Daniel Johnson

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7-year-old dies in Border Patrol custody after being separated from family that now disputes agency’s account

Legislators will take on financial liability for sexual misconduct instead of taxpayers in new bill

After viral video of NYPD snatching baby from her arms as she waited for a child care voucher, Jazmine Headley has charges dropped

Google CEO finally grilled by Congress over data & censorship, but conservatives try to make it all about them

Israel claimed that a Palestinian was killed in ‘clashes,’ but video evidence shows Israeli police shooting him in the back

Dollar stores replace grocery stores in low-income Black communities at alarming rates, one town is fighting the surge

Texas facing lawsuit over program that forces poor people to pay fees they can’t afford for traffic violations

American citizen sues ICE following three week attempt to deport him to Jamaica

Private autopsy shows cops shot Emantic Bradford Jr., man mistaken for Black Friday mall shooter, 3 times in the back

Ocasio-Cortez says all Americans should have healthcare like she gets as a congresswoman in latest call for Medicare for All

After shady elections process, a new comprehensive lawsuit seeks to change the Georgia’s elections system

Actress Amber Brenner is suing director/producer Salim Akil for breach of contract & domestic violence

Washington Post reports on how the Khashoggi killing was born out of a deadly royal family feud

Trans woman immigrant who died in ICE custody was abused, family says

Border Patrol fires tear gas, chases asylum seekers and closes the border to keep them out of the US

Alabama police kill Black army veteran after mall shooting, then say he may not have been involved

Four years removed from his year-long suspension, Adrian Peterson reveals he still hits his children

ER doctor killed by ex-fiancé in shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago that left three dead

Ahead of upcoming HBO documentary on Sandra Bland, her sisters reveal new details of the case

Stacey Abrams & Andrew Gillum officially withdraw from historic races shaped by voter suppression, racism

Kanye donates $150K to the family of Black security guard killed by cops after he took down robbery suspect

Beyoncé buys complete control of Ivy Park from mogul Philip Green following claims of sexual harassment

Federal judge rules Georgia has to wait to certify state election, protesters calling to ‘count every vote’ arrested

Super-rich Californians are hiring their own private firefighters, and it’s causing problems

ICE and the DEA are paying for hidden streetlight cameras to be watch you all across the country

Brazil’s far-right President wants to mine the Amazon, but one Indigenous tribe is fighting him

Beleaguered Harris County judge releases juvenile offenders after losing election, highlighting problems with the system

Party of Trump tightens control of the Senate, the House becomes Democratic again, and progressives clench notable wins

Motel 6 will pay millions after releasing guest lists to ICE, leading to arrests and deportations

Brian Kemp announces last minute investigation into Democrats for registration tampering, offers no evidence

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