Puerto Rican mayor and other officials arrested on corruption charges
“The public must be able to trust the officials who are put in charge of government funds. Anyone who violates that trust will be brought to justice."
Federal judge blocks Trump administration rule restricting mail ballots
The order covers the November election, months after Trump signed an executive order targeting how ballots move through the mail
Tigers and leopards to get new national park in China, 60% bigger than Yellowstone
A monitoring and rescue center for wild tigers and leopards will be set up, along with scientific and research facilities to complement the national park.
Will Betsy DeVos restart the ‘Education Wars’?
This time the lines dividing political parties won’t be blurred, and Democrats will know whose side they should be on.
We’re entering a new phase of the resistance
We must stay ready and not assume that because Democrats won the elections this time, we’re safe.
Anti-Trump protests enter day six
Over the weekend, protests around the world voiced opposition to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises.
2.7 million people want national monuments to remain protected
The public overwhelmingly supports public lands and oceans.
The New Flint: Children Exposed To Lead And Arsenic In Soil For Years, Are...
It's Flint all over again, except instead of a water crisis, it's a land crisis.
Alarming levels of glyphosate found in popular American foods
The groups that released the report are calling for a permanent ban on the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent because of the residue levels.
Cruel and unusual: Julian Assange’s extradition hearing begins
It’s a slippery slope and in a world of so-called ‘fake news’ could have negative consequences for journalists and whistle-blowers trying to speak truth to power far into the future.