The NAACP will be voting on a resolution advocating for requirements that doctors nationwide “report suspected police brutality or the use of excessive force by law enforcement.” The vote will come at the organization’s annual convention in Orlando this week.
Demonstrators hoping for a guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial reacted with disgust upon hearing a “not guilty” verdict on Saturday night. After deliberating for over 16 hours, jurors found Zimmerman “not guilty” of second-degree murder or the lesser
Demonstrators gathered outside the Seminole County Court House on Saturday evening July 13, waving signs while waiting for the George Zimmerman trial verdict. Local law enforcement cordoned off protesters into a “free speech area” in front of the court. Breitbart
Demonstrators hoping for a guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial chanted “murder not manslaughter” outside the Seminole County Courthouse on Saturday. Six jurors are currently deliberating Zimmerman’s fate and could deliver a verdict at anytime.
Sanford law enforcement officials spoke to reporters on Friday after jurors left the courtroom to deliberate a verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Reporters learned Sanford police had training through the Justice Department regarding “biased base policing and ethics.” Breitbart
Local Florida outlets are reporting an old tweet from film director Spike Lee is making the rounds again and is causing an elderly Florida couple with no connection to the George Zimmerman trial great distress. At the height of the
George Mason University (GMU) is offering a sociology class about the Florida teenager who was shot and killed by Sanford resident George Zimmerman in February of 2012. Zimmerman’s trial is on the verge of wrapping up. The class will be
The House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing on Wednesday focusing on recent terrorist attacks on American soil. During the hearing, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated she did not believe the Fort Hood shooting should be classified as “workplace
Washington D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (D) announced a proposal on Wednesday that would replace criminal penalties for small amounts of marijuana. Wells, chair of the council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, announced this proposal at a press conference Wednesday
At least 67 people were shot in Chicago since Wednesday, 11 fatally, over the July 4 holiday long holiday weekend, reports the Chicago Tribune. Eight people were shot — one fatally — in a drive-by shooting in which two men
Two teens atop a two-story building in Alexandria, Egypt Friday were hurled off of it by apparently Mohomed Morsi supporters. After failed attempts by the group of men, one of whom is carrying an al-qaeada flag, to try and remove
The Chicago Sun Times and The Chicago Tribune reported four shooting deaths took place in different instances in the Windy City on Thursday. According to The Tribune: Three people were killed and at least three others — including a 7-year-old
In the wake of the overthrow of now former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi by the country’s military, leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, also known as the Freedom Justice Party (FJP) in Egypt, are being arrested. Morsi’s fellow Islamists are now
The Chicago Sun Times Homicide Watch blog reported that seven people were shot and killed in six different instances on Wednesday. : 1 dead, 2 wounded in Woodlawn shooting Man killed in South Side shooting Despite tragic childhood, slain teen
Egyptian army thrust into al-Jazeera #Egypt and stops its broadcast http://t.co/1QedCodXhf — Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) July 3, 2013 Radio Sawa anchor Zaid Benjamin tweeted on Wednesday that the Egyptian army interrupted an al-Jazeera Egypt broadcast. This update came in following
Islamist run Muslim Brotherhood TV Channels in Egypt, including Hafez, Misr 25, and Al-Nas, were abruptly taken off the air following a military coup of the Morsi led government. Ahram online reports police forces stormed the offices and studios of these channels
House Oversight Committee members Chairman Darrell Issa, (R-CA), James Lankford (R-OK), and Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for further information about Obamacare implementation in regards to the recent “small business mandates.” These
43-year-old house painter Antonio Lopez Chaj was beaten so badly at a mid-Wilshire bar after attempting to intervene in an attack by a bartender and security guard on two relatives who were with him, his skull was bashed in to the
Consider the number of protesters in Egypt that surfaced on Sunday demanding the resignation of President Mohamed Morsi, who has only been in office for one year. Radio Sawa anchor Zaid Benjamin reported 17 million protesters appeared demanding the ouster
President Barack Obama nominated an Inspector General for the Defense Department after 18 months of the agency not having an IG. Jon Rymer was nominated for the position of IG last Friday at the Department of Defense. According to the Project on
The BBC is reporting that the Egyptian opposition is claiming “millions” of anti-Morsi protesters have taken to Cairo’s streets demanding his resignation. Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president, was swept into office and assumed dictatorial powers after a contentious election following the
Amid alleged misconduct and quashed investigations at the State Department, President Barack Obama nominated Steve A. Linick to be Inspector General for the agency. This is the first time since Obama took office in 2009 that he appointed an IG to that position.
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Chair of the Immigration Task Force of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released a statement following the passage of the Senate immigration bill on Thursday night. Gutierrez is one of seven Members of a bipartisan group in the
As Egyptians prepare for what are expected to be the most violent protests against Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi, the United States has taken a “skeptical” stance toward the anti-government demonstrators. Anti-Morsi protesters have accused the Obama administration of favoring the Morsi-led
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D – IL) told Breitbart News on Wednesday he thinks Speaker John Boehner (R – OH) supports passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill. “I think Speaker Boehner wants comprehensive immigration reform. He wants a solution to the
