Senator presses $100 billion jobs bill
CLEVELAND - At a packed press conference and rally, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, announced he will introduce a $100 billion jobs bill when the Senate reconvenes next week.
Police chiefs slam Arizona anti-immigrant law
Police chiefs from 10 major U.S. cities, including Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., expressed strong disapproval of Arizona's anti-immigrant law today, May 26 in a meeting with US Attorney General Eric Holder.
Ex-inmates need across-the-board help, panelists say
Alameda County elected officials, law enforcement officials, community organizations and current and former inmates came together April 22, to consider how best to help former prisoners.
Senate drug sentencing bill reduces disparities, not far enough
The Senate, by voice vote March 17, passed legislation that would reduce the crack/cocaine sentencing disparity.
Criminal justice reform takes step forward
Small, but significant, victories are being made to reduce inequalities in criminal justice system.
Cop pleads guilty to massive murder cover-up during Katrina
A New Orleans police lieutenant pleads guilty to spearheading a massive cover-up of murder and violence committed by police in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Illinois gov. seeking full term says economy needs new ideas
ORLANDO, Fla. (PAI) - Pat Quinn claims he is thinking out of the box. The times - and the economy of both his state and the nation - demand it. And he wishes politicians in Washington would do the same.
Terrorist with connections: the strange case of Luis Posada Carriles
Posada, would-be assassin of Fidel Castro, confessed bomber of Cuban tourist hotels and murderer of an Italian tourist, with a long CIA career, has won another trial delay.
Don Belton: How homophobia turned love into death
The mutilated body of Don Belton, an African American English professor at Indiana University, was found in his Bloomington apartment three days after Christmas.
Mumia case receives setback
A new petition campaign is being organized, calling on Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama to investigate civil rights violations.
