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Mississippi governor signs law allowing businesses to refuse service to gay people
Washington Post - Mon Apr 4, 2016
Mississippis governor on Tuesday signed into law a bill that allows businesses to refuse services to gay couples based on religious objections, ignoring opposition from businesses who had worried the legislation could cost the state economic opportunities in the future. More»

'I needed a BJ': Kentucky mayor admits favors-for-sex scheme - but charges are dismissed anyway
Raw Story - Wed Feb 3, 2016
Evidence uncovered this week showed that Kentucky prosecutors dismissed charges against Shepherdsville Mayor Scott Ellis even though he had admitted helping a parolee in exchange for sexual favors. More»

Ammon Bundy and 7 others arrested, 1 dead in Oregon standoff
Chicago Tribune - Tue Jan 26, 2016
The FBI and Oregon State Police arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks during a traffic stop that prompted gunfire - and one death - along a highway through the frozen high country. More»

Virginia GOP bill would require schools to verify childrens' genitals before using restroom
Raw Story - Tue Jan 12, 2016
A bill filed by a Virginia lawmaker this week would require schools to be certain that children are using the restroom corresponding to their "correct anatomical sex". More»

Expert Says Ohio's Vote Against Pot Legalization Was 'Statistically Impossible'
AlterNet - Sun Nov 22, 2015
The "stolen election" controversy over this months officially defeated Ohio pot legalization referendum has gone to a new level: the conclusion that the vote was stolen is almost inescapable. More»

Kansas Mathematician Uncovers Evidence of Systematic Voter Fraud
The Witchita Eagle - Sat Oct 24, 2015
A mathematician at Wichita State University who wanted to check the accuracy of some Kansas voting machines after finding odd patterns in election returns said she is finding out how difficult it can be to get government officials to turn over public documents. More»

Gunman, 20, killed after mass shooting at Oregon college that left up to 13 dead and 20 injured
Daily Mail - Wed Sep 30, 2015
Police responded to reports of shots fired at Umpqua
Gunman, described only as a 20-year-old male, was shot in a gunfight with police. More»

Pennsylvania's top prosecutor arraigned on criminal charges
Associated Press - Sat Aug 8, 2015
NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvanias top prosecutor barely spoke at her arraignment Saturday on charges including a felony count of perjury, but her attorney stressed afterward that she has no plans to resign, despite growing pressure even among her fellow Democrats. More»

Texas judge orders young man to marry girlfriend & write Bible verses to avoid jail time
Raw Story - Thu Aug 6, 2015
A Texas man facing jail time for getting into a fight with his girlfriends old boyfriend was given two choices by an East Texas judge: go to jail or marry his girlfriend in 30 days, reports KLTV. More»

Sheriff's Deputy Handcuffed Two Third Graders For Having ADHD
Counter Current - Mon Aug 3, 2015
A Sheriffs deputy in Kentucky is being sued after handcuffing two third graders for nothing other than them displaying the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD). More»

7-year-old quizzed on religion, ordered to sit alone at lunch for telling classmates he didn't believe in God
Washington Post - Mon Aug 3, 2015
A lawsuit recently filed against a teacher at Forest Park Elementary School in Indiana alleged that a 7-year-old student was "banished" from sitting with other students at lunch after he revealed that he did not believe in God. More»

Possible Bipolar Tea Party Member Kills 2, Injures 9 in Louisiana
Daily Mail - Thu Jul 23, 2015
John Russel Houser was both a supporter of the far-right Tea Party and the extremist Christian Westboro Baptist Church, web accounts connected to the 59-year-old Louisiana theater shooter reveal. More»

LAPD Detective Arrested for String of Bank Robberies
Daily Mail - Thu Jul 23, 2015
Authorities in California say a retired Los Angeles Police Department detective is the so-called Snowbird Bandit whos responsible for a string of Orange County bank robberies. More»

Cancer patient evicted after Atlanta church cancels lease to demolish affordable housing
Raw Story - Sun Jul 19, 2015
Ehsam Beroukhim was forced to move out of his apartment on Sunday even though he still had months on his lease after the church that owned the property decided to demolish five buildings that provided affordable housing in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. More»

US Government Finally Admits Agent Orange Poisoned Troops
CS Globe - Thu Jun 25, 2015
Decades after the Vietnam War, the Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged last week that Monsantos Agent Orange-a dangerous herbicide sprayed over 4.5 million acres across Vietnam during the conflict-is responsible for health ailments in a group of as many as 2,100 veterans. More»

U.S. to Pay Benefits to Vets Exposed to Agent Orange in C-123s
NBC - Wed Jun 17, 2015
Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide millions of dollars in disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam War. More»

CIA sex abuse and torture went beyond Senate report disclosures, detainee says
The Guardian - Tue Jun 16, 2015
The US Central Intelligence Agency used a wider array of sexual abuse and other forms of torture than was disclosed in a Senate report last year, according to a Guantánamo Bay detainee turned government cooperating witness. More»

CIA Engaged in Human Experimentation in Its Torture Programs
The Guardian - Tue Jun 16, 2015
The Central Intelligence Agency had explicit guidelines for "human experimentation" before, during and after its post-9/11 torture of terrorism detainees, the Guardian has learned, which raise new questions about the limits on internal oversight over the agencys in-house and contracted medical research. More»

Donald Trump insults wheelchair-using columnist: He's a 'jerk' who just 'sits there'
Raw Story - Tue Jun 16, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may not have chosen the best insult on Wednesday for a wheelchair-using conservative columnist who he said would just "sit there" and do nothing but be a "jerk". More»

Police sniper shoots dead gunman who opened fire on Dallas Police HQ and planted EXPLOSIVES in a nine-hour stand off
Daily Mail - Fri Jun 12, 2015
Police in Dallas have shot dead a ranting gunman who attacked their headquarters after cornering him in a nine-hour stand-off. More»

Man Threatens Suicide, Police Kill Him
Daily Beast - Wed May 27, 2015
Justin Way was in bed with a knife. His girlfriend called a non-emergency number to try to get him into a hospital. Minutes later, cops shot him dead. More»

Texas SWAT breaks 81-year-old man's hip, leave without calling paramedics
Raw Story - Mon May 25, 2015
An 82-year-old Texas man alleged this week that officers in military gear stormed his home, broke his hip and then left him without calling for medical assistance. More»

The California Oil Spill Is Even Worse Than We Thought
Think Progress - Thu May 21, 2015
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in California on Wednesday, after oil spill estimates soared from 21,000 gallons to more than 105,000 gallons. More»

Transformer Failure At Indian Point Nuclear Plant In New York Sends Smoke Into The Air
Huffington Post - Sat May 9, 2015
A transformer failure and fire at Indian Point Energy nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York sent smoke into the air and prompted the plant operator to shut down the impacted unit on Saturday evening. More»

NJ police punched, kicked, allowed dog to bite Phillip White before he died in custody
Daily Kos - Thu Apr 30, 2015
Late Tuesday morning, police in Vineland, New Jersey, a suburb of Philadelphia, killed 32-year-old Phillip White. More»

Georgia church sign calls for death to gay people
WGXA-TV - Thu Apr 30, 2015
A Milledgeville church known for stating what some would call extreme beliefs, now threatens the lives of gay people. More»

House votes to overturn DC law so employers can fire women for using birth control
Raw Story - Thu Apr 30, 2015
Late Thursday night, the House of Representatives voted in favor of "H. More»

Experts: You Can't Break Your Own Spine Like Freddie Gray
Daily Beast - Thu Apr 30, 2015
The Baltimore Police Departments leaked report claims that Freddie Gray intentionally broke his own spine while in custody - We spoke to experts to see if that is even possible. More»

Cop Who Arrested Freddie Gray Had Guns Confiscated Over Mental Health
Associated Press - Thu Apr 30, 2015
BALTIMORE, Maryland - The highest-ranking Baltimore police officer in the arrest that led to Freddie Grays death was hospitalized in April 2012 over mental health concerns for an unknown duration and had his guns confiscated by local sheriffs deputies, according to records from the sheriffs office and court obtained by The Associated Press. More»

The Death of Freddy Gray
Wikipedia - Mon Apr 27, 2015
On April 12, 2015, 25-year-old African American Freddie Gray was taken into custody by the Baltimore Police Department for possession of a switchblade. More»

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