 2019
In Valencia County, a sheriff's deputy who once faced allegations of excessive force in Albuquerque is accused of assaulting an elderly man. More»
US Geological Survey Finds It's Raining Plastic in The Rocky Mountains
Science Alert - Sat Aug 17, 2019
While a team of researchers from the US Geological Survey (USGS) was analysing rainwater samples for nitrogen pollution, they found something they weren't expecting - plastic. More»
White Arkansas woman charged with pulling gun on black teens fundraising for school
NBC News - Fri Aug 16, 2019
The wife of an Arkansas jail administrator was arrested allegedly pulling a gun on four African American student-athletes who had knocked on her door for an annual fundraising drive, authorities said Friday. More»
FBI and DoJ launch investigations into Jeffrey Epstein's death
The Guardian - Sun Aug 11, 2019
Fallout from the death by apparent suicide of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York City jail cell intensified on Sunday, as authorities in three separate jurisdictions opened investigations into the death and alleged victims expressed outrage at not being able to confront Epstein in court. More»
Elderly couple in apparent murder-suicide indicated they could not afford medical care
The Hill - Fri Aug 9, 2019
An elderly couple in Washington state was found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said, and police say they discovered notes about the couple’s struggle to afford necessary medical care. More»
Armed Trump supporter detained and released at El Paso immigrant center
NBC News - Fri Aug 9, 2019
An armed Trump supporter was detained and released by police Wednesday outside a community space for immigrants in El Paso, Texas, days after a mass shooting that killed 22 people at a Walmart in the border town. More»
Children of undocumented immigrants arrested in Mississippi rely on strangers for food and shelter
WJTV - Thu Aug 8, 2019
FOREST, Mississippi - Following a massive undocumented immigration enforcement operation resulting in more than 650 arrests, many children of those taken into custody were left temporarily homeless. More»
Ohio House Explosion Investigated as Hate Crime After Racist Graffiti Is Found
New York Times - Thu Aug 8, 2019
STERLING, Ohio - After the home of an interracial couple was destroyed in an explosion early Wednesday, investigators found hateful graffiti spray-painted on the couple's garage. More»
Boy Scouts refer 120 allegations of sex abuse to law enforcement
CNN - Thu Aug 8, 2019
The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday said it has referred about 120 allegations of abuse by scout leaders to law enforcement for further investigation, saying it believes victims and that the youth organization is working to identify "additional alleged perpetrators. More»
Security detail stepped up outside NRA president's home following mass shootings
WSB-TV - Wed Aug 7, 2019
MARIETTA, Georgia - Deputies are on standby guarding the Marietta home of the president of the National Rifle Association. More»
Walmart gunman Patrick Crusius, 21, who opened fire with an AK47 rifle in El Paso 'killing at least 19 and injuring at least 40'
Daily Mail - Sat Aug 3, 2019
At least 19 people were reportedly killed and 40 others, including a four-month-old baby, were wounded on Saturday after a gunman reportedly opened fire inside a Walmart in El Paso. More»
Utah Jail Nurse Faces Negligent Homicide Charge in Death of 21-Year-Old Woman
The Appeal - Thu Aug 1, 2019
In 2016, Madison Jensen died from opiate withdrawal at the Duchesne County jail. More»
One dead in Kentucky, at least five injured after gas line explosion shoots fireball into sky
NBC News - Thu Aug 1, 2019
One person is dead and at least five were injured in central Kentucky after a gas line ruptured and produced a fireball that could be seen around the region early Thursday. More»
Drugmakers to pay $70 million over deals to keep cheap generics off the market
Ars Technica - Wed Jul 31, 2019
With four settlement agreements, the state of California will get nearly $70 million from pharmaceutical companies that allegedly cut illegal deals to keep affordable generic drugs off the market, shielding pricey brand-name products from competition. More»
A Mexican Man Has Died In ICE Custody In Georgia
BuzzFeed - Tue Jul 30, 2019
A 44-year-old Mexican man died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Georgia. More»
San Luis Obispo police chief accused of coverup over stolen gun
California Coast News - Mon Jul 29, 2019
The search for the pistol that San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell lost in a bathroom stall resulted in an apparently illegal search of a home without a warrant and the arrest of a couple on charges of child neglect for having a messy house. More»
Trump says Democrats 'always play the race card,' then calls Elijah Cummings 'racist'
USA Today - Sun Jul 28, 2019
President Donald Trump pushed back Sunday against Democrats after they denounced as racist his attacks on Baltimore as a "rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live". More»
US citizen says he lost 26 pounds under 'inhumane' conditions at border facility in Texas
USA Today - Sun Jul 28, 2019
An 18-year-old US citizen from Dallas who was held for more than three weeks by U. More»
Reuters photo captures Guatemalan mother begging soldier to let her enter U.S.
Reuters - Sat Jul 27, 2019
MEXICO CITY - Ledy Perez fell to her haunches, a clenched hand covering her face as she wept, an arm clutching her small 6-year-old son, who glared defiantly at the Mexican National Guard soldier blocking them from crossing into the United States. More»
Trump Rips ‘Rodent Infested’ Baltimore In Attack On ‘Brutal Bully’ Elijah Cummings
New York Post - Sat Jul 27, 2019
Baltimore is under attack from the tweeter-in-chief. More»
Immigration Officials Snatch 9-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Heading To School, Hold Her For 2 Days
Huffington Post - Sat Jul 27, 2019
A 9-year-old American citizen on her way to school was apprehended by US immigration officials and detained for some 32 hours before she was released back to her family. More»
Anti-Muslim, anti-LGBT DA says critics are infringing on his rights
WTVF-TV - Fri Jul 26, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A Middle Tennessee district attorney, facing criticism for expressing doubt about whether Muslims and LGBT individuals are entitled to legal protections, says his critics are trying to infringe upon his religious rights. More»
"Like Frankenstein": Woman's Head Attached To Man's Body Found Lying Next To Bucket Of Human Parts In Lab
The Guardian - Fri Jul 26, 2019
FBI agents have reportedly found buckets full of heads, arms and legs, as well as refrigerated heaps of male genitalia and different people's body parts sewn together while working on a case concerning illegally trafficked body parts. More»
Trump's doctored presidential seal leads to firing
BBC - Thu Jul 25, 2019
A member of a conservative US group has been fired after projecting a doctored version of the presidential seal at an event featuring President Donald Trump. More»
Georgia teacher, baseball coach fired after child pornography arrest
WSB-TV - Wed Jul 24, 2019
LAGRANGE, Georgia - A private school teacher and baseball coach was fired after being arrested Tuesday on child pornography charges, authorities said. More»
Mueller Report Did Not Exonerate Trump, Mueller Says
Huffington Post - Wed Jul 24, 2019
Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated insistence that former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report was a “total exoneration,” Mueller on Wednesday confirmed it was not. More»
CEO says Pennsylvania school board REJECTED his offer to pay $22,000 in outstanding lunch bills
Daily Mail - Tue Jul 23, 2019
A Pennsylvania CEO said a local school board has rejected his offer to pay off $22,000 in outstanding lunch bills after the board threatened to send children whose parents are in debt to foster care. More»
Georgia neighborhoods unaware of airborne cancer-causing toxin
Marrietta Daily Journal - Mon Jul 22, 2019
Ann Singley was trying to muscle her lawnmower out of a ditch in front of her home in Covington when she felt a tug in her breast. More»
Pence abruptly canceled trip because person he was meeting was about to be busted by the feds
Politico - Mon Jul 22, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence was one short plane ride away from shaking hands with an alleged interstate drug dealer. More»