Acquittal in Wedding Day Shooting Sparks NYC Protests

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2008 Vowing that "this city is going to deal with the blood of Sean Bell," the Rev. Al Sharpton joined hundreds of New Yorkers in a march through Harlem to protest this week's acquittal of three police officers involved in the 2006 shooting that claimed the 23-year-old Bell's life and injured two friends on his wedding day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Uganda School Fire Kills 21

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2008 Foul play may have caused a fire Monday night or Tuesday morning in a dormitory building in Uganda that killed 19 girls and two adults. The doors to the dorm were reportedly locked from the outside. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tibet Official Denies Shootings

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2008 The governor of Tibet has denied reports that Chinese security forces fired on the civilians and monks who have been demonstrating in the capital city of Lhasa and neighboring provinces. Opposition leaders say 80 or more protesters have been killed and witnesses have reported Chinese soldiers shooting at monks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abercrombie Ad Rankles Va. Beach Cops

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2008 Teen-targeting retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has long pushed the erotic envelope when it comes to its saucy ads, usually depicting proto-Adonises stripped to the waist and gamboling together, with a scantily clad female or two thrown in for good measure. The company's latest campaign, though, was clearly too much for the (fashion) police of Virginia Beach, Va. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NRA Targets New Orleans

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2007 The National Rifle Association and the Second Amendment Foundation are suing the mayor and police superintendent of New Orleans because, they say, the city unconstitutionally seized some 1,000 guns during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Police say they took only stolen or abandoned weapons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

9 Dead in Shooting at Omaha Mall

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2007 A gunman who opened fire at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday afternoon turned his gun on himself after killing eight people and wounding nine others, according to local authorities. At a news briefing following the shooting at the Von Maur department store, Sgt. Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said the person believed to be the gunman was dead and his identity had not yet been confirmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paris Is Burning Again

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2007 French youths rioted for a second night in the suburbs of Paris, injuring nearly 80 police officers and torching more than 70 buildings and cars. Police officials said the violence was "far worse" than two years ago, when rioters set fire to 10,000 cars and 300 buildings over three weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani Protégé Indicted

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 Bernard Kerik, the man Rudy Giuliani mentored, appointed as police commissioner of New York and recommended to head the Department of Homeland Security, has been indicted on corruption charges. For Giuliani, it's not just a problem of unsavory association, but that he championed Kerik when the cat was seemingly already out of the bag. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Student Protesters Clash With Police at Venezuelan Rally

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez projects a certain confidence in his leadership prowess to the rest of the world, but this video of a student rally in Caracas indicates that not everyone in Chavez country is on board with his program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Time Is Running Out for Brother and Sister

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 10, 2007 Troy Anthony Davis and Martina Correia are fighting for their lives. He faces death by lethal injection at the hands of the state of Georgia, and she has breast cancer. Their parallel battles against insuperable odds deserve the public's attention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Bigger Bathroom Picture

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Sep 6, 2007 Whether or not Larry Craig manages to save his Senate career, the circumstances of his arrest bear exploring. Isn't there a better way to secure an airport bathroom than the institutionalized entrapment and humiliation of gay men? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China’s Virtual Thought Police

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 Web users in Beijing will soon have to deal with a new annoyance as part of China's endless effort to control the Internet. By the end of the year, all websites registered with the government will feature animated Internet cops that will warn users to avoid forbidden content and offer friendly (if obnoxious) Internet security tips. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )