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Three Harris County Jail Inmates Die Within 48-Hour Span
Three people died in the Harris County Jail over a 48-hour span, bringing the 2025 in-custody death toll to 10, according to officials....
Jul 14, 20252 min read


Lawsuit Accuses Chicago Police of Repeated Use of Excessive Force in Officer Shootings
A new lawsuit alleges the fatal shooting of Timothy Glaze Dean by Chicago police is part of a longstanding pattern of excessive force by...
Jul 11, 20252 min read


New Report Reveals Sharp Rise in Hate Incidents Targeting Black, Latino, Jewish, and Asian Communities in LA County
The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations released its first-ever Hate Incident Report, showing non-criminal hate acts rose...
Jul 11, 20252 min read


Wildfire Survivors Fight Insurers Over Hidden Toxic Threats in Their Homes
Families whose homes survived wildfires initially felt “relieved,” “blessed,” and “lucky,” but weeks later realized their homes might be...
Jul 11, 20252 min read


Families Of Two Immigrants Who Died In ICE Custody Question Their Death Due To “Natural Causes”
Maksym Chernyak, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who fled Russia’s invasion, died in U.S. immigration custody at the Krome North Service...
Jul 10, 20252 min read


Elon Musk’s X Takes New York to Court Over Rules Mandating Them To Disclose Polices For Monitoring Hate Speech
Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed a federal lawsuit against New York, challenging the state’s new law—the Stop Hiding Hate Act—which mandates...
Jul 9, 20252 min read


Kansas Bureau of Investigation Probes Inmate Death At Wyandotte County Jail
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is looking into the in-custody death of 50-year-old Charles L. Adair, who died Saturday night at...
Jul 9, 20251 min read


Trump’s Swift Deportation Of Certain Immigrants To “Third Countries” Backed By Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport immigrants convicted of crimes to third countries—even...
Jul 7, 20252 min read


U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE in L.A. After Defending Janitor During Raid
A 20-year-old U.S. citizen, Adrian Andrew Martinez, is speaking out after being violently detained by federal immigration agents in Pico...
Jul 7, 20252 min read


McDonald’s Settles Byron Allen’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Over Excluding Black-Owned Media From Ad Spending
McDonald’s has reached a confidential settlement with media entrepreneur Byron Allen, ending a $10 billion federal lawsuit and a separate...
Jul 2, 20252 min read


Black High School Senior Jada-Symone Batichon Gets Accepted Into 53 Universities & Gets $1.8 Million In Scholarships
Jada-Symone Batichon, an 18-year-old high school senior from Wheeler High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, made headlines after...
Jul 2, 20251 min read


Harvard Fired Researcher Who Traced School’s Ties to Slavery: “We Found Too Many Slaves”
Harvard University’s Legacy of Slavery initiative has come under fire from descendants of enslaved people and researchers, revealing deep...
Jul 2, 20252 min read


LAPD Officers On Horseback Draw Complaints About Use Of Force During Protest
During recent protests in Los Angeles over federal immigration raids, the LAPD’s use of mounted officers has come under fire from civil...
Jul 2, 20252 min read


Tech Company Palantir Paid $30 Million to Help ICE Build New Deportation Tracking System
Palantir Technologies, the Denver-based data company, is facing growing backlash for expanding its work with Immigration and Customs...
Jul 1, 20252 min read


Police Officer Under Investigation For Striking Man Several Times With Baseball Bat During Arrest On Video
A south Alabama police department is investigating one of its officers after a viral video showed him repeatedly striking a man with a...
Jul 1, 20252 min read


Funding For Federal Summer Lunch Program For Low-Income Children Vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vetoed a $60 million budget provision that would have allowed the state to join the federal Summer...
Jun 30, 20252 min read


Data Shows That A Majority Of Individuals Arrested By ICE In LA Have No Criminal History
As immigration raids escalate across Southern California, concerns grow over who is being targeted and detained. According to the U.S....
Jun 30, 20252 min read


Miami Officials Push 2025 Election to 2026—Extending Their Terms Without Public Vote
The Miami City Commission voted 3-2 to postpone this November’s election to 2026, extending the terms of current officials, including...
Jun 30, 20252 min read


Capitol Hill Protest Against Social Spending Cuts Leads To Advocates For Poor & Disabled Arrested
More than two dozen disability rights activists, including Rev. William Barber and members of ADAPT, were arrested in the U.S. Capitol...
Jun 26, 20252 min read


Bill Proposed By The State Would Ban Officers From Wearing Face Masks
California lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would make it a misdemeanor for officers to cover their faces during operations...
Jun 25, 20252 min read
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