By Ben Makuch Article Reprint Unbeknownst to some, Canada has been waging a war on cocaine traffickers in the Caribbean — and it just netted a record haul.
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Judge declares mistrial in Freddie Gray case after jury can’t reach decision
by Associated Press Article Reprint BALTIMORE – A Baltimore judge says there is a hung jury in the case of a police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
Read moreLatino Caucus calls for CPD reform, questions 2005 police shooting of Emmanuel Lopez
ByPaul Meincke Article Reprint CHICAGO (WLS) –The Chicago Latino Caucus questions whether excessive force was used by Chicago police in the 2005 police shooting of Emmanuel Lopez, which involved an officer now charged with first-degree
Read moreChicago Teachers Union votes to back strike
BY LAUREN FITZPATRICK AND FRAN SPIELMAN Article Reprint Nearly every one of the thousands of Chicago teachers who cast ballots last week to determine whether they could go on strike voted to do so, blowing
Read moreVideo Extra #3 >>> Ukrainian Lawmakers Brawl in Parliament: VICE News Quick Hit
Ukrainian Lawmakers Brawl in Parliament: VICE News Quick Hit
Read moreMuslim Sports Legends Chin Check Donald Trump’s Anti-Muslim Talk
by D.L. Chandler Article Reprint Donald Trump has been playing with fire by way of his anti-Muslim rhetoric as he continues to vie for the GOP‘s presidential nomination for 2016. Growing tired of Trump’s assault
Read moreU.N. refugee body urges Jordan to take in 12,000 Syrians stranded on border as winter nears
AP Article Reprint AMMAN – The U.N. refugee agency says the number of Syrian refugees stranded in a remote desert area on the Jordanian border has tripled to 12,000 since last month.
Read moreAlvarez: Cop won’t be charged in Ronald Johnson killing
By MITCH DUDEK AND MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Article Reprint A video aired publicly for the first time Monday showed a foot pursuit that ended in the muzzle flashes of Chicago Police Officer George Hernandez’s gun as he shot
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