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Jul 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 and killed Tamir Rice, was … Continue reading Cleveland Police Shoot and Kill 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Dec 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 talked about a list of … Continue reading Pope Francis 2014 Christmas Address to the Roman Curia
Jan 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 Funeral for Officer Liu, Many … Continue reading N.Y.P.D. Officers Shot and Killed in Police Car
Oct 25, 2021: Judicial inquiry begins looking into Eric Garner's death at hands of NYPD | ABC News Aug 20, 2019: Eric Garner's family, fired officer both vow to keep fighting after NYPD decision | … Continue reading Eric Garner Chokehold Death in New York City
Jun 23, 2017: City Attorney Apollo Carey disclosed that the parents of Michael Brown received a $1.5 million settlement. Michael Brown's family receives $1.5 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit | CBS News Jun 20, … Continue reading Michael Brown Shooting in Ferguson Missouri
Oct 5, 2022: Latest DACA decision offers 'sigh of relief' but keeps Dreamers in limbo | The Hill Revised 'Dreamers' program to get another review by court | The Hill Aug 24, 2022: DHS takes … Continue reading United States Immigration Reform
Brittany Maynard, a 29-year old woman who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, took doctor-prescribed medication and committed assisted suicide under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act on Saturday, November 1, 2014. More: Brittany Maynard, advocate … Continue reading Brittany Maynard | Assisted Suicide
Want to know the facts about the Ebola virus? Ebola | WHO Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) | CDC This is the messy truth about Ebola | CNN Ebola Fast Facts | CNN The 2014 Ebola … Continue reading Ebola Virus in West Africa
Sep 30, 2016: In a unanimous 9-0 decision, Alabama's Court of the Judiciary ruled that Roy Moore violated judicial ethics by ordering state of Alabama probate judges to not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, … Continue reading Same-Sex | Gay Marriage in the United States
Want to know the facts about the Ebola virus? Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) | CDC This is the messy truth about Ebola | CNN Ebola Fast Facts | CNN Dec 8, 2014: Dr. Ian Crozier … Continue reading Ebola Virus in the United States