Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Officer who killed Tamir Rice fired for lying on job application

City officials and the police department insist that the officers were punished for administrative violations – not for the killing of a 12-year-old boy.

These kids used their spring break to protest Trump

Last week, hundreds of young people from around the country traveled to Washington, D.C. to stand up for their families and demonstrate against Trump’s immigrant policies.

Supreme Court keeps Navajo Nation waiting for water

The court case was the Navajo Nation’s bid to accelerate the process and secure water for its reservation.

Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...

If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.

Advocates demand justice for boy, 15, killed during Albuquerque police attack

"They do not care for our lives," said one demonstrator protesting the killing of Brett Rosenau. "They use war weapons in our communities that created a fire that burned a child alive."

When witnessing becomes activism

Witnesses, whether by accident or vocation, help to shape how societies understand social upheaval and respond to social change.

Thousands protest GOP agenda at Milwaukee RNC, demanding justice and equality

Protesters condemned U.S. politicians on both sides of the aisle for sending weapons to Israel amid what they described as genocide in Gaza.

Correctional officers plead guilty to beating handcuffed inmate and attempted cover-up

“These defendants knowingly violated the constitutional rights of an inmate and then lied to cover it up, thereby abusing the powers that the public entrusted to them.”

‘A devastating failure’: Eviction ban expires as House goes on vacation and Biden refuses...

"We cannot be abandoning the up to 11 million Americans that are in need, particularly when emergency rental assistance—the $46 billion that we authorized—has not gotten out."
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“River of Fire”: In new memoir, Sister Helen Prejean reflects on decades of fighting...

The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to resume the death penalty after a more than 15-year moratorium. This week Attorney...