Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
A five-day hearing led jurors to award $48 million to the family of Gizzell Ford. The 8-year old girl was found strangled in grandmother Helen Ford’s West Side apartment in 2013. Although county officials had received reports of ongoing abuse, investigations never reached any conclusive end. Pediatrician Norell Rosado, then employed by Cook County, was
A “potty-training” device called the WeePOD — sold by Target — is now the subject of an unusual lawsuit. The Riverside, CA, parents of a 3-year old boy say the “soft and cushiony” seat “nearly dismembered” their child’s genitals. The WeePOD Basix Potty Ring – marketed as providing toddlers a “sense of security during training
Democrats are trying to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from voting on the future of net neutrality regulations. Planned for Thursday, the vote determines a plan to repeal net neutrality rules aimed at keeping Internet access unrestricted. Most political analysts expect the repeal to succeed, with Republicans members of the FCC most likely to push
Two top-ranking Democrats said they won’t push a government shutdown in December if Dreamers aren’t saved from deportation. According to Politico.com, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have shifted their rhetoric away from radical. While still insisting on drafting comprehensive and fair immigration reform, the two politicians have stopped trying
Less than a month after former physician Larry Nassar plead guilty to sexual misconduct charges, USA Gymnastics is claiming innocence in civil suits. The organization, which employed Nassar for years, asked judges to dismiss a host of lawsuits. On the same day, USA Gymnastics released a statement saying that it was “sorry that any athlete
The United States and North Korea have reached an improbable and unfortunate agreement. Representatives of both nations have pointed toward increased military activity across the Korean Peninsula. War, they say, is no longer just a distant consideration – it’s a possibility that’s quickly becoming real. White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster told a conference
The New Hampshire city of Manchester is paying $275,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit from 2015. The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union announced last Wednesday that Manchester was prepared to settle with Alfredo Valentin. Valentin, then 43 years old, was arrested under strange circumstances. After returning home one night in March
On Friday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can’t delay the implementation of the International Entrepreneur Rule. The regulation, penned under former President Barack Obama, created special provisions for foreign-born businessmen. It grants alien entrepreneurs who employ American citizens visa-free entry to the United States. Individuals admitted under the provision would be allowed
The former communications director for Rep. Blake Farenthold told reporters her political career was sidelined after accusing the Republican of sexual harassment. “I was told right away that I would be, quote-unquote, ‘blackballed’ if I came forward […] That’s exactly what happened,” Laura Greene told Politico in a Monday interview. She added that she’d first
Immigration officials arrested an unauthorized alien after stumbling across his testimony in a newspaper. Baltazar “Rosas” Aburto Gutierrez was interviewed last week by The Seattle Times and Washington-based Chinook Observer. Recounting how his girlfriend had been set-up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Gutierrez wondered why his entire family hadn’t been deported. “Why you don’t