Ken Shamrock vs. Eddie Edwards added to Impact Bound for Glory

Ken Shamrock vs. Eddie Edwards has been made official for Bound for Glory. A storyline has been unfolding on Impact in recent weeks where Shamrock has been listening to Sami Callihan, who is looking to exert control over Shamrock. Callihan’s goal is to unlock the same uncontrollable Shamrock from earlier days in Shamrock’s career. The match was…

Grand Jury in Ferguson Shooting Investigated for Misconduct

Prosecutors in Missouri are investigating possible misconduct by the grand jury hearing the case against Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The investigation was launched after a series of messages posted Wednesday morning on Twitter showed users discussing one juror who may have shared information about the proceedings with a…

Two Reportedly Dead in Washington State School Shooting

Developing… A student on Friday afternoon reportedly opened fire in Washington state’s Marysville Pilchuck High School, approximately 30 miles north of Seattle. Two students were killed, one of them the shooter—who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the the Seattle Times reports, citing law enforcement sources. It was not immediately clear how many people are…

Doctor Accused of Torture, 'Medical Experimentation' over Botched Execution

The family of Clayton Lockett, an Oklahoma death row inmate who in April was killed in a botched execution, is suing those who participated in his death, including a board-certified physician, saying they violated numerous treaties including those established at the post-World War II Nuremberg trials. In his lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court…

Fresh Outrage as FBI Admits to Impersonating AP Reporter

The FBI is facing fresh criticism after Director James Comey admitted Thursday that, in 2007, an agent impersonated an Associated Press reporter as part of a covert investigation. The new information, exposed in a letter from Comey to the New York Times, adds to revelations from late last month that the agency falsified an Associated…

CIA chief: 'Wait and see' report before doubting Russian hacking

CIA Director John Brennan on Tuesday urged people to “wait and see” the forthcoming intelligence report regarding Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election before casting doubt on intelligence agencies’ findings.  In an interview Tuesday on PBS, Brennan addressed comments from President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge…

Carbon Fee Bill Introduced in the Senate

While some of his Democratic colleagues joined with Republicans in pushing the Keystone XL pipeline, Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz had something different in mind. Today they unveiled the American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act. Whitehouse, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety,…

NYPD Officer NOT Indicted for Chokehold Death of Eric Garner

A Staten Island jury on Wednesday failed to indict New York police officer Daniel Pantaleo over the death of Eric Garner, according to news sources. Caught on video recording, the black 43-year-old was killed after being placed in an illegal chokehold by the white NYPD officer. According to the New York Times, “The decision was…

Canada Has Done Little to Save the Endangered Caribou, Report Finds

In its second annual review of government efforts to conserve Canada’s boreal caribou, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) finds that threats to this species from industrial development—and especially from the fossil fuels sector—have continued to increase while conservation and restoration efforts have shown little progress across the country. “” (pdf), a report released…

Exemplifying Brutal New Trend, Hundreds of Refugees Cast Adrift Off Italian Coast

A ship carrying over 450 migrants, most believed to be Syrian refugees, was rescued by Italian vessels from the Mediterranean Sea on Friday after it was abandoned by its crew in rough waters, set on a collision course for the Italian coast. The incident marks the second time in just four days that a vessel…