Law enforcement and state officials are on high alert for potentially violent protests in the lead-up to Inauguration Day, with some state capitols boarded up and others temporarily closed ahead of Wednesday’s ceremony. The FBI says it has received information warning of “armed protests” in all 50 state capitols beginning Saturday and the US Capitol…… MORE
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A Tennessee law firm is offering a free divorce for Valentine’s Day
For happy couples, Valentine’s Day is an excuse for romance, often celebrated with extravagant dinners and thoughtful gifts. But on February 14, unhappy couples remember all the reasons they can’t stand each other. That’s why a Tennessee law firm is giving away free divorce representation to one lucky (unlucky?) client who just can’t wait to…… MORE
Being heard is more important to some people than following Covid-19 regulations, psychologist and activists say
Fighting institutions of power is as American as it gets. Throughout the history of this country, many have taken action in the form of demonstration to fight real and/or perceived injustice. However, until 2020, no demonstrator ever had to take to the streets with Covid-19 threatening them. Covid-19 has changed everything — and despite stay-at-home…… MORE
A former White supremacist store and Ku Klux Klan meeting space is being turned into a community center to promote healing
A South Carolina preacher and local resident are turning what once was a Ku Klux Klan meeting place into a community center dedicated to educating and fighting against racial injustice. Deep in Laurens stands the historic Echo Theater, perched in between diners and cafes bustling with customers and ’50s music that can be heard from…… MORE
University of Maryland reaches $3.5 million settlement with football player Jordan McNair’s family
The University of Maryland has reached a $3.5 million settlement with the family of Jordan McNair, the offensive lineman who died after suffering heatstroke during a team workout in 2018. The details of the settlement became known Friday as part of the meeting agenda for the Maryland Board of Public Works, which is expected to…… MORE
If you’re trying to make sense of the Capitol riot, read these books
On January 6, the world watched as the US Capitol was attacked by pro-Trump rioters. Since then, each day has been filled with revelations about how it was plotted and carried out. Many are still trying to process the initial shock. While seeing Confederate and Trump 2020 flags draped all over the Capitol was a…… MORE
Dustin Higgs executed less than a week before Inauguration Day
Dustin John Higgs was executed in the early hours of Saturday morning becoming the 13th and last federal death row inmate to be executed since the Justice Department restarted federal executions in July 2019. He had been convicted of kidnapping and murdering three women in 1996. Higgs maintained his innocence until his death, according to…… MORE
How to serve on MLK Day while isolating at home
Caught between colliding pressures of a pandemic, political unrest and outcries for social justice, this Martin Luther King Day of Service is unlike any other. But despite the limitations of the season, this federal holiday doesn’t have to be any less impactful. Now more than ever, MLK Day of Service is enabling everyday people to…… MORE
Middle schoolers send thank you notes to US Capitol workers
A group of middle school students in Pennsylvania is sending appreciation notes to workers and officers on Capitol Hill to thank them for their service in the aftermath of the violent attack last week. The students, who attend Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr, asked their teachers if there was anything they could…… MORE
L.A. inquest into a fatal police shooting of 18-year-old backs earlier conclusion that it was homicide
Following the first inquest in Los Angeles in more than 30 years, the Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office on Friday released its findings, which supported its earlier conclusion that the death of Andres Guardado — shot five times in the back by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in June — was a homicide. In a four-page…… MORE