Friday, October 30, 2026

Off-duty Las Vegas cop arrested for robbing casino at gunpoint

Detained by security after allegedly robbing a casino, an off-duty Las Vegas police officer was arrested Sunday and charged with robbery and...

Anti-abortionists played the long game, and they are winning

The U.S. is sliding toward a grim future where abortion is criminalized with little support for families. This “new normal” is disproportionately impacting low-income people of color.

Family of jailed Saudi feminist Loujain Al-Hathloul: She was waterboarded, flogged & electrocuted

The Saudi government has resisted calls from human rights groups and lawmakers from around the world to release Loujain and the other jailed activists.

Why the George Floyd Protesters are American patriots

For more than 200 years, ordinary Americans have taken to the streets to oppose injustice and improve their lives. That foundational right has been the basis for real change in the nation.

5 Japanese-American Women Activists Left Out of U.S. History Books

A herstory lesson about five women whose World War II internment inspired them to action.

How workers are defying Republican officials in the South

More and more workers across the South seek the same path forward that union membership provides.

Police Barring Release of Videos Showing Cops Killing Unarmed Innocent Man

While the LA County DA ruled the Gardena police were justified to shoot an innocent man and his friend, the victims’ families, who watched the videos, contradict the official narrative. And now the Gardena Police Department is seeking to suppress the video.

Former California cop pleads guilty to bribery

Montebello Police Officer Rudolph Petersen will face a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
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South Carolina prisoners were left in cells as Florence descended. Why weren’t they evacuated?

Prisoners were instead put to work behind bars making sandbags to prepare for the storm’s arrival.

Video Reveals Police Gunning Down Man for Throwing Rocks

Police recently shot and killed Antonio Zambrano-Montes, a mentally disturbed man, and it was all caught on video. While he had a rock in his hand rather than a gun, could the situation have been handled differently?