Deputy fired after beating sheriff in primary election
Despite the fact that Maggs was recently fired, he will reportedly take charge of the sheriff’s department in January when assuming his elected position.
Mesa police officers placed on leave after beating unarmed man on video
“We hope and pray that the Mesa Police Department will accept responsibility for the misconduct of these officers."
Bayer, Monsanto acquisition a go
On June 7 "one of the world's largest pesticide producers will be combined with the world's largest seed company."
Sen. Merkley tries to gain access into migrant shelter for kids, but was denied;...
"We still have no idea what’s happening in the detention center where reportedly up to a thousand children are being held, since they refused the senator’s request to go inside.”
Paul Manafort accused of witness tampering
Manafort allegedly contacted at least two witnesses by phone, through an intermediary, and an encrypted messaging app.
Mueller must act quickly to prevent the establishment of an authoritarian government in America
The Mueller Investigation: Timing is everything; we may have arrived at a pivotal time in U.S. history.
Bernie Sanders calls out Walt Disney Co. for poverty-level wages
"The time is now to have an economy that works for everyone, not just a handful of billionaires."
Bernie derides Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
In addition to Sen. Sanders’ condemnation, economist Jeffrey Sachs wrote an op-ed on Friday describing the new steel and aluminum tariffs as the start of a “psychopath’s trade war.”
Jury awards 4 cents to family of man killed by sheriff’s deputy
“I think they were trying to insult the case,” the family’s lawyer, John Phillips, added. “Why go there with the $1? That was the hurtful part.”
Funding evil in Afghanistan (and beyond)
It may seem cynical to say so, but after almost 18 years of occupation, it sometimes seems that an entire country, one of the poorest in the world, has been turned into a kind of live fire training ground for U.S. and allied forces.