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How a freelance journalist broke the Laquan McDonald story that may...
The video shows a suspect walking away from the police when an officer drives onto the scene and immediately opens fire. Moments later, the 17-year-old Laquan McDonald is dead — shot 16 times. On the face of it, this is yet another case of unreasonable use of force ...
Mandela, 95, dies; led South Africa out of apartheid
Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela has died at age 95, leaving behind a legacy of ending the country's policy of apartheid...
NSA spying on computers not connected to internet
The New York Times is reporting that the NSA has used software it implanted in nearly 100,000 computers to spy on their data, or create the opportunity for cyberattacks even if they computers are not connected to the internet...
U.S. government moving to deport longtime legal residents with criminal convictions
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Roger Simmie is no angel...
Taliban on motorcycles prove no match for U.S. Apache helicopters
FORWARD OPERATING BASE NAWBAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban...
Difference in U.S. and Canadian gun laws in contrast
The LA Times published a story today of a man that took a wrong turn in Vermont, and found himself at a Canadian border crossing with a legally-held handgun that landed him in jail, illustrating some of the differences between U.S. and Canadian gun policy...
The case for public accountability
Jessica Ernst won’t back down and she won’t settle. And for that, the Canadian has drawn international attention for her ongoing multimillion dollar lawsuit against oil and gas company Encana for its alleged gross negligence while fracking natural gas reserves near ...
Fourmile: On the road to recovery
With spring weather bringing rain, sunshine and even snow, efforts are under way to prevent any more damage to the environment and the residents of the area affected by the Fourmile fire last September.According to a news release from Boulder County, this week the ...
New computer crimes lab and detective for Boulder police
The Boulder Police Department has announced that Scott Sloan, a 12-year veteran of the department, is its new detective who will work in the computer crimes forensics laboratory...
