A New York City Police Department sergeant has been caught on video threatening several Brooklyn men with his gun and with sexual assault. Cell phone video obtained by the New York Post shows Sgt. Lesly Charles launching into a profane tirade while talking to several men who are suspected of…
NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous on Monday became emotional as he spoke to reporters about his organization’s decision to support marriage rights for LGBT couples. “Our calling as an organization is to defend the U.S. Constitution,” Jealous told reporters during a press conference at the NAACP headquarters on Monday.…
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) explained his continued preference for the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to reduce the size of its defense preference in an interview from the progressive news site The Uptake. “I do agree we’re spending too much on the military, but I believe…
Nearly 50 U.S. military veterans returned their service medals on Sunday during a protest against NATO in Chicago, with each of them throwing their medals over a security fence in a symbolic protest meant to evoke images of the Vietnam war era. The soldiers’ demonstration came at the tail end…
The United States Coast Guard and border patrol agents recovered nearly 8,000 pounds of marijuana Sunday evening off the coast of Dana Point, California. According to CBS Los Angeles, the units used several boats to pick up the shockingly high volume of marijuana in the Pacific Ocean, which is street…
Trayvon Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump lambasted Geraldo Rivera Sunday evening for the Fox News personality continuing to label the late teenager’s attire on his final night as “thugwear.” Visibly frustrated with Rivera’s latest comments on The O’Reilly Factor Friday evening, Crump said Rivera’s own son would be upset with…
Occupy Wall Street livestreamers Tim Pool, Luke Rudkowski, and Jeoff Shively, along with two other friends, were driving back to their apartment around midnight on Satuirday, after a long day covering the anti-NATO protests in Chicago when they were suddenly surrounded by twelve police cars and told to come out…
The uncredentialed livestreamers and reporters who cover Occupy Wall Street protests may feel that taking their chances with the police is part of their self-appointed role. On Saturday, however, a credentialed photographer for The UpTake, who was wearing a highly visible press badge, ran afoul of the Chicago cops. Tracy…