Border Crisis

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Rick Perry Says He’ll Send National Guard to Secure Border

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2014 The Texas governor says he is calling up 1,000 troops to help police the border with Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gays in the Military

Liesl Bradner / Truthdig Jul 4, 2014 A new photo book puts a face to the struggles of homosexual men and women in the U.S. armed forces. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Colorado Rainfall Threatens Flood Rescues

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 15, 2013 Severe rain is stymieing the efforts of rescuers to save people stranded by severe flooding between the Rocky Mountain foothills and the plains of northeastern Colorado. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yosemite Blaze Moves Toward San Francisco Utilities

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 24, 2013 A wildfire burning out of control at the edge of Yosemite National Park is threatening power and water service to the city, prompting California Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death on the Border

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2012 In May 2010, Anastasio Hernandez-Rojas, a 32-year-old Mexican immigrant, was handcuffed, hogtied, kicked, beaten and tased five times before he died in the custody of U.S. Border Patrol officers, who justified their actions by claiming he resisted arrest. New eyewitness video says otherwise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Carnage in Carson City

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2011 A man with an AK-47 assault rifle killed four people and wounded six before killing himself with a shot to the head at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nev. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.K. Cheers On Arab Spring While Training Its Opponents

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2011 Just days after the British government pledged $181 million in grants and loans to foster economically viable democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia, a Freedom of Information Act report confirmed that British military personnel are training the same Saudi security forces that were used to crush recent popular uprisings in Bahrain (more) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wisconsin Governor Moves to Gut Public Sector Unions

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2011 Gov. Scott Walker in cash-strapped Wisconsin is pretty sure he's doing the right thing in trying to ram through a bill ending collective bargaining rights for most public employees. But, just in case, he's putting the National Guard on alert. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suicides Double Among National Guard, Reserves

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2011 The Army's investment in suicide prevention appears to be paying off, with the first drop among active duty soldiers in five years. However the number of National Guardsmen and reservists who killed themselves -- half of whom never saw combat -- nearly doubled in the last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Ask, Don’t Count: Pentagon Underreports Discharges

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2010 Servicemembers United, having just won a Freedom of Information Act request, says the military has not been counting National Guard or Reserve veterans who were discharged under the military's anti-gay policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS: 2, Rather: 0

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 Former CBS anchor Dan Rather has come up short -- $70 million short, in fact -- in his bid to sue his ex-employers at the network for relieving him of his desk duty following a 2004 report he delivered about then-President George W. Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War era. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )