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Ferguson police officer “fighting for his life”


Ferguson police officer “fighting for his life”

The incident occurred Friday when a demonstration commemorating Brown’s death turned destructive, according to Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle. Civil rights leaders demand reforms at Sonya Massey rally in Chicago Civil rights leaders Reverend Al Sharpton and Ben Crump called for legal reforms at a rally for Sonya Massey. A police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, […]

Missing 3-month-old Jacob Moneus of Lafayette found dead, suspect in custody


Missing 3-month-old Jacob Moneus of Lafayette found dead, suspect in custody

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A statewide Silver Alert for a missing toddler in Lafayette ended Sunday morning after Lafayette police announced that three-month-old Jacob Moneus was found dead. Lafayette Police Sergeant Shawn Verma said Moneus’ death and disappearance remain under investigation and more information would be released later Sunday. On Sunday, at approximately 4:38 a.m., 28-year-old […]

Florida deputy rescues missing 5-year-old boy from pond: Watch video


Florida deputy rescues missing 5-year-old boy from pond: Watch video

Deputy Wes Brough was dispatched to a Florida home after a 5-year-old boy was reported missing. When he found him in a pond, he was hailed as a hero. Watch: Police in Florida save missing child from drowning Sheriff’s officials rescued a missing five-year-old boy who they found hanging from a log at a pond […]

Florida deputy rescues missing 5-year-old boy from pond: Watch video


Florida deputy rescues missing 5-year-old boy from pond: Watch video

Deputy Wes Brough was dispatched to a Florida home after a 5-year-old boy was reported missing. When he found him in a pond, he was hailed as a hero. Watch: Police in Florida save missing child from drowning Sheriff’s officials rescued a missing five-year-old boy who they found hanging from a log at a pond […]

Tennessee: Judge rules Confederate flag can be removed from county seal


Tennessee: Judge rules Confederate flag can be removed from county seal

The reckoning with the Confederates: Why monuments and symbols are being removed While Confederate monuments are memorials to the dead for some, for many others they glorify slavery, racism and oppression. Mike Fant, Nashville Tennessean A Davidson County chancellor ruled this week that Williamson County can remove the image of the Confederate flag from its […]

Mask ban in Nassau County, New York, aims to combat anti-Semitism as part of debate


Mask ban in Nassau County, New York, aims to combat anti-Semitism as part of debate

A suburb in New York state passed a law earlier this week banning the wearing of masks and face coverings in public. On Monday, Nassau County lawmakers passed the Mask Transparency Act, which prohibits the wearing of masks or other face coverings in public, with exceptions for medical, religious or cultural reasons. The bill passed […]