There are still a lot of stories swirling around the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last week, and to add to the din is a Facebook posting purportedly by officer “Darren Wilson” that seems to corroborate some previously
Sunday brought a “Unity Rally” for “Justice for Michael Brown” in Ferguson, Missouri, at which MSNBC’s Al Sharpton told the crowd that they are “liberators” and pleaded with them to stop the looting. Yet not everyone was conciliatory during the
A new report released by New Jersey authorities shows that taxpayers are being socked with a $6.5 million legal bill in part for Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) defense over allegations of political corruption in what came to be known as
A man authorities described as drunk stabbed three New York commuters at New York’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday morning. Police said that after a verbal altercation with the three men, Ivan DeLeon, 38, pulled out a knife and attacked
It has been a week since unrest erupted in Missouri after a Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson, shot and killed teenager Michael Brown. Now, after Yahoo! News combed the Facebook page of Officer Wilson’s father, the first photos of the
Notre Dame has suspended four starters on its football team pending an investigation into a possible case of academic fraud. Yahoo! News reported on Friday that four members of the football team have been interviewed by school officials over what
It has been two years since President Obama changed his immigration policy so that fewer illegal aliens are deported, and NBC thought so much of the change that it took time to celebrate the policy’s two-year anniversary. The policy being
Glenn Greenwald, the columnist famed for coming to the support of NSA leaker Edward Snowden, has chimed in on the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, by hinting that Israel is to blame for influencing the police there. Greenwald cited an Iranian
The executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police slammed President Obama for criticizing the actions of police in Ferguson, Missouri, saying he doubts the President has all the facts. “I would contend that discussing police tactics from Martha’s Vineyard
The Governor of Missouri, Democrat Jay Nixon, announced on Thursday that the Missouri Highway Patrol would take control of Ferguson away from the local and county police in the city beset with riots and unrest after an officer involved shot
In the annals of strange promotions, the Syracuse Chiefs might figure in somewhere with a recent contest where a funeral was given away to one “lucky” fan. Even so, the minor-league promotion came at an opportune time for the winner
Authorities in New Hampshire are reacting to dozens of overdoses from a synthetic marijuana called “Smacked,” prompting Governor Maggie Hassan to declare a state of emergency. The drug is being peddled stealthily, sold in corner stores reportedly as “potpourri.” It
Clashes between police and rioters in Ferguson, Missouri grew more violent Wednesday night and early Thursday as crowds threw Molotov cocktail-styled incendiary bombs at police, who responded with tear gas and riot control tactics. “Wednesday saw more tense confrontations,” the
Doctors attempting to halt what has become the largest outbreak of Ebola in history are faced with an ethical dilemma. The virus is spreading so fast and so wide that doctors are considering the idea of using experimental treatments on
On Wednesday, Ferguson, Missouri, Chief of Police Thomas Jackson told the media that the officer who shot and killed teen Michael Brown was injured in the scuffle that resulted in the shooting. This is the first official news of the
President Obama is being criticized for vacationing and partying with the Clintons in Martha’s Vineyard as protests, and in some cases riots, continue to engulf Ferguson, Missouri after local police shot teenager Michael Brown. With but few words from Obama
As the situation in Ferguson, Missouri continues to roil, some are turning their anger on President Obama and MSNBC host Al Sharpton. The anger against Obama began as people concerned over the death of Michael Brown noticed that President Obama
It seems to be taken for granted by both the left and the right in America today that incidents of police brutality are growing even as crime itself is falling. But are they? At least one expert says no. It
The NBA levied a $25,000 fine on the Toronto Raptors for “tampering” with the free agency process when the team’s “goodwill ambassador” mentioned player Kevin Durant at a recent rap concert. But the organization also said it would drop the
The news of the suicide of actor and comedian Robin Williams had surfaced only hours before President Obama and the White House issued a statement celebrating the man’s life and lamenting his death. As the Williams statement came rather quickly,
Now that marijuana is legal in Colorado, the pot-growing industry has exploded in Denver’s industrial areas. Consequently the smell of the growing pot is now filling Denver’s air, as the indoor pot farms bring an acrid, skunky smell to the
Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick has been handed a four-game suspension for taking the illegal drug MDMA, often called “Molly,” allegedly while on vacation in Mexico. The NFL suspended Scandrick without pay for the first four games of the season but
An embarrassing study shows that Democrat political candidates pay their minority campaign staffers less than they pay their white staffers. The study finds that minority Democrat campaign staffers routinely get paid less than their white counterparts. Further, fewer minorities than
At least two people who claimed to have witnessed a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer shoot an unarmed teen say that the teen had his hands in the air and was not acting provocatively when the officer fired his weapon multiple
A shopping mall in downtown St. Louis was abruptly shut down by police late Monday night after a brawl started among a crowd of youths. The Galleria in St. Louis set a new curfew due to the recent troubles and
