How US Paid for Death, Damage in Afghanistan
An armored vehicle ran over a six-year-old boy’s legs: $11,000. A jingle truck was “blown up by mistake”: $15,000. A...
Year: 2015
Federal Judge Hears Closing Arguments In Constitutional Challenge To Cannabis’ Schedule I Status
Yesterday in Sacramento a federal judge heard closing arguments in a motion challenging the constitutionality of cannabis’ Schedule I classification....
City of Cleveland Blames 12 Year-old Boy For Getting Shot By Cops
The City of Cleveland responded to a lawsuit filed by the family of Tamir Rice by doing what governments often do: blaming...
Police Killing of 14 Year Old Sparks Student Uproar in Venezuela
The police killing of 14-year-old Kluiverth Roa on Tuesday in San Cristobal, Táchira, has shocked the nation of Venezuela. Students...
Kennewick Police Deny Shooting Mexican Man in the Back
Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin, a spokesman for the task force, said at a news conference that five or six...
Masked Military-like Chicago PD Intimidates Reporters
This man circled around a reporter and photographer for the Guardian twice while waiting for a local politician to show...
FCC Chair Refuses to Testify Before Congress
Two prominent House committee chairs are “deeply disappointed” in Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler for refusing to testify before...
Ex-Cop Likely Killed 2 Daughters in Their Beds, Then Shot Self, Dogs in Garage
The retired police officer who apparently shot and killed his two teenage girls as they slept, then shot his three...
US needs its own version of Britain’s policing watchdog to deal with Ferguson-type incidents, White House to be told
American policing should take its lead from Britain and set up its own version of the Independent Police Complaints Commission...
Four Rio police killed in 24 hours
Four police officers were killed over the weekend in and around Rio de Janeiro, highlighting the Brazilian city’s struggle to...
FCC commissioner balks at net neutrality rules
A Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission wants to narrow the scope of new net neutrality rules that are set...
Eric Holder, Patron Saint of Killer Cops
Attorney General Eric Holder is collecting buckets of accolades in his final weeks in office. Newspapers are especially praising Holder’s...
Dozens gather for vigil for Ohio boy fatally shot by police
Groups in northeast Ohio gathered for a protest and evening vigil to honor the 12-year-old boy who was holding a...
Chicago police are running a horrifying CIA-style black site out of a warehouse
A remarkable report from Spencer Ackerman at The Guardian has revealed in detail the existence of an interrogation facility used by...
Bullets, not mob beating
What first appeared to be mob justice to some arsonists has taken a mysterious turn as it is now found...
Baltimore police shoot, Taser a man in front of Trayvon Martin mural
A man was left in critical condition on Sunday after Baltimore police shot and Tasered him in front of a...
Dry rot in the house
Any private house or country cottage is not only a cozy family nest, but also an object of large financial...
