DETROIT USA TODAY NETWORK/Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press The case started off as a drunken-driving arrest with a pat down, handcuffs, routine questions. But things got ugly fast in the Genesee County jailhouse in…
Feds: More than 500 Personnel will be Deployed to 28 States to Monitor Tuesday’s Elections
WASHINGTON D.C. The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for Tuesday’s general election. Although state and…
Just Saying: Consumer Jungle, Rent Much? and Finding a Doctor
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] CONSUMER JUNGLE Want to avoid a lot of headaches and save money? Subscribe to Consumer Reports and do research on the Internet. I just renewed my subscription to…
Bill Maher: Bible Thumpers and Trump
Published on Nov 4, 2016 In his editorial New Rule, Bill thanks Donald Trump for exposing his evangelical Christian supporters as the shameless hypocrites they’ve always been.
Harvard Soccer Team Suspended Over Sexually Explicit “Scouting Report” of Women’s Team
HARVARD CRIMSON REPORT UPDATED: November 3, 2016, at 10:54 p.m. Harvard has cancelled the men’s soccer team’s season after an Office of General Counsel review found that the team continued to produce…
Keith Olbermann: Be Not Afraid, Vote
Published on Nov 4, 2016 Donald Trump is a Moron. And we can beat morons with the weapons still left to us — the ballot.
Twenty Charged, Including Three Former Prison Guards, with Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes
VIRGINIA A federal indictment names 20 members and associates of the Mad Stone Bloods street and prison gang alleging numerous crimes, officials announced today. The indictment was returned under seal last week…
12 Charged with Drug Dealing in Four Washington Counties
WASHINGTON Eleven people were arrested Wednesday in Washington and Nevada in connection with a large drug smuggling and distribution ring operating in four western Washington counties, officials announced Thursday. An additional person…
SF City Attorney Won’t Defend State’s Bail Bond System in Civil Rights Lawsuit
A By Bob Egelko November 1, 2016 A decades-old California law that keeps people in jail if they can’t afford bail after their arrest came under renewed attack Tuesday from San Francisco’s…
Former Cop Michael Slager Who Shot Unarmed Black Motorist Trial Begins
(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — The murder trial of a white former police officer who shot an unarmed black motorist eight times as he ran away from a traffic stop opened on Thursday against…
Aryan Brotherhood Gang Member, aka “State Raised,” Sentenced to Life for Violent Crimes
MISSISSIPPI A federal judge sentenced a member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi gang to life in prison for his involvement in violent criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, kidnapping, methamphetamine production…
13 Gang Members, Felons, Gang Associates Indicted on Firearms and Narcotics Charges
LOS ANGELES Federal grand juries have issued nine indictments that charge a total of 13 defendants with firearms and narcotics violations, authorities announced Wednesday. Law enforcement arrested 10 defendants, two are fugitives…