Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after less than two years in office – a move that came as a surprise to his supporters and his critics. The 46-year-old Scott ...
“Like so many women and men, I didn’t trust the system. I blamed myself. I was ashamed and confused. I thought I was strong but felt powerless.” (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first ...
An Australian Cardinal is the most senior Catholic priest to be convicted of child sexual abuses and is now facing another lawsuit. (Reuters) – Australia’s Cardinal George Pell, in jail awaiting sentencing on five child ...
“Our report proves that coal plants are poisoning groundwater nearly everywhere they operate.” (By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters) – More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their ...
Treating the analogy of the closing bar as a metaphor for political affiliation, “going home” is presumably supporting the Democratic Party, at least for people who have been party supporters or are members of subsets ...
Coal miners have literally provided the fuel for the unprecedented industrialization of this country. (By Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation) Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even ...
(By Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University) When I was asked to support a federal lawsuit that says Detroit’s deteriorating schools were having a negative impact on students’ ability to learn, the decision was a no-brainer. Detroit’s schools ...
After a suicide bomb prompted an exchange of military engagements between India and Pakistan, tensions are at a dangerous low in the South Asian region. Russia is offering to help mediate dialogue between India and Pakistan ...
“The era of hemp prohibition is over. Hemp is now permanently removed from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). It is forever deemed an agricultural commodity, no longer mistaken as a controlled substance, like marijuana.” December ...
Denuclearization talks between Trump and Kim Jong-un abruptly fell apart over the easing of sanctions on North Korea, but not all hope is lost for future talks. Last Thursday the second meeting between President Donald ...
Gupta described his patient as “functionally cured” and “in remission”, but cautioned: “It’s too early to say he’s cured.” (Reuters) – An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be ...
The new film Greta is a stalker thriller with an all-female lead cast from the director of The Crying Game and Interview With the Vampire. The new film Greta treads familiar territory as a stalker film, ...
Not until the rise of the internet would technology have as great an impact on news as the telegraph. This is the seventh part in a Citizen Truth series on media bias and the history ...
“We are going to initiate investigations into abuses of power, into corruption … and into obstruction of justice.” (By Tim Ahmann, Reuters) – The House Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people ...
In a ‘historic judgment,’ big tobacco was dealt a major blow by an appeals court in Canada. (By Allison Lampert and Martinne Geller, Reuters) The Court of Appeal of Quebec upheld on Friday the bulk of ...
Conjuring fond memories of the 1969 lunar landing, SpaceX successfully launched the first privately funded lunar mission and a little lunar lander named Beresheet is making history. On Thursday evening Feb. 28, the SpaceX Falcon ...
The costs imposed by charter schools are not only financially burdensome to local public schools; they’re also potentially calamitous to schoolchildren and families. (By Jeff Bryant, Independent Media Institute) When striking Los Angeles teachers won their ...
A newly approved Cuban constitution substantially expands social, political and economic rights in Cuba. (By María Isabel Alfonso, The Conversation) Cuba has rejected a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in its new and revised constitution, a move ...
“These indictments should serve as a stern warning to anyone trying to defraud elections in North Carolina.” (By Gabriella Borter, Reuters) – The North Carolina Republican political operative at the center of an absentee ballot ...
Under the Constitution, the president, vice president and “all civil officers of the United States” can be removed from office for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” (By Richard Cowan, Reuters) – Investigations ...
Factcheck.org took a look at Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee yesterday and broke down the discrepancies between statements made by Cohen and President Trump. (FactCheck) Michael Cohen gave public testimony under oath ...
The bill’s passage comes following the first election in recent history where gun control groups outspent their gun rights counterparts. (By Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Center for Responsive Politics) Members of the House were met with rare cheers from the ...
Robert Kraft arrested in prostitution sting. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been caught soliciting sex with prostitutes in Florida. Kraft was caught in a sting operation launched by several law enforcement agencies. Video ...
Rick Simpson became infamous in the cannabis industry after developing a concentrated cannabis oil with high levels of THC for health benefits – that product is now known as Rick Simpson Oil. When researching medicinal ...
An explosive report from a relatively unknown journalist, Gary Webb, claimed the CIA helped foster the crack epidemic that ravaged Los Angeles in the 1980s. In 1996, a bombshell report by journalist Gary Webb claimed ...
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was the orchestrator behind the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, earning him labels like “terrorist” and “murderer,” but does he also fit the label of being a federal informant? Boston journalist Michele McPhee claimed ...
There are several species of frogs in the world all ranging in size and characteristics, but the largest of them all in size are the “goliath frogs”, which – wait for it, are larger than ...
Immigrants seem bent to acquire as much college and university education as possible to live the American dream. The U.S. Census Bureau revealed that immigrants now hold more college degrees than native American citizens. They ...
WASHINGTON (AP, February 2017) — U.S. immigration authorities are barring entry to a 21-year-old Syrian cinematographer who worked on a harrowing film about his nation’s civil war, “The White Helmets,” that has been nominated for ...
On Tuesday, Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, the head of America’s European Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that he needs a larger combat force, including an armored division and more warships, to deter Russian forces ...
It’s official your U.S. government is legally allowed to use propaganda on you. In 2013 Congress passed the Smith-Mundt Moderation Act. The act overturned a prohibition in place since 1948 which banned the U.S. from ...
After the Vietnam War and the 1960’s elite’s were concerned about what they called “The Crisis of Democracy”. This sentiment was on both sides of the political spectrum but this particular phrase refers to the ...
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