A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan late Saturday Japan time (5:23 am Saturday-Alaska Time). The quake occurred 37 miles beneath the ocean floor in the same region where the March 11th, 2011 quake and subsequent tsunami, damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japanese residents breathed a sigh of relief […]
“Despite the video evidence of the officers’ misconduct, a grand jury has dismissed the charges.” Outrage erupted after all charges against Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe—the police officers who violently shoved 75-year-old Martin Gugino to the sidewalk outside Buffalo City Hall during a Black Lives Matter protest last year, leaving the long-time peace activist hospitalized […]
What is the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)? The NTSB is an independent U.S. federal agency responsible for investigating and determining the probable cause of every U.S. civil aviation accident. The NTSB also investigates significant accidents involving other modes of transportation, including highways, railroads, marine and pipeline. How are NTSB investigators trained? The NTSB has […]
“We celebrate this win—this win that we made happen—even while mourning the loss of every person who relied on Medicaid and didn’t survive the calamity of Trump’s disastrous administration.” The Biden administration on Friday is expected to begin the process of rescinding a Trump policy allowing states to impose punitive work requirements on Medicaid recipients, […]