Lawsuit Alleges Milwaukee Cop Involved in NBA Player’s Violent Arrest Later Joked About It on Facebook
This Jan. 26, 2018 police body-camera footage released by Milwaukee Police Department shows NBA Bucks guard Sterling Brown as he talks to arresting police officers after being shot by a stun gun in a Walgreens parking lot in Milwaukee. MIlwaukee Police Department/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, professional…
The State Department Picked the Very Worst Time to Offer Family Travel Tips
Chris Kleponis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The State Department’s offer seemed benign and well intentioned: to share best practices for families planning to travel abroad with their children. The problem was the timing. The Facebook Live event, which was dubbed “Family Travel Hacks,” was widely slammed Tuesday as tone-deaf…
You Really Need to Read About Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes and her “big blue unblinking eyes” as photographed by Martin Schoeller for the Theranos website.Theranos Inc. Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I have an ongoing joke about how I’m full of great ideas but no one ever listens to me. Like, teleportation would be great! Why won’t the…
Kris Kobach’s Voter Suppression Law Was Just Struck Down in Kansas
President-elect Donald Trump and Kris Kobach of Kansas meet at in November 2016. Peter Foley/Avalon via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge on Monday struck down a 2013 Kansas law that required people to provide proof of citizenship such as a passport or birth certificate in order…
Kris Kobach Gets What He Deserves
Kris Kobach in happier days with his pal Donald Trump.Peter Foley/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s something to cheer you up. A few years ago, Kris Kobach, the odious immigration hardliner who is currently Kansas Secretary of State, shepherded a voter ID bill through the Kansas legislature.…
Trump’s Child Separation Policy Is Too Much Even for Some of His Evangelical Fans
Faith leaders pray over Trump at the White HouseEvan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In April, white evangelical support for Trump was at an all-time high. Seventy-five percent had a favorable view of the president, much higher than the 42 percent he enjoyed among all Americans. But the group…