by Dalia Faheid | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday deflected questions about separating children from their parents to deter immigrants from coming to the United States as well as on the security of mailed ballots, delaying the election and other issues in...
by Hangyun Kim | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Internet freedom in the United States dropped for the fourth consecutive year amid a global trend of countries using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for silencing digital platforms, according to the Freedom on the Net 2020 report by Freedom House released...
by Alicia Diaz | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether law enforcement officers can be granted qualified immunity when using force to detain a suspect who has escaped or whether they can be charged under the Fourth Amendment with use of excessive force....
by Julia Benbrook | Oct 14, 2020 | Education, Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – The final question at the vice presidential debate came from someone who can’t vote, Utah 8th grader Brecklynn Brown. It was a surprise to Brown when moderator Susan Page ended the debate with Brown’s question: “When I watch the news all I see is...
by India Walton | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured, Social Justice, Topics
WASHINGTON-Breonna Taylor was killed by police on March 13, boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, spoke publicly about the fatal encounter, “I am a million percent sure nobody identified themselves.” In an interview with CBS’ Gayle King on Wednesday, Walker discussed what...
