Georgia lawmakers consider bill that takes aim at the state's journalists
The Guardian - Thu Apr 11, 2019
In a move slammed by proponents of press freedom, Georgia politicians are considering a law that would create a journalism board to oversee the work of journalists in the state. More»
Doctor Dragged From United Airlines Flight Speaks Out
Huffington Post - Tue Apr 9, 2019
Two years after viral videos showing airport police officers violently dragging him from a United Airlines flight sparked outrage, David Dao spoke out publicly for the first time on Tuesday, expressing forgiveness for the airline and satisfaction that the incident led to policy changes. More»
Oklahoma Woman Admits Spray-Painting Anti-Semitic Graffiti To Scare Jews
Huffington Post - Tue Apr 9, 2019
NORMAN, Oklahoma - Charges were filed Monday against an Oklahoma woman suspected of spray painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic graffiti on Democratic Party offices in Norman and Oklahoma City. More»
Elected officials to discuss multiple cases of rare cancer in the Canon-McMillan School District
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Sat Apr 6, 2019
News of multiple student cancers in the Canon-McMillan School District has led a Washington County legislator to schedule an April 24 meeting for local elected officials to get information and determine if action is necessary. More»
Trump claims noise from windmills "causes cancer"
The Hill - Wed Apr 3, 2019
President Trump on Tuesday stepped up his attacks against wind power, claiming that the structures decrease property values and that the noise they emit causes cancer. More»
Preachers Say They Need To Fly First-Class Because It’s Impossible To Talk To God In Coach
DeadState - Sat Mar 30, 2019
In a strange, rambling discussion, Evangelical ministers Ken Copeland and Jesse Duplantis claimed they talked to God regularly while on private jets - conversations that would be impossible while riding in coach. More»
Buildings in Oklahoma office vandalized by American Nazis
Tulsa World - Fri Mar 29, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY - The buildings housing the Oklahoma Democratic Party and a Chickasaw Nation office in Oklahoma City were vandalized overnight with hate-filled graffiti that was discovered Thursday morning. More»
Monsanto Has Been Ordered To Pay $80 Million After A Jury Found Its Weed Killer Caused A Man's Cancer
BuzzFeed - Wed Mar 27, 2019
A federal jury in San Francisco has awarded more than $80 million to a 70-year-old California man after determining last week that his exposure to Monsanto's widely-used weed killer Roundup was a significant factor in the development of his cancer. More»
Police: Teen killed herself with gunshot through her mouth while hands cuffed behind back
KUTV - Sat Mar 23, 2019
According to the medical examiner's office in Virginia, a 19-year-old woman died from a gunshot wound through her mouth while her hands were cuffed behind her back. More»
Black Man Was Handcuffed While Moving Into His Own Home
BuzzFeed - Sat Mar 23, 2019
After a black man was handcuffed by police while moving into his own home in August, the American Civil Liberties Union is now calling upon the Kansas attorney general to investigate. More»
Elementary school teacher's gun accidentally goes off in 1st-grade classroom
WBRC-TV - Fri Mar 22, 2019
BLOUNT COUNTY, Alabama - A substitute teacher's gun accidentally went off in a first-grade classroom at Blountsville Elementary on Friday afternoon. More»
National Guard called into Houston after chemical fire, residents told to stay inside
NBC News - Thu Mar 21, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas - National Guard troops have been called in and residents were told to stay inside after elevated levels of benzene were detected early Thursday near a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility that caught fire this week. More»
Teachers Shot "Execution Style" With Pellets In Active Shooter Drill
Huffington Post - Thu Mar 21, 2019
MONTICELLO, Indiana - Four teachers were led into a room, told to kneel and then were shot with a pellet gun "execution style" and injured during an active shooter training at an Indiana elementary school in January, according to the Indiana State Teachers Association. More»
Oklahoma sheriff and staff quit over unsafe jail
BBC - Wed Mar 20, 2019
An Oklahoma sheriff and all of her deputies have quit in protest of dangerous - possibly lethal - conditions at an old rural county jail. More»
Pat Robertson: Your Neighbor’s Buddha Statue ‘Will Bring Curses Upon You’
DeadState - Wed Mar 20, 2019
This Tuesday on the 700 Club, Pat Robertson tackled the ever-encroaching threat of garden decorations. More»
Vandal Decapitates Roswell's Alien Bob
KOB-TV - Tue Mar 19, 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - One of Roswell’s main attractions has been decapitated. More»
Texas chemical plant fire keeps burning. Some health officials are not convinced that it's safe
CNN - Tue Mar 19, 2019
The fierce fire sending towering black clouds into the air near suburban Houston intensified overnight because of a temporary dip in water pressure and resources, according to the owners of the chemical plant where the blaze is burning. More»
Jelly Belly creator releases line of CBD-infused jelly beans
WSB-TV - Mon Mar 18, 2019
LOS ANGELES - The man known for creating the Jelly Belly jelly bean has released his own line of jelly bean marijuana edibles. More»
'Giving the finger is not a crime': Judge rules that US woman was wrongly stopped and given a ticket by police after she gave officer the bird
Daily Mail - Thu Mar 14, 2019
A judge ruled that a US woman was wrongly stopped and given a ticket after she gave a police officer the bird. More»
Alaska Is Officially The First State To License On-Site Marijuana Consumption At Cannabis Stores
Weedmaps - Thu Mar 14, 2019
Later this year, Alaska marijuana consumers will be able to buy their cannabis and smoke it, too - all under the same roof. More»
Wells Fargo Says Its Culture Has Changed. Some Employees Disagree.
New York Times - Sat Mar 9, 2019
Wells Fargo has spent years publicly apologizing for deceiving customers with fake bank accounts, unwarranted fees and unwanted products. More»
IRS Moves To Revoke Passports For Unpaid Taxes
Forbes - Fri Mar 8, 2019
President Trump's executive order on travel may be generating big protests and be put on hold by the courts, but an IRS missive on travel and passports may not go down too well either. More»
Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database
KNSD-TV - Thu Mar 7, 2019
The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates. More»
Colorado cops detain black man at gunpoint for picking up trash: "This is my house - I live here"
Daily Mail - Wed Mar 6, 2019
Distressing video has revealed how a black man was confronted by at least five police officers while picking up trash outside his own house in Colorado. More»
ICE Detention Center Says It's Not Responsible for Staff's Sexual Abuse of Detainees
ACLU - Sat Mar 2, 2019
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government impose criminal liability on correctional facility staff who have sexual contact with people in their custody. More»
Arizona Republican claims vaccines are just like Communism in bizarre tirade
Raw Story - Thu Feb 28, 2019
In a Facebook post, Arizona State Representative Kelly Townsend made the case that vaccines are somehow part of a Communist plot. More»
The Supreme Court unanimously says states can't steal your car
Washington Examiner - Wed Feb 20, 2019
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that it's unconstitutional for states to steal people's cars. More»
Coast Guard officer wanted to kill Democrats, TV hosts, say prosecutors
NBC News - Wed Feb 20, 2019
WASHINGTON - A US Coast Guard lieutenant working in the nation's capital lived a secret life as a "domestic terrorist" who aspired to mass murder and compiled a target list of prominent politicians and journalists, federal prosecutors allege in court papers. More»
11-Year-Old Arrested At School After Refusing To Stand For The Pledge
Huffington Post - Sun Feb 17, 2019
LAKELAND, Florida - An 11-year-old boy was arrested following a confrontation at school over his refusal to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, which he reportedly called racist against black people. More»
Trump Declares National Emergency To Fund U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
Huffington Post - Fri Feb 15, 2019
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the southern US border in an effort to unilaterally seize funding to begin building his long-promised wall between the US and Mexico. More»