36 min ago | News Journal
Judge: Arpaio's agency engaged in racial profiling
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has engaged in racial profiling and must not use Hispanic ancestry as a factor when making law-enforcement decisions, a federal judge has ruled.
36 min ago | EDGE
Gays with Guns: A Growing Subculture?
Gays and guns seem as likely to go together as Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. As a culture, even under attack, we are a peaceful lot -- you catch more bees with honey, right? "Wrong," says Gwendolyn Patton of Pink Pistols, a group that advocates gun ownership for the LGBT community.
4 hrs ago | KLAS-TV Las Vegas
Man Indicted on Murder, Attempted Murder Charges
The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital will maintain its federal funding despite not meeting some of the government's requirements.
5 hrs ago | Daily-Jeff.com
OH district ponders creationism for hot topic list
An Ohio school district proposal to add creationism to a hot-topics list deemed appropriate for classroom discussion is drawing opposition from some parents and a civil rights group.
9 hrs ago | Amnesty International
Uganda: Activists arrested as disturbing crackdown on media continues
The Ugandan authorities must end an attack on freedom of expression that has left several media outlets shut by security forces for a fifth day, Amnesty International said today after several activists were arrested for protesting against the crackdown.
14 hrs ago | The Straits Times
Amnesty urges Malaysia to end post-election crackdown
Activist Adam Adli is escorted by police at a courthouse in Kuala Lumpur on May 23, 2013.
18 hrs ago | Russia Taday
Bolotnaya case continues: Russian police search homes of more opposition activists
Russian police have searched the homes of two opposition activists as part of an investigation into the criminal case against protesters allegedly involved in unrest during the anti-Kremlin rally on Moscow's Bolotnaya Square on May 6 last year.
US criticized over response to Indonesia attacks
The U.S. expressed concern Thursday over increased attacks on religious minorities in Indonesia, but human rights groups accused Washington of downplaying the problem as it looks to forge stronger relations with Jakarta.
Adam pleads not guilty to giving seditious speech
KUALA LUMPUR: Student activist Adam Adli Abd Halim has pleaded not guilty in a Sessions Court to a charge of uttering seditious words at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.
Oil Revolt Generates $35 Billion as Icahn-Singer Agitate: Energy
Apache Corp. isn't waiting for Carl Icahn to tell the energy company how to reverse a two-year decline that's erased $14 billion from its market value.
Court cancels Ukraine's first gay pride rally
A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark violence.
Court cancels Ukraine's first gay pride rally
An older brother was being questioned Thursday in the deaths of two Utah boys found by their mother when she returned home, police said.
Blind activist who escaped house arrest says China can't be trusted
LONDON: "Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai" may be the flavour in Delhi after the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang.
Jose Daniel Ferrer: Activism on the streets of Eastern Cuba
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba highlights the situation which a number of political prisoners of the mentioned group are facing, speaks about the repressive methods employed by the State against activists and affirms that activism and opposition out on the streets has only increased in the Eastern region of the country, attracting ... (more)
The Ag-Gag War: How undercover animal-rights activists are winning it
Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence firm, where he scrutinized corporations and their executives.
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities detained three anti-government figures, charged a student activist with sedition and seized hundreds of opposition newspapers Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of fraud.
Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested
The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)
Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested
By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)