Home » Archives » Latest Headlines (Page 1287)
Occupy protesters rally against prison conditions
SAN QUENTIN, California (Reuters) – Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators and prison reform activists joined forces outside the gates of a prison in San Quentin, California on Monday to protest high incarceration rates and harsh living conditions. Speakers rallying at the San Quentin State Prison said the state’s sentencing laws…
Scientists regenerate 30,000 year-old plant
Fruit seeds stored away by squirrels more than 30,000 years ago and found in Siberian permafrost have been regenerated into full flowering plants by scientists in Russia, a new study has revealed. The seeds of the herbaceous Silene stenophylla are far and away the oldest plant tissue to have been…
Riot police beat students in Spain protest: witnesses
VALENCIA, Spain — Baton-wielding riot police charged, beat and arrested several demonstrators at a student protest against spending cuts in the Spanish city of Valencia on Monday, reporters at the scene said. The clashes broke out in the mid-afternoon after students protesting against education budget cuts, which they say have…
Canada threatens trade war with EU over oil sands
MONTREAL — Canada has threatened to lodge a World Trade Organization complaint against the European Union if the bloc labels oil from Alberta’s tar sands as highly polluting, documents published Monday show. Environmental group Friends of the Earth Europe obtained a copy of a letter sent in December by Canada’s…
Pro-Romney PAC spent $13.5 million in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mitt Romney is struggling to regain control of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but his allies appear ready to offer him a strong crutch for the road ahead. Restore Our Future, the independent “Super PAC” that supports Romney, spent $13.5 million in January on ads…
Red Cross calls for halt to Syrian violence to deliver humanitarian aid
The Red Cross said Monday it was in talks with the Syrian authorities and rebels to halt the violence so that it can deliver aid, amid calls to allow women and children out of the besieged city of Homs. President Bashar al-Assad, meanwhile, again accused foreigners of funding and arming…
Pakistan makes domestic violence a criminal offense
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Senate on Monday passed a bill that makes violence against women and children an offence carrying jail terms and fines, state media said. The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill was introduced by Senator Nilofar Bakhtiar and passed unanimously by the upper house of the federal parliament,…
Animal diseases increasingly plague the oceans
VANCOUVER — When dead sea mammals started washing ashore on Canada’s west coast in greater numbers, marine biologist Andrew Trites was distressed to find that domestic animal diseases were killing them. Around the world, seals, otters and other species are increasingly infected by parasites and other diseases long common in…
Can Obama’s volunteer army win him a second term?
WARREN, Michigan — In a cramped campaign office a couple of blocks from a sprawling General Motors assembly plant, Linda Koch rings the bell used to signal that a new volunteer has signed up for the fight to reelect President Barack Obama. “Woohoo!” the triumphant Koch chirps. “She’s bringing her…
Simpsons marks 500th episode with Assange as guest star
LOS ANGELES — The Simpsons, the long-running US television animated comedy show, reached its landmark 500th episode Sunday, with an appearance from controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. America’s most famous dysfunctional cartoon family have played out their lives before a worldwide audience for over two decades since the distinctive yellow…
Brand new on Raw Story
- New York beaches re-open seven months after Hurricane Sandy
- Yemenis in Guantanamo hopeful of transfer after Obama’s speech
- Mexico sees fewer drug-related murders
- Japanese mayor to apologise for saying U.S. troops need ‘comfort women’
- Afghan security forces praised after routing Taliban assault on Kabul
- Palestinian president says peace deal with Israel ‘still possible’
- Parents patrol immigrant suburbs to deter Stockholm youth from rioting
- Ukraine gay rights activists hold first ever march despite fears of violence
- Peering at bright computer screens after dark could harm health, doctor claims
- Maddow chides Virginia GOP’s hand-picked ‘slow-motion disaster’
Commentary
On Memorial Day, it’s time to make sure our veterans suffering from burn pit diseases get the care they need
By Nora Eisenberg
![["Men's Tears. Marine U.S. Army In Sorrow. Soldier'S Longing. Love Of Country. Sadness For The Victims" on Shutterstock]](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sad-soldier-shutterstock-230x105.jpg "sad soldier shutterstock")
Sexual harasser learns same old excuses don’t work anymore
By Amanda Marcotte
The real problem with 'check your privilege': It’s too generous
By Amanda Marcotte
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
