Trump Sending Military to Hospitals to "Oversee" COVID-19 Data
Daily KOS - Wed Jul 15, 2020
There are a number of jobs that the National Guard has been trained to perform. More»
Social Security demands money from Georgia woman from 4 decades ago - when she was still a child
WSB-TV - Thu Jul 9, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia - The Social Security Administration is demanding a Georgia woman should have to pay for a government mistake the agency made more than four decades ago. More»
No Danger to the Public! Employees at New Mexico nuclear lab may have been exposed to plutonium
Daily Mail - Wed Jul 8, 2020
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico - Officials at one of the nation's premier nuclear labs are investigating the potential exposure of employees to plutonium. More»
Georgia governor declares state of emergency and calls up National Guard
CNN - Mon Jul 6, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Monday declared a state of emergency and activated as many as 1,000 National Guard members. More»
Alabama students throwing 'COVID parties' to see who gets infected
ABC - Thu Jul 2, 2020
Students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have been attending parties in the city and surrounding area as part of a disturbing contest to see who can catch the virus first, a city council member told ABC News on Wednesday. More»
Cities try to arrest their way out of homeless problems
PBS - Tue Jun 30, 2020
FORT WALTON BEACH, Forida - In the nine years he has been homeless, Kenneth Shultz has spent one of every three nights in jail. More»
75-year-old Protester Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Leaves The Hospital Nearly One Month Later
NPR - Tue Jun 30, 2020
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester pushed to the ground by Buffalo police earlier this month, has been released from the hospital after nearly four weeks. More»
Trump Attacks Anti-Segregation Rule For ‘Devastating’ America’s Suburbs
Raw Story - Tue Jun 30, 2020
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted that he was “studying” the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule - claiming that it is “devastating” to America’s suburbs, and that former Vice President Joe Biden would make it “MUCH WORSE” if elected president. More»
Two Friends in Texas Were Tested for Coronavirus. One Bill Was $199. The Other? $6,408.
New York Times - Mon Jun 29, 2020
Before a camping and kayaking trip along the Texas Coast, Pam LeBlanc and Jimmy Harvey decided to get coronavirus tests. More»
Macy's announces it will lay off 3,900 'corporate and management jobs'
Daily KOS - Thu Jun 25, 2020
On Thursday, retail giant Macy's announced new "restructuring" plans to "address sales impact from the COVID-19 pandemic". More»
NYC Judge Rejects Effort To Halt Publication Of Tell-All Book By Trump’s Niece
PBS - Thu Jun 25, 2020
A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump’s brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece. More»
"They Just Dumped Him Like Trash": Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents
New York Times - Mon Jun 22, 2020
Nursing homes across the country are kicking out old and disabled residents and sending them to homeless shelters and rundown motels. More»
How to Dodge and Disarm the Sonic Weapon Used by Police
Popular Mechanics - Sun Jun 21, 2020
Audio producer Cory Choy was reporting on the 2014 Black Lives Matter protests in New York City when he first experienced sound as a weapon. More»
Georgia nurses accuse hospital of manipulating COVID-19 test results
WXIA-TV - Sat Jun 20, 2020
ATHENS, Georgia - The lawsuit filed against Landmark Hospital in Athens has many allegations including nurses being instructed to swab incorrectly to give false results. More»
President Trump Fires Top U.S. Prosecutor Who Investigated His Allies
NPR - Sat Jun 20, 2020
President Trump has removed Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, from office, ending the tenure of a top Justice Department official whose office has overseen the prosecutions of several of the president's associates. More»
Missouri cop charged with assault after driving police cruiser into black man
New York Daily News - Thu Jun 18, 2020
FLORISSANT, Missouri - A Missouri police officer who was fired 10 days after he was filmed plowing his cop car into a fleeing black man, then attacking him on the ground, has been charged with assault. More»
"Blue Flu" in Atlanta
The Guardian - Thu Jun 18, 2020
Donald Trump has defended the police officer who shot dead Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, as a number of officers called in sick after their colleague was charged with murder. More»
Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder
NPR - Wed Jun 17, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia - The white Atlanta police officer who shot a 27-year-old black man in the back last week in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant will face a charge of felony murder and 10 other charges, a Georgia county prosecutor announced Wednesday. More»
Atlanta police chief RESIGNS and mayor calls for white cops who shot dead 27-year-old black man Rayshard Brooks to be fired
Daily Mail - Sat Jun 13, 2020
The chief of police in Atlanta has resigned less than 24 hours after cops fatally shot a man whom investigators say grabbed an officer's taser and pointed it as he fled from police. More»
Coronavirus survival comes with a $1.1 million, 181-page price tag
Seattle Times - Sat Jun 13, 2020
Remember Michael Flor, the longest-hospitalized COVID-19 patient who, when he unexpectedly did not die, was jokingly dubbed "the miracle child?" Now they can also call him the million-dollar baby. More»
Georgia election disaster condemned as result of deliberate GOP voter suppression: "This is by design"
AlterNet - Wed Jun 10, 2020
Photos of would-be Georgia voters standing - and, in some cases, sitting - in long lines after 11 pm to cast their ballots in the state's primary on Tuesday encapsulated what rights groups and lawmakers decried as a disastrous day for democracy and an entirely predictable result of years of deliberate voter suppression efforts by Republican lawmakers and the US Supreme Court. More»
Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by police
KGO-TV - Sat Jun 6, 2020
SAN JOSE, California - A community activist, who has worked for years to promote understanding between San Jose police and the public, was seriously injured by a riot gun in the George Floyd protest one week ago. More»
Dem senator: 'We cannot tolerate an American secret police'
MSNBC - Thu Jun 4, 2020
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) last night announced plans for new legislation that will be worth watching closely. More»
General James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution
The Atlantic - Wed Jun 3, 2020
James Mattis, the esteemed Marine general who resigned as secretary of defense in December 2018 to protest Donald Trump’s Syria policy, has, ever since, kept studiously silent about Trump’s performance as president. More»
Twitter Temporarily Suspends Account of New York City Police Union
Daily Mail - Mon Jun 1, 2020
Twitter on Monday temporarily suspended the account of a major New York City police union which posted the arrest report for Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter which contained her personal information. More»
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter
NBC News - Mon Jun 1, 2020
A Twitter account claiming to belong to a national “Anti-Fascist ” organization and pushing violent rhetoric related to ongoing protests has been linked to the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, according to a Twitter spokesperson. More»
Trump Declares War On His Own Country
CNN - Mon Jun 1, 2020
Declaring himself "your president of law and order," President Donald Trump vowed Monday to return order to American streets using the military if widespread violence isn't quelled, even as peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed with tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets. More»
More Journalists Injured Covering George Floyd Protests
WNBC-TV - Sun May 31, 2020
The first time officers shot rubber bullets at MSNBC host Ali Velshi and his crew Saturday night in Minneapolis, he was willing to believe that the officials didn't know they were press. More»
CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
CNN - Fri May 29, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis - and then released about an hour later - as the crew covered ongoing protests over the death in police custody of George Floyd. More»
Trump announces US to sever all ties with World Health Organization
The Guardian - Fri May 29, 2020
Donald Trump has announced the severance of all US ties with the World Health Organisation, three weeks ahead of a deadline he laid down earlier this month. More»