Officer recorded punching a man could face assault charge
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer recorded while repeatedly punching a man in a street confrontation has resigned, and investigators are looking at charging...
Judge won’t toss claim against Mormon church in rape case
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman’s lawsuit claiming she was raped by a Mormon church leader who was allowed to oversee young missionaries despite...
Drenching rains close roads, prompt rescues in Pennsylvania
DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Overnight rains triggered flash flooding in parts of central and eastern Pennsylvania on Monday, closing down a heavily traveled interstate and...
Devastating toxic algae bloom plagues Florida’s Gulf Coast
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (AP) — Tons of dead fish. A smell so awful you gag with one inhale. Empty beaches, empty roads, empty restaurants. A...
Police: Man flies plane into his home after fight with wife
PAYSON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for...
Charge added against California serial killing suspect
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors added another murder charge Monday against a California serial killing suspect, boosting the number of victims to 13 in the...
Musk company to build Chicago-to-O’Hare express transport
CHICAGO (AP) — The Boring Company, founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been selected to build a high-speed underground transportation system that it says...
Lake Tahoe clarity sinks to all-time low in 2017
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) — Scientists at Lake Tahoe say the clarity of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada line sank to an all-time...
Man scheduled for transplant granted deportation reprieve
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal immigration officials granted a six-month reprieve Thursday to a Connecticut immigrant facing deportation, a move that may allow him to...
Videos show Vegas police helping people duck, escape gunfire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some of the first Las Vegas police officers to respond to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history huddled with...
NY high court nixes Trump’s bid to delay defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court has turned down President Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay a defamation suit filed by a former...
New Jersey begins taking legal sports bets
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor kicked off a new era of gambling Thursday in the state that led the charge for the entire...
Fewer US teens smoking, doing drugs … and drinking milk
NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer U.S. teens are smoking, having sex and doing drugs these days. Oh, and they’re drinking less milk, too. Less than...
AP Investigation: Fish billed as local isn’t always local
MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — Even after winter storms left East Coast harbors thick with ice, some of the country’s top chefs and trendy restaurants were...
Big hurdles for bold push to split California into 3 states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians will face a choice this November of whether to divide the nation’s most populous state into three, an effort that...
Many animals are shifting from day to night to avoid people
NEW YORK (AP) — Lions and tigers and bears are increasingly becoming night owls because of us, a new study says. Scientists have long known...
Police: Gunman killed 4 children in their sleep
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A felon shot four children in their sleep at the start of a 21-hour standoff that also left a police officer...
Jurassic World crew reacts to real-world volcanic disasters
HONOLULU (AP) — The lava pours from the ceilings. It explodes from the mountaintop. It creeps, then pours and roars down the mountainside as people...
Raised in the projects: San Fran elects black woman mayor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s incoming mayor knows the yawning gap between rich and poor firsthand, having been raised by her grandmother in the...
Uber launches in Portland despite being completely illegal there
TAKING DOWN "THE MAN", ONE RIDE AT A TIME!!
California’s Prop 47: A Step in Bringing “Justice” to our Criminal Justice System
(The Guardian)- Russell Griffith, a deputy public defender in the Los Angeles crucible known as Compton, had strong words to describe the criminal justice system:...
John Oliver Destroys Corruption in “Asset Forfeiture” Laws in Hilarious Sketch
(The Hollywood Reporter)- John Oliver has proposed an idea for a Law and Order spinoff. The HBO host tackled the topic of civil forfeiture laws, which...
Cops Can Take Your Stuff Without Convicting You of Anything
(Vice)- Last week, the Washington Post released the results of an excellent—albeit alarming—investigation into the use of asset forfeiture in the United States. What is...
The Fun of Empire: Fighting on All Sides
(The Intercept) CBS News, August 18, 2011: President Barack Obama officially demanded that Syrian President Bashar Assad resign for the sake of his own people,...
Georgia County Won’t Pay Medical Bills for Toddler Critically Injured by Flash Bang Grenade During Drug Raid
(Reason)- Politicians like Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) who have supported the militarization of police but have found it politically unfeasible to do so now have...
Study: TSA Full-Body X-Ray Scanners Miss Guns, Explosives, Knives
(CBS)- Teflon tape, molded plastic explosives and handguns are all concealment tricks that a group of researchers were able to pull off on the Rapiscan...
U.S. Military Bans Glenn Greenwald’s, “The Intercept”
I guess the War Complex is concerned that if the soldiers have the whole story, they may realize they aren't fighting for the good guys after all?
The Military Occupation Of Ferguson, Missouri Is Just A Preview Of What Is Coming To America
(InfoWars)- Let’s be honest – Ferguson, Missouri is under military occupation right now, and the entire world is watching in horror as militarized police fire...
Meet Four Business Owners Squeezed by Operation Choke Point
(The Daily Signal)- With no explanation, Brian Brookman last month lost the bank account for his pawn shop. He had no idea why. Brookman says...
“The border fence is a joke: Filmmaker crosses from US to Mexico dressed as Osama bin Laden
(Daily Mail)- A flamethrowing American conservative activist raised eyebrows in the U.S. on Monday by releasing a video of himself crossing the Rio Grande River...
Fourth U.S. President in a row bombs Iraq for “Sake of Humanity”!
(The Intercept)- U.S. “Humanitarian” Bombing of Iraq: A Redundant Presidential Ritual New York Times, January 17, 1991: CNN, December 16, 1998: ...
Teen facing life in prison for pot brownies awaits fate
I mean WTF! Does our jackboot law enforcement system really have nothing better to do than ruin people's lives for no reason?!
Decades of Incompetence and Corruption at FBI test lab may have hundreds of innocent people rotting in jail
(Washington Post)- Nearly every criminal case reviewed by the FBI and the Justice Department as part of a massive investigation started in 2012 of problems...
Less than 3 percent of the U.S. population identify themselves as gay
(Washington Post)- Less than 3 percent of the U.S. population identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday...
The TSA’s latest stupid idea
(The Guardian)- Passengers using airports that offer direct flights to the US may be forced to switch on their mobile phones and other electronic devices...
How best to fix the U.S. health care system? Unleash the Entrepreneur!
(Reason)- Reason TV‘s health-care coverage has always viewed the Affordable Care Act in its properly Sisyphean context: Obamacare is a government fix for problems created...
More Central American migrants sent to California despite backlash
(Reuters) – Residents of a Southern California town confronted their mayor on Wednesday over the arrival of Central American migrants for processing after they slipped...
Poll: Obama worst president since WWII
(Politico)- A plurality of voters think Barack Obama is the worst president since World War II, a new poll says. According to a Quinnipiac University...
Arizona town: Our London Bridge is not falling
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The London Bridge is not falling down, despite a British tabloid saying that the western Arizona tourist attraction could be bulldozed...
California protesters block bus carrying migrants
MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — A flight carrying migrants from overcrowded facilities on the Texas border with Mexico arrived Tuesday in Southern California but protesters blocked...
Mom kills self, 2 daughters with nitrogen gas
EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (AP) — A mother despondent over her son’s suicide killed her two young daughters and herself early Tuesday using suffocating nitrogen gas...
Divers search for Iowa teen swept away in drain
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Rescue crews peered beneath manhole covers, used sonar in a lake and deployed divers in the search for a teenager...
Prosecutors: Holmes defense misleading victims
DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting case are accusing a representative of the defense team of misleading victims, trying to convince them...
Group opposed to gay marriage plans Utah gathering
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An international conservative group that opposes homosexuality is planning its first worldwide conference in the U.S. next year — a...
Flight carrying migrants lands in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A flight carrying migrants from overcrowded facilities on the Texas border with Mexico has arrived in Southern California. A federal Department...
Fans brave heat for US-Belgium game watches
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — His right cheek painted with an American flag, Jon Watson sat sweating in the Texas heat. He didn’t mind the searing...
Cops: Truckers duped by woman impersonating doctor
A California truck driver pulled into the Blue Beacon Truck Wash in central Pennsylvania and spotted an advertisement for low-cost health exams for truckers. Needing...
Alabama shuts down church’s sex offender housing
CLANTON, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama pastor says he’s shutting down his refuge for convicted sex offenders because of a new law. Ricky Martin says...
Conservative group plans conference in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An international conservative group that opposes homosexuality is planning its first worldwide conference in the U.S. next year — a...
Crews search for teen in flooded Iowa storm drain
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Rescue crews searched Tuesday for a teenager who was swept away in a Cedar Rapids storm drain after heavy rainfall...