Nashville mayor resigns after pleading guilty to theft
On Tuesday, Megan Barry and Robert Forrest pleaded guilty to felony theft and were both sentenced to three years of probation.
Special needs school fires educators for mocking autistic child on audio recording
Instead of expressing a modicum of compassion for the special needs student, his teacher and a teacher’s aide incessantly derided the boy and his condition with open disdain.
Senate Democrats Introduce We The People Act Seeking to Reverse Citizens United
“We all have a right to know who’s behind the microphone.”
Police Chief suspended after video reveals officers beating handcuffed man
Elkhart Police Chief Ed Windbigler was suspended for failing to promptly notify the mayor of the assault and “understating the severity of the incident” to the Police Merit Commission, a civilian oversight board.
How Musk sold out America’s veterans
The VA intends to fire more than 80,000 workers—many of them veterans themselves—in coming months.
Activists Weigh Path Forward after Congress Thwarts GMO Food Labels
Despite the defeat in Congress, the pro-labeling campaign had had a huge impact - and the campaign’s effort to educate the public is paying off.
Teacher under investigation for kicking 5yr old girl on video
“No child should have to experience that. It’s a horrible situation. We feel terrible about it and that person no longer works for us.”
Remembering Stonewall: On 50th anniversary, leaders of uprising look back on sparking the LGBTQ...
Fifty years ago today, just after midnight, at 1:30 in the morning on June 28, 1969, New York City police officers raided...
“Stop the money pipeline”: 150 arrested at protests exposing wall street’s link to climate...
“Let us remember that we are not the criminals. The criminals are the people who are letting this world burn for money.”
Alaska legislation would finally recognize the existence of tribes
Enacting this legislation “declares the end of, the termination era of thinking as the official state policy.”