Demonstrations continued Sunday in several cities across the U.S., protesting the recent grand jury decisions failing to charge white police officers for killing unarmed black men. Hundreds of demonstrators walked out of Chicago churches and into the streets to protest what they consider the unfair and sometimes deadly treatment of black males by white police […]
After months of weighing evidence and testimony, a grand jury in Missouri has decided against indicting Darren Wilson, the white police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August. The announcement came Monday evening after days of agonizing suspense in this central U.S. state and beyond. “After their exhaustive review of the […]
The son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has been discharged from the military, reportedly after testing positive for cocaine. Media reports on Thursday quoted people familiar with the situation as saying Hunter Biden failed a drug test in June last year. The Navy Reserve, where Biden was a public affairs officer, confirmed the discharge […]
Human Rights Watch says the Islamic State group massacred as many as 770 Iraqi soldiers who were captured when the militants overran an Iraqi military base in June. The figure is much higher than what the New York-based rights group originally reported and is based on new evidence showing more execution sites. Human Rights Watch […]