Former California Congressman sentenced to prison for stealing campaign funds
“The FBI is committed to investigate public officials who abuse the public trust and use their office to commit illegal acts.”
Why police reform is not enough
The focus on reforms like improved training doesn’t solve racially biased policing. That’s because of the nature of policing itself.
This park in India is shooting poachers to protect rhinos
The policy is heavily controversial. Not all of those that have been shot are poachers.
VIDEO: New Report Rejects Mexican Government’s Story About the Disappearance of 43 Students from...
After 43 students went missing in Mexico, the students’ families have started a rallying cry as mass protests across Mexico and around the world take place. So what really happened to these students?
Five Cheers and Four Raspberries for the Supreme Court as it Bars States from...
Congratulations to the five Supreme Court justices for not blowing one result of the court's pig-headedness and making marriage equality the law of the land. This was a victory for common sense and basic democracy.
Sailor charged with murder after killing man with dumbbell
On Monday, Jason Jablonski appeared in Virginia Beach District Court for arraignment. He has served in the U.S. Navy for 12 years.
The police officers helping undocumented immigrants feel safe
In Greensboro, North Carolina, building trust among undocumented residents and local police has been the first step toward supporting the vulnerable in their community.
Watch: Bernie Sanders and Al Gore talk climate change and the future of clean...
"All over the country activists are now being energized."
Utilities knew: Documenting electric utilities’ early knowledge and ongoing deception on climate change from...
Nearly 50 years after scientists began to warn the electric utility industry about climate change, some utilities continue to stand in the way of real progress in addressing the problem.
How the USDA fails to enforce the Animal Welfare Act
The agency has neglected its federally mandated responsibilities—even in the face of years of their own inspectors’ reports of abuse.