Six police officers in the city of Baltimore, Maryland were charged on May 1 for the death of Freddie Gray. Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American, was pulled into a police van and suffered spinal cord injuries that ultimately led to his death.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Baltimore over the unexplained death of Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody.
In the words of the renowned author Oscar Wilde: “the artist should never try to be popular. Rather the public should be more artistic.”
In the United States, there are two basic types of prisons. Those that are run by the government, and those that are run by private corporations. The latter, often referred to as “for-profit” prisons, have become extremely common nationwide, with nearly 50% of all prison inmates in private prisons.
As I am sitting here writing this I cannot help but feel nostalgic. I have spent the past year continually counting down the minutes until I could walk across the stage and receive my diploma.
A Brinks armored truck spilled a bag full of cash all over a highway in Texas this past week. The bag of cash was spilled from a passenger door on the truck and preceded to flutter down the roadway bringing traffic to a near standstill.
Rand Paul made quite a few inflammatory statements this past week regarding Hillary Clinton’s campaign funding and her upcoming run for president in 2016.
In the last few weeks, a handful of candidates have announced their candidacy for president of the United States. Big names have included Rand Paul and Ted Cruz for the Republicans and Hillary Clinton for the Democrats.
Tom Mabe, the creator of “Prank it Forward,” helped move Ricky, a terminally ill homeless man, and his dog, Buddy, into a brand new furnished apartment.
I do not believe in tipping. I am sure a lot of you enjoyed the NCAA Final Four this past weekend. You probably enjoyed it with some pizza or Chinese takeout. With the food purchase comes a driver, who delivers the food and has expectations of being rewarded with compensation.
The last 12 years have been something of a whirlwind for gay rights. It was only in 2003 that the first state, Massachusetts, legalized same-sex marriage. It was the same year that the Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas finally struck down sodomy laws that remained in 14 different states. Since then, same-sex marriage has been legalized in a total of 37 states.
I am reminded that it was five years ago, last week, that Congress voted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, promising to control costs and offer better coverage to more Americans.
Car manufacturing company Tesla will soon unveil a line of new cars capable of driving themselves.
To those across the pond, it seems absurd that most in the United States have never so much as heard of “Top Gear,” a wildly popular British television show, focusing primarily on cars. Worse, an even smaller number of Americans have watched the show, and only a fraction of them watch it religiously. Do not let the lack of popularity of “Top Gear” in the United States fool you — it is one of the biggest television programs in the world.
If U.S. senator and now presidential candidate Ted Cruz ever stops being crazy, then I will stop talking about him; but, for now, the crazy rolls on.
Earlier this month a video was uploaded online of the University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity (SAE) reciting a very racist chant targeted at black people.
Indie band Portugal the Man, concert ticket site StubHub and footwear brand Dr. Martens have teamed up to give more than $1 million worth of musical instruments to underfunded schools.
In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maintains the ability to develop and enforce policies related to obscenity on broadcast television and radio.
Bill Maher, comedian and television host of “Real Time,” called for something radical on his show Friday night.
