Last updated on July 9, 2022Jul 7, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3549624-officer-who-fatally-shot-tamir-rice-withdraws-from-small-town-police-force Dec 29, 2020: DOJ closes probe into Tamir Rice shooting with no charges | The Hill May 30, 2017: Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot … Continue reading Cleveland Police Shoot and Kill 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Last updated on June 14, 2015Dec 26, 2014: Yesterday, the National Security Agency (NSA) released surveillance documents in response to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. The documents span … Continue reading NSA Releases Surveillance Documents in Response to ACLU FOIA Lawsuit
Last updated on May 21, 2020Jun 5, 2015: On May 31, 2015, the completed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment prepared by Environmental Resources Management was presented to Nicaraguan authorities. Nicaragua Says Study Finds Canal 'Viable'; … Continue reading The Nicaragua Canal
Last updated on June 14, 2015Dec 23, 2014: Yesterday, Pope Francis addressed the Roman Curia (administrative and governing body of the Catholic Church). The address was not a warm, cheerful, holiday greeting. Instead, Pope Francis … Continue reading Pope Francis 2014 Christmas Address to the Roman Curia
Last updated on June 14, 2015Jan 4, 2015: Many police officers turned their backs to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as he spoke at the funeral for slain Officer Wenjian Liu. At Police … Continue reading N.Y.P.D. Officers Shot and Killed in Police Car
Last updated on June 14, 2015On December 7, 2014 the CBS News program 60 Minutes aired a segment about Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong entitled "Disrupting Cancer". Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a surgeon, professor, and medical researcher who … Continue reading Cancer Research and Development | Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Last updated on January 13, 2016Dec 20, 2014: Yesterday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy signed the "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities" final rule (this is a prepublication … Continue reading Environmental Protection Agency Announces Final Rule on Coal Ash
Last updated on April 12, 2017Jun 29, 2015: The state of New York released its formal, nearly 7-year study on fracking, making the statewide ban official. N.Y. Officially Bans Fracking With Release of Seven-Year Study … Continue reading New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Announces Fracking Ban
Last updated on November 30, 2016On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced major changes in policy between the United States and Cuba. On January 22, 2015, the U.S. and Cuba held diplomatic talks for the … Continue reading Obama Announces Major Policy Changes in United States and Cuba Relations
Last updated on November 25, 2015Dec 16, 2014: President Obama signed the $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by Congress last week. The bill is sometimes referred to as the "Cromnibus" bill because it's a combination … Continue reading United States $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill | December 2014