Mayor Mitch Landrieu and his allies say monuments to Confederate-era figures celebrate the "cult of the Lost Cause" and hold the city back.
Read More »Ex-Massey Energy CEO Completes 1-Year Federal Criminal Sentence
After a year in federal prison and a halfway house, Don Blankenship immediately let loose on Twitter, condemning federal mine safety regulators, members of Congress and federal prosecutors.
Read More »Senate Intelligence Panel Subpoenas Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn
The subpoena indicates that the Senate inquiry into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials is proceeding despite questions about the FBI's parallel probe.
Read More »Puerto Rico Tap Water Violates Safety Standards, Environmental Group Says
A Natural Resources Defense Defense Council study finds the island has the highest rate of drinking water violations in the U.S. The group calls for investment in upgrades.
Read More »German Publishers’ Lawsuit Against Google Threatens To Backfire
A publishers collective sued the tech giant for copyright payments — but a Berlin court kicked the case to the European Union, to weigh whether the 2013 German law cited by the suit is even valid.
Read More »Milwaukee Reaches Tentative Settlement Agreement Over Fatal 2014 Police Shooting
If the $2.3 million deal is approved, the city of Milwaukee will pay the family of a black man with schizophrenia who was shot dead by a police officer three years ago.
Read More »New Amazon Building In Seattle Will Include A Homeless Shelter
The company is donating about half the space in a six-story building to a shelter with room for 65 families. Housing prices in Seattle have skyrocketed, along with the city's business fortunes.
Read More »Mexico Is World’s Second Most Violent Country, Report Says
Mexico's government is contesting a new international report that says the country's drug cartel violence caused 23,000 homicides in 2016 — a level surpassed only by Syria.
Read More »Senators Reject Effort To Roll Back Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule
It's a rare victory for environmentalists so far under President Trump. The Senate rejection to rolling back an Obama-era regulation was close — tipping after three Republican senators voted no.
Read More »West Virginia Reporter Arrested For Yelling Question At HHS Secretary
Dan Heyman of the Public News Service was attempting to question Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price about pre-existing conditions. Heyman was handcuffed and charged with a misdemeanor.
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