Fired police officer charged with killing unarmed man on video
“Bayview residents deserve to know that law enforcement officers who inflict violence and harm in the community will be held accountable."
EPA scientists held from attending Alaska summit
The agency’s last-minute change of plans highlighted the concerns of many conference attendees over the future of EPA programs dealing with climate change.
On the brink: Supreme Court may endanger Voting Rights Act’s legacy
Facing a historic legal challenge, the Voting Rights Act's future hangs in balance.
Detroit Police Commander charged with DUI after crashing into civilian
“He could be terminated certainly, he could be demoted, he could opt for retirement, the investigation is very early right now.”
The Dutch city that offered refugees a permanent home
When 500 refugees arrived in their community, residents of Zaandam were wary. But by the time the newcomers could apply for residency status in Europe, neighbors didn’t want them to leave.
Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “unrestrained capitalism” made Harvey “catastrophe waiting to happen”
While the National Hurricane Center is now calling Harvey the biggest rainstorm on record, scientists have been predicting for years that climate change would result in massive storms like Harvey.
Bank backing pipeline launches own investigation into treatment of Standing Rock Sioux
$460 million in credit is at stake for the Dakota Access and Bakken pipeline as Norway’s largest bank announces its own “fact-based” evaluation of indigenous rights abuses.
Banks have cut funding for fossil fuels projects 22 percent
But activist groups say that’s not enough: There’s no resting, even after divestment victories.
‘Lock and load’: Trump-loving extremists react to FBI search of Mar-a-Lago
"None of this demonstrating in the snow shit," one commenter wrote in a MAGA forum. "Summertime was made for killing fields."
Security firm running Dakota Access Pipeline intelligence has ties to U.S. military work in...
“It is another terrifying example of how our violent interventions abroad come home to haunt us in the form of repression and violation of our civil rights.”