Google manager, raped, murdered and set on fire while jogging in woods
The body of a Google employee has been found murdered and burnt in the woods after she went for an afternoon jog near her mother’s Read more
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Hijab and a Sword in Rio 2016
Rio Olympics 2016: Ibtihaj Muhammad on hijab, Donald Trump & Muhammad Ali (BBC) She gave the First Lady a fencing lesson, just two weeks after Read more
America seen from abroad: arrogant, nice, tech-savvy, free
BANGKOK (AP) — The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an Read more
Supreme Court blocks transgender bathroom choice for now
A Virginia school board may temporarily block a student who was born a girl from using the boys’ bathroom while a legal fight over transgender Read more
Breaking News: FBI arrests a U.S. police officer for secretly aiding ISIS
Washington (CNN) In the first case of a U.S. police officer charged with aiding ISIS, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority cop was arrested Wednesday for Read more
Texas shooting: One reported dead and multiple hospitalized
[9News Australia] At least one person is reported to have died and “multiple” people are injured after a shooting in Austin, Texas. The Austin Police Read more
Mosquitoes now spreading Zika in USA starting from Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mosquitoes have apparently begun spreading the Zika virus on the U.S. mainland for the first time, health officials said Friday in Read more
US POLICE SHOOTING: Florida policeman shot unarmed man in driveway
(CNN)The police shooting of an African-American caregiver, who was lying in the street trying to help an autism patient, was accidental, according to the local Read more
Muslim man removed from American Airlines flight after attendant told him: ‘I will be watching you’
[Telegraph UK] A Muslim passenger was asked to leave an American Airlines flight after a flight attendant told him over the plane’s public address system: “I Read more
3 police officers dead, 3 injured in Baton Rouge shooting – AP
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three officers are confirmed dead and three others wounded after a shooting in Baton Rouge, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said Read more
Breaking: Trump picks Indiana Governor Pence for running mate
[AP] Republican Donald Trump chose Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Thursday, U.S. media reported, a move that will put Read more
DIVIDED AMERICA: Bridging the gap between police and the policed
NEW YORK (AP) — On an unusually cool night for summer, Mike Perry and his crew thread the sidewalks running through the Stapleton Houses, tracked Read more
Son of slain Louisiana man speaks out for first time
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The 15-year-old son of a black man killed by Baton Rouge police spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday, calling Read more
Black Lives Matter protests spread to Europe
(CNN)They may be thousands of miles apart — but that didn’t stop Black Lives Matter protesters in Europe marching in solidarity with their U.S. counterparts Read more
Black militia says Dallas shooter , Micah Xavier Johnson will be celebrated as a Hero
[By Tom Steele – Dallas News USA] Micah Xavier Johnson, the lone gunman in Thursday night’s ambush on police in downtown Dallas, was an Army Read more
‘Black Lives Matter’: Thousands protest in US cities
[Aljazeera] Several protesters arrested at rallies for disruption as week US President Obama deemed “very tough” draws to close. Thousands have protested across the US Read more
Kim Kardashian’s Passionate Letter on Black Lives Matter – ‘So Touchy’
[By Hallie Stephens YNews] After three days of consecutive, fatal shootings — the latest being in Dallas, where five police officers were killed — Kim Kardashian Read more
President Obama Accused of Contributing to Hostility Against Police
A House Republican from Texas today accused President Barack Obama of stoking anger against law enforcement officials, speaking in the wake of the Dallas shooting Read more
Beyoncé released a powerful statement in regards to the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
The brutal shootings of two black men at the hands of police officers this week have caused many people to speak out about their grief, Read more
Dallas police shooting: Five officers killed, seven wounded by gunmen
[BBC] Five Dallas police officers have been killed and seven wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of black men by police, authorities say. Three Read more
Fresh protests rising over ‘Police Brutality’ against blacks in USA
Hundreds of people have gathered for a second night of protests at the spot where a black man was pinned to the ground and shot Read more
