Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps has been arrested by the Flowood Police Department. As part of a guilty plea to bribery charges Epps forfeited his old home to the government. He was arrest […]
In a 5-2 ruling Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court justices denied a petition to rehear a ruling blocking the state from counting any votes cast for medical marijuana Issue 7. The court ruled last week […]
The stepfather of Davontae Sanford, who was freed from prison after serving eight years for a murder he didn’t commit, was murdered Thursday morning, police say. Jermaine Tilmon, of Detroit, was shot in the head […]
A three-hour protest, which brought Nottingham city center to a standstill, has resulted in Four Black Lives Matter activists going to trial for highway obstruction under the 1980 Highways Act. A man and three women used […]
The recent decision made by South Africa to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been criticized by many, and holds a series of serious implications for the politically plagued country. At the end of […]
Amnesty International has said Italy has committed human rights abuses that may amount to torture in some isolated cases as it tries to process the details of tens of thousands of migrants arriving by boat […]
One of the founding members, former Ashland Mayor David Welch, died Saturday. He was 82. Mr Welch, an esteemed attorney who championed human rights, served on the commission at its inception in 1960, and chaired […]
The Associated Press reports the Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church (a black church) in Greenville, Miss. As well as […]
The trial of Jean-Claude Savoie, a former pet store owner charged with criminal negligence causing death, is underway. The court heard emotional testimony from the mother of of two young New Brunswick boys who were suffocated […]
West Ham United footballer Andy Carroll was threatened by men claiming to be armed with a gun in an attempted robbery as he returned home from a training session on Wednesday. The 27-year-old striker was […]
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