The Oregon Militia Standoff Is Over
Sam Biddle · 02/11/16 02:02PMWhy Is Everyone Terrified of Bank Stocks?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/11/16 01:17PMCleveland Mayor Says Billing Tamir Rice's Family For Ambulance Was Miscommunication
Jordan Sargent · 02/11/16 01:12PMHere’s a Nice Drawing
Ashley Feinberg · 02/11/16 01:00PMOh My God, a U.S. Congressman Just Vaped While Legislating
Andy Cush · 02/11/16 12:43PMIran Official Claims U.S. Republicans Asked to Delay Prisoner Release Until After Presidential Election
Andy Cush · 02/11/16 11:45AM
Ali Shamkhani, chief of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, claimed today that U.S. Republican officials reached out to Tehran asking that the recent release of four American prisoners be delayed until after the upcoming presidential election. There are very good reasons to be skeptical of Shamkhani’s claim. If it is true, it is completely insane.
Hamilton Nolan · 02/11/16 11:27AM
Marco Rubio Is Literally Falling Apart
Allie Jones · 02/11/16 11:17AMFederal Prosecutors Bring Eric Garner Case to Grand Jury
Andy Cush · 02/11/16 10:42AM
Federal prosecutors have convened a grand jury to hear evidence in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, the New York Daily News and New York Times are reporting. The U.S. Department of Justice began investigating Garner’s death after a New York grand jury declined to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who placed him in the chokehold that killed him.
Cliven Bundy Made it to Oregon Just in Time to Get Arrested
Gabrielle Bluestone · 02/11/16 10:20AMTed Cruz Narrowly Avoids Addressing Whether Or Not He Is a Pussy
Rich Juzwiak · 02/11/16 09:38AMUh Oh, Bad Things Are Happening
Hamilton Nolan · 02/11/16 09:19AMTrump's Lawyers Argue That Univision Should Have Known He Was a Horrible Racist Xenophobe
Brendan O'Connor · 02/11/16 12:25AM
Last summer, Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit against Univision for breach of contract and defamation after the network dumped the Miss Universe pageant (of which Trump was, at the time, a part owner) following the racist unveiling of his presidential campaign. Univision wants the suit dismissed, arguing that Trump’s comments constituted a “cataclysmic” event that voided the contract, the New York Daily News reports. Trump’s lawyers, however, have argued that the remarks were “foreseeable”—that is to say, Univision knew what they were getting.
“Come out with your hands up!” Stream Captures What Could Be Final FBI Standoff with Militia
Sam Biddle and Brendan O'Connor · 02/10/16 09:35PM58 Killed in Double Suicide Bombing at Refugee Camp in Nigeria as Soldiers Accused of Aiding Boko Haram
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Cleveland Files Claim Against Tamir Rice's Family For Unpaid EMS Bill
Jordan Sargent · 02/10/16 06:55PM
The City of Cleveland has devastated the family of Tamir Rice several times over, and seems to have no intention of stopping. This afternoon in probate court, Cleveland Scene reports, the city filed a creditor’s claim for $500, saying that Rice’s family still owes them for the ambulance and paramedics that tended to the 12-year-old’s body after he was shot by a police officer in November 2014.
2 Sheriff's Deputies Dead After Fatal Shootout With Gunman at Maryland Shopping Center
Brendan O'Connor · 02/10/16 06:53PM
On Wednesday, a gunman shot and killed two sheriff’s deputies—one inside a Panera restaurant in Abingdon, and the other in a shootout shortly thereafter. According to the Associated Press, the suspect, David Brian Evans, had a warrant out for his arrest in Florida, where he allegedly assaulted a police officer.
DOJ to Sue Ferguson After City Backs Out of Police Reform Deal
Andy Cush · 02/10/16 06:15PM
Two weeks ago, Ferguson officials and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that they’d come to an amicable deal over police reform, which would bring law enforcement in the Missouri city more in line with the constitution and avoid a lengthy battle in court. So much for all that: after Ferguson welched on the deal this week, the DOJ announced its plans to sue.