California Cops Shot and Killed 162 People Last Year. This Bill Could Help Reduce the Bloodshed.
Riot police officers stand guard at street after the World Cup match between Mexico and Brazil in Huntington Park, California, on Monday, July 2, 2018. Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A California bill that would radically change the standard for the use of deadly force by police officers…
Florida’s Getting Swamped by Deadly Red Algae
This story was originally published by HuffPost. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) declared a state of emergency on Monday as a months-long red tide continues to spread throughout the region’s waters, killing hundreds of turtles and sickening people in coastal communities. The red tide―a harmful bloom of algae that…
How Misidentifying Trans Victims of Violence Can Undermine Criminal Investigations
Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. Aea Celestice, a black transgender woman living in Jacksonville, Florida, has the most basic of plans for the next chapter of her life: She hopes to get out of town before someone kills her. Celestice, 32,…
Betsy DeVos Is Making Life Harder for Students Screwed Over by Predatory For-Profit Schools
United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in July.Olivier Douliery/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Under the Obama administration, the Education Department made it a top priority to curtail predatory practices by for-profit colleges. It investigated and sanctioned schools…
Worker Charged With Sexually Molesting Eight Children at Immigrant Shelter, New Records Show
Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by ProPublica. It includes graphic details of alleged sexual violence against minors. A youth care worker for Southwest Key has been charged with 11 sex offenses after authorities accused him of molesting at least eight unaccompanied immigrant boys over…
Supreme Court Says Kids Can Sue Trump Over Climate Change
Youth plaintiffs, attorneys, and staff from Our Children’s Trust at the federal courthouse in Eugene after a hearing in the Juliana v. United States climate change lawsuit in June.Robin Loznak via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s effort to stop a…