On the Eve of the Christmas holiday, national outrage over the police killing of people of color once again came to a head on Wednesday after news spread that a St. Louis area police officer shot a black teen late Tuesday evening. According to reports, 18-year-old Antonio Martin was shot just after 11 PM in Read more about Outrage Mounts After News of Another St. Louis Police Killing[…]
On the cusp of 2015, the people of Afghanistan pass another grim milestone: this calendar year saw the greatest number of civilians killed and wounded on record. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the devastation faced by Afghan civilians is the worst it has been since the global body began making Read more about 2014 Deadliest Year for Afghan Civilians On Record[…]
(Warning: The video above contains disturbing images.) Newly released footage of the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November shows Cleveland police officers delaying first aid to Rice while he was still alive and tackling and handcuffing Rice’s sister as she attempted to reach her wounded brother. An extended surveillance video from the Cudell Read more about Newly Released Tamir Rice Shooting Footage Shows Cleveland Officers Tackling Sister[…]
On the heels of protests pressing for the closure of the offshore military-run prison, key Senate Republicans on Tuesday called for a “time out” on releasing detainees from Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, citing last week’s attacks in Paris. If passed, the “Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015” would severely curtail President Barack Obama’s Read more about Senate Republicans Seize Upon Paris Attacks to Thwart Gitmo Closure[…]
After days of marathon negotiations in Switzerland, foreign ministers from the U.S., the U.K., Russia, China, France, plus Germany (known as the P5 + 1 nations) and Iran emerged from closed-door talks on Thursday to announce they have reached an ‘historic’ framework agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of international sanctions. Reading out Read more about 'We Agree': Iran and P5+1 Announce Consensus on Nuclear Framework[…]
A fragile ceasefire was reached but instability continues in Yemen’s capital following deadly clashes between Shiite rebels and government forces. BBC News reported: Information minister Nadia al-Saqqaf told reporters that the attack on the presidential palace constituted “an attempted coup.” CNN reports that the cause of the newest clashes was unclear: Al Jazeera adds: Click Read more about Upheaval in Yemen Continues as Deadly Clashes Break Out in Capital[…]
A pipeline rupture earlier this month in North Dakota is now revealed to have spilled a possible record-setting amount of “brine” created as a byproduct of oil drilling, with the full impacts of the incident still unknown. The North Dakota Department of Health was notified of the Jan. 6 leak in Williams County by pipeline Read more about Nearly 3 Million Gallons of Drilling Wastewater Spewed From ND Pipeline[…]
Texas executed an intellectually disabled man on Thursday, violating the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits putting mentally impaired prisoners to death as cruel and unusual punishment. Robert Ladd, 57, was killed by lethal injection Thursday evening for the 1996 murder of Vicki Ann Garner. The procedure lasted 27 minutes. In any other state, Ladd would have Read more about 'Unconstitutional… Unconscionable': Texas Executes Intellectually Disabled Man[…]
Amid mounting outrage at corporate malfeasance, industry giants—from BP to Hyundai—are from time to time slapped with symbolic fines for the harm they inflict on people and the environment. Click Here: NRL Telstra Premiership However, the payment of these damages is often subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, thanks to a tax loophole that has saved companies Read more about How Public Tax Dollars Are Subsidizing the Recklessness of US Corporations[…]
An Egyptian minister has been exposed encouraging the country’s police force to use “automatic weapons” against protesters in a recording broadcasted by the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera news network on Tuesday. According to reports, a voice attributed to Egyptian interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim is heard speaking at a meeting of Egypt’s Central Security Force ahead of Read more about Egyptian Minister Urged Use of Automatic Weapons Against Protesters[…]