The secret ingredient for getting through holiday stress? Gratitude
By Margaret Myers Getting through the holidays can be emotionally draining, especially when you’re the caretaker for a loved one. Taking the time acknowledge what you’re grateful for can help…
Cop Invokes “Law Appointed Right & Duty to Kill” People in Twitter Rant Threatening Protesters
By Jay Syrmopoulos San Jose, Calif. – In another callous display of cop logic, San Jose police officer Phillip White made threatening tweets directed at those protesting the recent non-indictment…
San Francisco Cop Caught Choking a Sleeping Hospital Patient, then Falsely Arresting Him
By Mike Sawyer Luckily for the victim, the hospital security cameras show what really happened. San Francisco, CA — A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy is facing four felony charges and…
Leading role for Murthy: New American Surgeon General
Harvard health experts anticipated bold pronouncements on tobacco control, obesity, and mental health this week, as they digested the news that Harvard Medical School physician Vivek Murthy had been confirmed…
Why the middle class is not feeling a recovery
By Simone Pathe The wealth gap between upper and middle-income Americans is at a 30-year high. Photo by Flickr user Noël. An unemployment rate that’s the lowest since 2008 and…
Obama Normalizes relations With Cuba: Is Havana Your Next Vacation?
President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced plans to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and ease economic restrictions on the nation, an historic shift he called the end of an “outdated…
Using Prescriber Checkup: A Quick Guide
By ProPublica by Charles Ornstein UPDATED December 2014 Download a PDF of this tipsheet here. Until recently, there was no way for members of the public to assess whether doctors…
Apple halts online sales in Russia as ruble plummets
By Justin Scuiletti Russian shoppers were unable to purchase Apple products online Tuesday after the company took down its online store due to the fluctuating price of the ruble. Russian…
Getting schooled
As the dark clouds over the nation’s economic future appear to be lifting, critics say the United States still needs to address a number of deeply rooted challenges to remain…
Cops Are Scanning Social Media to Assign You a “Threat Rating”
By Matt Agorist Online activity, purchases, and “comments that could be construed as offensive,” all contribute to your threat score. Police State, USA — Imagine the following scenario: You are…
Problems with Deputy Chris Brewer Go Back Many Years
In an interesting development I decided to do a bit of good ole fashioned research about Chris Brewer, the deputy and self-described “Drug Czar” of Laurens County Georgia who is…
Police can use evidence seized during mistaken traffic stops, Supreme Court rules
By Travis Daub WASHINGTON — Police can use evidence seized during a traffic stop even if it turns out the officers initially pulled a car over based on a misunderstanding…
Man Pulled Over at Gunpoint In Front of His House While Trying to Get to His Wife in Labor
By Cassandra Rules Cleveland Heights, Ohio– Samuel Taylor was almost to his home when Cleveland Heights Officer William Robinson pulled this father-to-be over and held him at gun point with…