On April 22, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries are expected to take part in a global day of political and civic action for the Earth. People will march, plant trees, clean up their cities, parks, beaches and waterways, politicians will announce policies, and corporations will pledge to work toward sustainability — […]
A 22-year-old Ohio man accused of selling heroin laced with an elephant tranquilizer that led to 28 overdoses in West Virginia on a single day has been sentenced to more than 18 years in federal prison. “Heroin is like driving intoxicated,” U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers said. “You may not mean harm to anybody, but […]
Law enforcement officials in North Dakota have officially cleared the site of the Dakota Pipeline Access protests, arresting a few dozen activists who had refused to leave the encampment. Most of the protesters had left the Oceti Sakowin camp before the Wednesday evacuation deadline. On Thursday, officers methodically checked buildings and arrested anyone they encountered, […]
As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination heats up between Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the close contest is drawing attention to the nomination process and the people called “superdelegates” who could have enormous influence over its outcome. The two major American political parties begin the process of selecting […]