White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on Twitter
NBC News - Mon Jun 1, 2020
A Twitter account claiming to belong to a national “Anti-Fascist ” organization and pushing violent rhetoric related to ongoing protests has been linked to the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, according to a Twitter spokesperson. More»
Trump announces US to sever all ties with World Health Organization
The Guardian - Fri May 29, 2020
Donald Trump has announced the severance of all US ties with the World Health Organisation, three weeks ahead of a deadline he laid down earlier this month. More»
Louisiana cop fired for saying 'unfortunate' more black people didn't die of coronavirus
NBC News - Thu May 28, 2020
KAPLAN, Louisiana - A Louisiana police officer was fired over a Facebook comment that said it was "unfortunate" more black people did not die of the coronavirus. More»
Hammer-wielding woman arrested after going on racist tirade
KPRC-TV - Wed May 27, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas - A couple visiting Houston from New Orleans say they were confronted by a woman with a hammer because she apparently mistook them as being Mexican citizens. More»
Trump Labor Department Encourages States to Help Employers Report Workers Who Stay Home Due to Covid-19
Common Dreams - Tue May 12, 2020
"Theres a plague outside but the Trump administration is strongly encouraging states to solicit employer tips on workers staying home". More»
One of Trump's personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus
CNN - Thu May 7, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - A member of the US Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trumps personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus, CNN has learned Thursday, raising concerns about the Presidents possible exposure to the virus. More»
Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military
Military Times - Wed May 6, 2020
As the Defense Department negotiates its way through the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, military entrance processing stations are working with new guidance when it comes to bringing COVID-19 survivors into the services. More»
Millions of farm animals culled as US food supply chain chokes up
The Guardian - Mon May 4, 2020
US government vets said to be ready to assist with culls, or ‘depopulation’ of pigs, chickens and cattle because of coronavirus meat plant closures. More»
Lindsey Graham: Congress Will Extend Unemployment ‘Over Our Dead Bodies’
Huffington Post - Sun May 3, 2020
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (South Cafolina) promised business leaders that Congress would not extend enhanced unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 crisis, saying such a continuation would only happen “over our dead bodies”. More»
2 million chickens will be killed in Delaware and Maryland because of lack of employees at processing plants
CNN - Sun Apr 26, 2020
Two million chickens on several farms in Delaware and Maryland will be "depopulated" - meaning humanely killed - due to a lack of employees at chicken processing plants, according to a statement from Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. More»
FEMA seized 400,000 N95 masks, has them "just sitting on a loading dock at JFK"
New York Daily News - Thu Apr 23, 2020
A medical supply company in Delaware is questioning the legality of federal seizures of N95 respirator masks destined for medical workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. More»
2 Californians died of coronavirus weeks before previously known 1st US death
CNN - Wed Apr 22, 2020
New autopsy results show two Californians died of novel coronavirus in early and mid-February -- up to three weeks before the previously known first US death from the virus. More»
Front-Runner for Country's Dumbest Governor to Reopen Essential Bowling Alleys, Nail Salons Friday
Vanity Fair - Mon Apr 20, 2020
Brian Kemp seemingly asked for a list of the businesses where people are in closest proximity, a key factor to spreading COVID-19, and said, Lets start with those. More»
17 Bodies Found in New Jersey Nursing Home After Anonymous Tip
NBC NY - Thu Apr 16, 2020
A phone call led New Jersey police to gruesome scene at a nursing home in New Jersey that has been ravaged by the coronavirus. More»
Tornado in Georgia lifts house, drops it on middle of road
FOX - Mon Apr 13, 2020
A county roadway in central Georgia resembles a scene out of the movie "Twister" after an apparent tornado dropped a house on a road Monday as a deadly severe storm system slammed the region. More»
North Alabama synagogues vandalized with swastikas, anti-Semitic slurs
WBMA-TV - Sat Apr 11, 2020
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Alabama authorities on Friday said they are investigating a second case of a synagogue being vandalized with swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti. More»
US Navy to relieve commander of coronavirus-stricken USS Roosevelt after his plea for help for his sailors went public
Daily Mail - Thu Apr 2, 2020
The US Navy is expected to relieve the captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Roosevelt days after his plea for help for his sailors went public. More»
Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus "Hit Like a Bomb"
New York Times - Mon Mar 30, 2020
A mourner came to Albany, Georgia to attend the funeral of a retired janitor. More»
Donald Trump sends broken ventilators to blue state
KRON-TV - Sat Mar 28, 2020
SAN JOSE, California - As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States - where it has the most cases in the world - local, state and federal governments have been working together to slow the spread of the deadly virus. More»
Here's what a 90-day 'stay home' order means for New York
The Guardian - Fri Mar 20, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down and for New Yorkers to remain indoors. More»
New Orleans police clear out bustling Bourbon Street after governor bans gatherings of over 250 people
Daily Mail - Mon Mar 16, 2020
New Orleans police shut down the iconic Bourbon Street on Saturday night, telling revelers to clear out to prevent the spread of the killer coronavirus. More»
All Las Vegas MGM casinos, hotels to temporarily close
Las Vegas Review Journal - Sun Mar 15, 2020
MGM Resorts International announced Sunday it is temporarily suspending operations at all Las Vegas properties "until further notice" effective Tuesday. More»
Pentagon goes on lockdown and bans all domestic travel for service members nationwide
Daily Mail - Sat Mar 14, 2020
The Pentagon building has been placed on lockdown and the Department of Defense has suspended nearly all domestic travel for military service members and civilian employees due to the coronavirus pandemic. More»
Florida school defends handcuffing seven-year-old boy with special needs
The Guardian - Mon Mar 9, 2020
A Florida school security officer handcuffed a seven-year-old boy with special needs and had him taken to a mental health facility, a decision the boys mother is criticizing but school officials are defending. More»
FDNY orders firefighters to STOP responding to 911 calls involving coronavirus symptoms and instead send lower-paid paramedics
Daily Mail - Sat Mar 7, 2020
The Fire Department of the City of New York has ordered firefighters to stop responding to calls involving potential coronavirus symptoms. More»
6 year old girl is committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission
Daily Mail - Fri Feb 14, 2020
Police bodycam footage has emerged of the moment a six-year-old girl was escorted from her elementary school in Florida by a group of cops before being committed to a mental health facility without her parents permission because she had a tantrum. More»
FBI raises neo-Nazi threat level to same as Isis
The Independent - Mon Feb 10, 2020
Americas greatest domestic terror threat stems from racially and ethnically motivated extremists, following a record high in hate-motivated attacks and the rise of neo-Nazi and white supremacist violence now formally recognised by the FBI as significant a threat to the US as terror groups abroad. More»
Neo-Nazi Rinaldo Nazzaro running US militant group "The Base" from Russia
BBC - Fri Jan 24, 2020
The American founder of US-based militant neo-Nazi group The Base is directing the organisation from Russia, a BBC investigation has found. More»
Expert: Georgia election server showed signs of tampering
Associated Press - Thu Jan 16, 2020
BOSTON - A computer security expert says he found that a forensic image of the election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs that the original server was hacked. More»
Selective Service System website crashes amid questions and fears of another US military draft
CNN - Fri Jan 3, 2020
The Selective Service website crashed Friday because of "the spread of misinformation," the agency tweeted. More»