Christopher Brown

Baton Rouge: Protests Continue As Police Suit-Up In Riot Gear, Provoke Participants, And Arrest Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson

The protests in Baton Rouge over the death of Alton Sterling by the hands of police officers continued on Sunday. According to the Associated Press, the streets of Baton Rouge are currently full of armed law enforcement officials equipped with rifles to block protesters from marching on the ramps leading to Interstate 10 in Baton […]

8y ago

Barack Obama

Dallas Shooting: Obama To Visit Dallas To Discuss, Address Racial Divide And Racial Bias In American Law Enforcement — Did Shooter Micah Xavier Johnson Have More Accomplices?

President Obama is expected to visit Dallas, cutting his four-day trip in Europe short. Obama will visit Dallas to address the killings of the five Dallas police officers carried out by multiple snipers during a protest. According to USA Today, Obama will be in Dallas early next week after being invited by Dallas Mayor Mike […]

8y ago

Isis|islamophobia

Islamophobia: UAE Protests The Arrest Of Unarmed Emirati Business Man — Hotel Employee Positive She Heard Him ‘Pledge Allegiance To ISIS’

The UAE protests the arrest of an Emirati businessman after he was tackled to the ground in Ohio and detained as a member of ISIS. In response, the UAE has sent a senior American diplomat to investigate and protest against the arrest of the UAE man. The UAE is calling the Ohio police forces’ treatment […]

8y ago

iowa|supreme court

Iowa Supreme Court: Felons Can’t Vote In Iowa — ACLU Outraged By Decision

A divided Iowa Supreme Court came to the conclusion that Iowa felons can’t vote unless those rights are restored by Iowa Governor Terry Brandstad. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports that Iowa felons can’t vote if the 4-3 decision stands which will bar them from voting for life, no matter how reformed they are after […]

8y ago

The Pentagon: Ash Carter Announces That The United States Armed Forces Will Allow Transgender Troops To Serve Openly, Military Will Fund Medical Expenses

The Pentagon moved forward on the decision to lift the ban on openly transgender troops fighting for the US military Thursday. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, announced the decision to lift the ban, stating that the military will no longer discriminate against transgender troops. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says the Pentagon is dropping the ban […]

8y ago

Brexit|soccer

Brexit: U.K. Leaving The EU Could Have Impact On Soccer, Rest Of Europe To Get Edge On Recruiting And Paying Players

Brexit — Britain voting to exit the European Union — could have significant affects for the country’s most successful sporting export: soccer. That is because Brexit’s impact could put a hindrance on the process of continental players easily joining Premier League clubs in the U.K. According to the Associated Press, England abolished its “hooligan” culture […]

8y ago

alexander skarsgard|Margot Robbie

‘The Legend Of Tarzan:’ Margot Robbie And Alex Skarsgard Reveal Diet Regimen, Working Naked, And More During Periscope Q&A

Stars of the upcoming The Legend of Tarzan movie, Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard sat with PEOPLE magazine on Saturday for a live Twitter Q&A session broadcasted via Periscope. The two Legend of Tarzan leads discussed the world of Tarzan and their experience working with each other by answering questions from fans on Twitter about […]

8y ago

Affirmative Action: Fisher V University Of Texas Case Deliberated, Abigail’s Case Dismissed — Supreme Court Claims No Constitutional Rights Violated

Rejected University of Texas at Austin student, Abigail Fisher, loses her year-long affirmative action case Thursday in a 4-3 majority decision by the Supreme court. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Sonia Sotomayor ruled that the university program did not violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws, the Huffington […]

8y ago

FBI

Omar Mateen: Investigation Moves Forward — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Confirms That FBI Will Release Gunman’s Transcripts

The investigation of Orlando nightclub shooter, Omar Mateen, will move forward as the FBI releases a partial transcript of conversations between Mateen and Orlando police negotiators. According to The Associated Press, U.S. attorney general Lynch told the media Sunday that the FBI would release a partial, printed transcript from within the Pulse gay nightclub which […]

8y ago

Pat Haden Made $2.4M From A Part Time Job? How The USC Athletic Director And Family Made Major Cash From Working One Hour A Week

Outgoing USC athletic director Pat Haden, his daughter, and sister-in-law, have managed to earn $2.4 million from just working a part-time job. But not just any part time — the trio earned about $2.4 million working for the George Henry Mayr Foundation. Not bad for working under 40 hours a week. USC's Pat Haden undergoes […]

8y ago

Facebook|Isis

Paris Attack: Facebook, Google, And Twitter To Be Sued By Reynaldo Gonzalez Over Death Of Daughter, Nohemi Gonzalez — Claims Social Media Websites Enabled ISIS To Spread Propaganda

The father of Nohemi Gonzalez — the only American killed during the 2015 Paris attacks — will sue social media websites Facebook, Twitter, and Google for allegedly giving terror groups like ISIS, or ISIL, a platform for spreading hate and violence. Nohemi Gonzalez was a student at Cal State Long Beach who was killed in […]

8y ago

Orlando Shooting Victims: Gun Control Legislation Introduced To Prevent Shooters Like Omar Mateen From Purchasing Guns — Will It Pass This Time?

Amid the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States, which left 50 people dead in an Orlando nightclub, members of congress are calling for tighter gun control legislation Sunday. The mass shooting also qualifies for perhaps the most violent hate crime carried out in recent history as the assailant, Omar Mateen, 29, […]

8y ago

Brock Turner

Brock Turner: 6-Month Sentence For Raping Unconscious Woman Behind Dumpster Expected To Be Cut In Half To A 3-Month Sentence

As though the outrage surrounding Stanford rapist, Brock Turner, wasn’t high enough in light of his lenient prison sentence, tensions are now sure to rise exponentially as news station KTLA reports that Turner is expected to be released in as little as three months. Brock Turner, 20, is expected to have his prison sentence reduced […]

8y ago

bernie sanders|Donald Trump|hillary clinton

Election 2016: Sanders To Back Clinton If She Is The Nominee: Senator Says Presidential Bid Is Not Over But Stopping Trump More Important [WATCH]

Although he isn’t dropping out quite yet, Bernie Sanders claims that he will nevertheless back his rival, the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. His vow to back Clinton comes after a staunch endorsement from current POTUS, Barack Obama. Sources claim that he will even begin campaigning with Hillary Clinton. Pres. Obama to campaign with Hillary […]

8y ago

iran|oil

Iran Oil Sanctions: New ‘Fall-Back’ Policy Will Allow Foreign Tankers To Ship Iran’s Oil Without Worrying About U.S. Sanctions — Greece, India, China, And Japan To Hop On Board

Over 20 European and Asian-owned supertankers are shipping crude oil from Iran. According to data gathered by Reuters, at least 21 foreign tankers are buying cargo from Iran with the capacity to ship around 25 million barrels of oil. The move is met with mixed feelings by many. Dynacom Tankers Manager, Odysseus Valatsas said, “Charterers […]

8y ago

Oregon Petroleum Fire At Columbia River: Union Pacific Train Derails And Spills Oil

A petroleum fire broke loose at Columbia River in Oregon when a train carrying volatile petroleum came off the tracks Friday. The derailment ignited a massive petroleum fire which covered the Columbia River area in toxic black smoke. The petroleum fire outbreak resulted in evacuations and road closures. https://twitter.com/NWCN/status/738843290330501126 Philly reports on the 11-petroleum-car derailment […]

8y ago

colorado|Train

Colorado Conductor Dies After Falling Off Royal Gorge Railroad Scenic Train In Canon Colorado

Colorado train conductor, Leslie Cacy, 28, died Saturday after falling off the back of a Royal Gorge Railroad Scenic Train, Colorado news station KKTV reports. Colorado police are investigating the death involving the Royal Gorge Railroad Scenic Train. According to reports from the Colorado train, Cacy fell off the back of the train through an […]

8y ago

North Carolina?: Boeing F/A-18E/F ‘Super Hornets’ Collide Off Of United States Coast Near Cape Hatteras

Two United States Navy Boeing F/A-18E/F jets or “Super Hornets” have collided into each other off of the coast of North Carolina Thursday. The United States Navy Super Hornets collided mid-air off the North Carolina coast during a routine training mission. Four United states Navy servicemen have reportedly been hospitalized after the super hornet collision. […]

8y ago

Baylor Football: Head Coach Art Briles Fired Over Sam Ukwuachu’s Sexual Assault Of His Ex Jacquelina Wonenberg — University President Ken Starr Steps Down

Baylor head football coach Art Briles has effectively been “suspended with the intent to terminate” on Thursday following a high-profile sexual assault case involving one of his football players last fall. According to Baylor, the university found it necessary to fire head coach Art Briles, as well as enacting other demotions and leadership changes, due […]

8y ago

terrorism

War: U.S. Drone Strike Resulting In The Death Of Taliban’s Leader, Akhtar Mansour, Viewed As A Win For Peace In Afghanistan — But Is It Also A Message To Pakistan?

Leaders in Kabul, Afghanistan, are pleased about the U.S. drone strike which killed the Afghan Taliban Leader, Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour. The Associated Press reports that the Taliban leader’s death from the drone strike should be the first step towards the ongoing effort to end the crippling war in Afghanistan. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and […]

8y ago