The voting rights of felons have been top of mind among criminal justice reformers for years. But that conversation has overlooked a group that, although technically eligible to vote, is often unable to cast a ballot: people who are awaiting trial in jail. An Illinois bill that passed last month aims to change that. The bill, which the governor is expected to sign […]
Washington has reportedly asked Tokyo to downsize its massive plutonium stockpile, which could pave the way for thousands of nuclear warheads. It comes ahead of a renewal of the US-Japan nuclear pact, a key to its energy security. The request came as US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un are on their […]
The European Union on Friday voted to ban agricultural pesticides that are harmful to bees and which scientists have warned could have a broader impact on the global food chain. (Photo: Dejan Hudoletnjak / Flickr) Faced with mounting scientific evidence that bee-poisoning neonicotinoids, or neonics, could cause an “ecological armageddon,” European regulators on Friday approved a “groundbreaking” and “historic” […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) thought it had a deal with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on how much the company charged foreign affiliates for the rights to make and sell Coke products abroad. Bottles of Coca-Cola are seen at a Carrefour Hypermarket store in Montreuil, near Paris, France, February 5, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau […]
White House spokesperson, Hedy Lamar, models one of the hats to be featured in the Huge Millenary Parade this spring. He saw it in Paris and now he wants one here. President Trump has announced his intentions to hold a “Huge” millenary parade later this year. “It’s going to be Huge! Huge hats! Huge Purses! […]
Dean Lewins / EPA-EFE / Rex / Shutterstock By Alice Klein A FIERCE fire has swept through 1200 hectares of bush and destroyed 69 homes in New South Wales, Australia. The fire engulfed the seaside town of Tathra on 18 March after starting in nearby bushland. A mix of 38°C heat and gusty winds created […]
This story was originally published by ProPublica. For the FBI, the long-standing failure to diversify its ranks is nothing short of “a huge operational risk,” according to one senior official, something that compromises the agency’s ability to understand communities at risk, penetrate criminal enterprises, and identify emerging national security threats. Indeed, 10 months before being fired […]
One of 1.5 million Adélie penguinsRachael Herman, Stony Brook University / Louisiana State University By Michael Le Page TWO huge colonies of Adélie penguins have been discovered hiding in plain sight on Antarctic islands. Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) were known to nest on the Danger Islands, near the tip of the west Antarctic Peninsula. But […]
25 years ago, on Sunday, February 28, 1993, the US government raided the Branch Davidian “compound” outside Waco, Texas and set the stage for one of the worst massacres in American history. Blame for the murder of 82 people—78 men, women, and children, and 4 ATF agents—can be attributed to the actions of then President […]
The United Nations has condemned the Syrian government’s recent deadly barrage of airstrikes and artillery fire against the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital of Damascus. Aid workers report at least 300 people have been killed over the past three days. Many of the victims are women and children. Targets have included hospitals […]