New York City Ballet celebrates 75 years
The New York City Ballet is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. Christina Ruffini took a peek behind the curtain with its legendary founder to see how the company has thrived for decades — and…
Cops said they arrested him for turning around at a checkpoint, but the real reason is much worse
PAR investigates new data that confirms what many have long suspected: police-initiated car stops are not just deadly, but often blatantly unnecessary.   This week, PAR continues its coverage of the overt abuses of…
Sweden to empty nearly 300 tons of fuel from ferry that ran aground
A ferry that ran aground last month off southeastern Sweden and started leaking oil into the Baltic Sea arrived Thursday at a Swedish harbor where its tanks will be emptied, Sweden’s coast guard said.The Marco…
President Biden announces plan to increase American manufacturing jobs
During President Biden’s remarks today on the September jobs market, he took questions on why sentiments among Americans about the economy may not reflect what the strength this month’s data yields. Biden also announced more…
‘We want Rikers closed and no new jails in its place!’
COVID-19 turned what were already inhumane conditions at Rikers Island, New York’s most notorious jail, into a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Prisoners, activists, and legal advocates are demanding it be closed for good. For years, prisoners,…
Britain’s King Charles III demands ‘urgency’ and ‘unity’ to address AI risk and tap into ‘untold benefits’
King Charles III addresses Bletchley Park AI summit British monarch King Charles III, in a royal message released on Wednesday, hailed the potential of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology and encouraged urgency in addressing the…
Black voters get significant boost with new Alabama congressional map
A new congressional map in Alabama gives the state its second black-majority district after three federal judges selected new congressional lines ahead of the 2024 elections. Stephan Bisaha, a wealth and poverty reporter for the…
Baltimore museum workers are fighting for a ‘wall-to-wall’ union
In this video installment of Battleground Baltimore, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez sits down with Laura Albans and Matt Papich, two workers at the renowned Baltimore Museum of Art who are involved in a crucial unionization…
Australian woman charged with using toxic mushrooms to kill ex-husband’s parents, aunt
The host of a weekend family lunch at her Australian country home was charged Thursday with murdering her ex-husband’s parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms and attempting to murder a fourth guest, police said.Police arrested…
Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
Activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday as she continues to advocate behind bars for the rights of women in Iran. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more on Mohammadi’s legacy. #news…
Cops wanted to arrest him for a red light infraction, but they weren’t ready for what happened next
Traffic stops lead to fraught encounters with American law enforcement, which is why this stop between a LA County Sheriff and a local cop watcher is so illustrative of the power of turning the camera…
Man ‘Accidentally’ Delivered Cup Of Urine Instead Of Chick-Fil-A Milkshake
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Derailment damages close world’s longest rail tunnel until next September
Switzerland’s national rail operator said Thursday the world’s longest rail tunnel won’t be fully reopened to train traffic until next September, again pushing back the target date for repairs of damage caused by a cargo…
Watch: UAW president says strike “is working” but “we’re not there yet”
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that the union’s strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers “is working” but “we’re not there yet.” Fain said the union has made “significant progress” in its contract…
A Dutch court may help deliver justice for a Gazan family killed in an Israeli strike
In 2017, Ismail Ziada filed a civil suit at the District Court of the Hague against former Israeli military leaders Benny Gantz and Amir Eshel for their role in a 2014 strike—part of the Israeli…
NC Republican drops longshot bid for governor, will run for secretary of state instead
Retired healthcare executive Jesse Thomas, a Republican, has suspended his campaign for North Carolina’s governorship.Thomas will instead run to unseat longtime Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall.North Carolina’s largely uncompetitive Republican primary has so far…
‘This is COINTELPRO 2021’
After spending nearly half a century in prison, leftist revolutionaries and political prisoners David Gilbert and Russell Maroon Shoatz (who also spent 22 years in solitary confinement) were released earlier this year. In this episode…
Postal worker goes above and beyond to save dog’s life #shorts
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Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn, counter-demonstrators, clash in Athens
Greek authorities say 14 people were due to appear in court Thursday following their arrests during extensive clashes between members of far-right groups and participants in a counter-demonstration.Supporters of the extreme right group Golden Dawn…
The fight to organize teachers in small-town Wisconsin
In 1974, the population of Hortonville, Wisconsin, was around 1,500, and yet it became the site of one of the most contentious and consequential teachers’ strikes in the state’s history. In the end, over 80…
DeSantis doubles down on vow to ‘slit the throats’ of federal bureaucrats, says it is just ‘colorful’ language
President candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis does not apologize for his promise to “slit the throats” of bureaucrats in the federal government if elected.The Florida governor was asked by MSNBC’s Willie Geist on Thursday if he…
FedEx plane skids off runway as it crash lands at Tennessee airport #shorts
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Cops railroaded him into a false confession. He’s still fighting to clear his name.
In 2014, at the age of 15, Prakash Churaman was arrested at his home at 6AM without a warrant. After driving him around for a few hours, police brought Churaman to the 113th Precinct and,…
House Republicans’ spending bill could derail over train concerns
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is facing his first big GOP spending showdown as leader of the House of Representatives.Republican lawmakers and aides told Fox News Digital that the bill laying out funding for Transportation and…
35,000 Kaiser Permanente workers set to go on strike
35,000 members of the Alliance of Health Care Unions, a coalition of 21 local unions representing over 52,000 workers at the healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente in states around the country, have set a strike date….
Massachusetts family among 400 cleared to leave Gaza, lawyer says
A Massachusets family stranded in Gaza for weeks as Israeli forces wage war against Hamas has been cleared to leave the territory. Abood Okal, Wafa Abuzayda and their 1-year-old son, Yousef, are on a list of…
4 things to know before traveling to Paris amid a bedbug outbreak #shorts
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