Charges of coverup, racism in police shooting
Details surrounding the fatal police shooting of Pace University football player Danroy Henry are murky, but a police leak has spurred charges of racism and a coverup.
EPA targets dioxin, GOP targets EPA
The Obama administration is proposing tougher standards for highly toxic dioxin, and, naturally, industry groups and Republicans are objecting.
World Youth Festival to be held in South Africa
Thousands of youth and students from countries across the globe will convene in South Africa Dec. 13-21, to participate in the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students.
Rand Paul supporter stomps MoveOn activist in Kentucky
In the infamous video of the scene, one can actually hear the crunching as he stomps Valle repeatedly.
Stewart and Colbert draw mammoth crowd with many messages
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert framed Saturday's rally as a call for national unity and a rejection of media fear-mongering , but many participants had a more specific political message in mind.
Fight brews over state child care funds
Parents, child care providers and Democratic state legislators are waging a dramatic battle to reverse one of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's most controversial line item vetoes.
Texas labor ends early voting with style
An October 28 rally at the Teachers Hall wrapped up a very successful early voting period in Texas.
New York poised to reject tea party Paladino
NEW YORK — With the election just a few days away, New York voters are expected to reject tea party candidate Carl Paladino, the Buffalo businessman on the Republican ticket.
Town hall meet calls for U.S. manufacturing strategy
"We have to make manufacturing a priority again," Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., told over 250 union members, community activists and students here at a town-hall style meeting sponsored by the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
