It’s now been more than a decade since the death of Michael Brown, and half a decade since the death of George Floyd, two incidents that thrust police officers’ use of force into the national spotlight, led to protests and riots, and reinvigorated long-standing debates about whether police are biased against black people. And yet, […]

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled to uphold a jury verdict that determined President Trump was guilty of sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.  The three-judge panel issued a mandate to affirm the previous district court ruling despite the president's attempts to appeal the ruling that sided with Carroll, who claimed that...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an investigation into Minnesota to determine if the state, including the Minnesota Department of Human Services, has engaged in race and sex-based discrimination in its hiring practices.  “Our investigation is based on information that Minnesota may be engaged in certain employment practices that discriminate against employees, job applicants...

The State Department has notified its employees of upcoming mass layoffs as part of a reorganization plan to form a “more agile” department. Michael Rigas, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, said in an internal email on Thursday that terminations to impacted workers will be sent “soon,” and added that “we want...