Felon Fires Gun While Taking Selfie at Strip Club – Sentenced
Felon Fires Gun While Taking Selfie at Strip Club – Sentenced
Next Gen Urban Farming is Here to Stay
Urban farming has been on the radar for years, and it’s not going away. Instead, communities around the U.S. are solving problems by making it their own.
City of Baltimore Pays $98k to Settle Free Speech Lawsuit
The city of Baltimore is set to pay out $98,000 to settle a free speech lawsuit filed by a “former deputy who sued Sheriff John W. Anderson for firing him after he spoke out about a raid that resulted in him getting shot.” The payment will be issued by Baltimore’s Board of Estimates, “which is controlled by Mayor Catherine Pugh.” The decision to settle was made when the former deputy, James Lane, agreed to drop the lawsuit if the payment was issued. It’s important to note that this latest payment is in addition to “a $160,000 settlement approved by the state’s Board of Public Works in January.”
Three CEOs Leave Trump’s American Manufacturing Council Over Charlottesville Response
Criticizing Donald Trump for his poor response to a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA, three chief executives have announced their resignation from the president’s American Manufacturing Council. Kenneth Frazier, the African-American CEO of pharmaceutical company Merck, was the first to go. The head of the Fortune 500 company said his departure was meant to
New Details Emerge Regarding “Pink Slime” Lawsuit Settlement
ABC News and Beef Products Inc. finally reached a settlement over “an ABC News report about so-called pink slime, a once-common ingredient in ground beef.” The trial began earlier this month after Beef Products Inc claimed the news report “wreaked havoc on its business after it aired in 2012,” misleading viewers and causing “hundreds of layoffs.”
Good Night Alt Right, Say Job and Family
After a deadly Unite the Right rally in VA, Americans are saying Good Night Alt Right by doxxing neo-Nazis whose actions are costing them jobs and families.
Days After Charlottesville Protests, American Cities Commit to Taking Down Statues Celebrating Confederacy
Only days after Charlottesville was engulfed by an alt-right rally, cities across the United States have pledged to take down monuments commemorating Confederate war heroes. The mayors of Baltimore, MD, and Lexington, KY, both said they’d push ahead with plans to remove statues memorializing Southern icons of the Civil War. Adding on to existing initiatives
United Nations Criticizes U.S., Trump Administration for ‘Arbitrarily’ Jailing Would-Be Immigrants
A report compiled by experts from the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention criticized the Trump administration for ‘arbitrarily’ jailing would-be immigrants, including asylum-seekers. The panel handed over its 23-page finding to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, saying the widespread detention of immigrants has ‘grown exponentially.’ The report claims that holding migrants
California Becomes First State to Sue Trump Administration Over Its Sanctuary City Policy
California became first state to sue the Trump administration over its sanctuary city policy, which aims to cut off funds from jurisdictions which don’t cooperate with federal immigration officials. While the White House has threatened so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ since the president took office, a plan recently approved by the Justice Department could see many municipalities
Chipotle Food Safety Concerns Continue — Rodents Scurry About
Chipotle Food Safety Concerns Continue — Rodents Scurry About