Police officer charged with criminal homicide of unarmed teen
“Taking human life is one of the most important things in this community, dealing with these types of tragedies. You do not shoot somebody in the back if they are not a threat to you.”
Family of innocent man awarded $14.35M settlement after deputies fatally shot him
"We are always striving to improve how we handle split-second life and death situations in an effort to prevent similar tragedies from occurring.”
Protesters Lock Their Bodies to Machines to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline
Native Americans from across the U.S. and Canada continue to arrive at the resistance camps to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some of them locked themselves to the heavy machinery.
Demanding seat at the table, youth organizers announce new wave of climate strikes ahead...
“Young people are making it clear that we will support and vote for leaders who will listen to us because we will be here, striking, marching, rallying, and voting.”
These kids will see Trump in court
Twenty-one kids and climate scientist James Hansen were suing the Obama administration to take more aggressive action on climate. Now, the climate-change-denying 45th president has inherited the case.
Former Congressman charged with stuffing ballot boxes and bribery
“Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. If only one vote has been illegally rung up or fraudulently stuffed into a ballot box, the integrity of that entire election is undermined.”
Former police officer charged with first degree murder
A former Tulsa police officer was recently charged with first degree manslaughter after fatally shooting his daughter’s boyfriend.
‘In case there was any doubt regarding ‘stand by”: Four people stabbed after pro-Trump...
"The message seems to have shifted from 'stand back and stand by' to 'the fight is on.'"
Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the...
As experts on firearm violence and firearm injury prevention, we know that active shooter events within school settings in the U.S. have increased substantially in the years running up to the pandemic.
Making sense of the deportation debate
How Bill Clinton and Barack Obama laid the groundwork for Trump’s immigration policies.