‘Selective prosecution’: Ben Crump blasts Jacksonville police for excessive force after viral arrest of Black woman outside her daughter’s school
Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump called the arrest of a Florida woman outside of her daughter’s school another moment of “excessive force” by a police department. Speaking at The Sanctuary at Mt. Calvary Church in Jacksonville, Crump was joined by Erika McGriff, the woman whose arrest was captured on cell phone video when she […]
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco repeatedly pressed the assistant U.S. attorney to explain the administration’s […]
Federal government to withhold $40M from California for not enforcing trucker English requirements
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called significant failures in […]
After being laid off, Taylor DeBerry turned her struggle into a lifeline for women in need
Just because your paycheck stops, doesn’t mean your period does. That’s what Taylor DeBerry realized earlier this year as she stood under the fluorescent lights of a Nevada dollar store, scanning the shelves for essentials. Fresh off a layoff and trying to stretch every dollar, she stared down the feminine care aisle searching for comparable […]