Separate civil suit also claims that one of the students facing criminal charges terrorized the victim with racial slurs, nicknaming him ‘Kool-Aid.’ Three white high school football players in the small town of Dietrich, Idaho, are being charged with raping their black teammate. Authorities say that on October 23, 2015, …

Should the decision stand, residents will again have a 35-day window to vote early by mail or in person before Election Day.   It hasn’t been a particularly friendly few weeks for voting rights activists. Less than a month removed from a federal judge finding North Carolina’s controversial Voter ID …

“If you really believe it’s murder, then the woman has to be punished. That is the logical conclusion.”   Today’s assault on women’s health and reproductive rights comes from our extremist friend Theodore Shoebat. We’ve featured his ranting before; he’s the guy who wants swat teams to raid the homes of …

Figure a noted increase from last week’s estimation of 157 infected nationwide.   As the U.S. braces for what could be a widespread epidemic in the coming summer months, federal health officials said today that they believe thousands of people may have contacted the Zika virus before returning to the country. …

European nations not-so-quietly reeling from their own outbreak of xenophobic nationalism. What was once a ripple of concern across Europe – lurking in the corners but ultimately marginalized in its real influence – has in a matter of months been transformed into an alarming systemic crisis, as European nations across …

Television star was charged in December with three counts of aggravated indecent assault.   Bill Cosby appeared in court this morning for his first pretrial hearing related to three counts of felony indecent assault from a 2004 case involving Andrea Constand, then a 31-year-old director for the Temple University women’s …

Virginia State Republican Party fights to suppress votes that may prove critical in the battleground state this November.   Republican lawmakers in Virginia announced Monday that they were filing a lawsuit against Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe to block an executive order he introduced in late-April which would restore the voting …

Deputy is still on the job despite recordings of him repeatedly using racial slurs to mock Martin’s death.   In scenes somewhat reminiscent of a racist texting scandal that has shaken the San Francisco Police Department, public officials in Hocking County, Ohio, are reeling after audio has surfaced as part …

SCOTUS rules 7-1 in Foster v Georgia that the defendant’s conviction in 1986 was a “blatant prosecutorial misconduct,” violates 6th amendment.   The Supreme Court ruled Monday morning to give Georgia inmate Timothy Foster new life by finding that prosecutors unconstitutionally barred any potential black jurors from serving on his trial almost …

State legislature filed a measure calling for impeachment along with egregious bill allowing for “separate but equal” bathrooms for evangelicals claiming “religious liberty.”   The GOP-dominated legislature in Oklahoma is taking extremism to a new level, filing a measure calling for President Barack Obama’s impeachment over his administration’s recommendations (which, …

Agency discloses first findings on deadly epidemic’s spread into the U.S. ahead of summer months   No walls or sloganized rhetoric will stop the spread: the Zika virus has officially begun it’s infiltration into the U.S. It was announced Friday morning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that …

Bronx District Attorney says elaborate scheme involving thousands of bribes brought drugs, other contraband inside   Seventeen people, involving inmates and at least two correction officers, have been arrested as part of a major Rikers Island smuggling investigation, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday afternoon. Two corrections officers and one Rikers Island …

New law making it illegal for doctors to perform abortions passes in Senate, goes to Gov. Fallin for signature.   In a direct violation of federal law and the Supreme Court, the Oklahoma state legislature has moved to pass a complete ban of abortions statewide, Tulsa World reports, passing 33-12 …

Obama’s directive and DOJ’s lawsuit against North Carolina seen as controversial   To many, the debate over the “Bathroom Bill” – the North Carolina law known formally as HB2, mandating that transgender people use the restroom corresponding to their biologically assigned gender – is a nonissue, an inherent distraction from the …

“The people of Flint have been harmed through the failure of state officials to provide professional and accountable basic services mandated by federal law and expected by any person living in a major city.”   The NAACP announced Wednesday afternoon that it has filed a federal class action lawsuit against …