The Ohio State Ski and Snowboard Club was headed to Aspen when their bus ride took a turn for the worst. On suspicion of smelling marijuana, the bus d...
Once considered one of the most conservative cities in the country, and known largely for its industrial manufacturing history, Indianapolis may seem like an unlikely leader in the movement to create more vibrant, healthy, equitable communities.
I understand that good people can make bad decisions and do bad things. What I have a difficult time understanding, however, is the vastly different reactions from friends and associates to my felony versus my whistleblowing.
I love voting. Voting is a real, tangible action that reminds me what democracy is all about - everyone having a voice, everyone participating. So it is no surprise that I don't love when people aren't allowed to vote.
These days the two parties can't agree on much. From poll results to the legitimacy of registered voters, the two parties' only common ground has beco...
WASHINGTON -ā Mitt Romney called attacks on his business record by President Barack Obama's reelection campaign "disgusting," but backed off calling...
California and Colorado may breakthrough in 2012 with pragmatic reforms that chip away at the failed "war on drugs" with measures that "de-felonize" simple possession of controlled substances and legalize cannabis consumption.
A Chicago man was slapped with weapons charges after a gun hidden between two mattresses fired and injured a 4-year-old girl who was jumping on the be...
In a stunning breakdown of the Arizona's obsessive witch hunt, a motion filed by plaintiffs for the acclaimed Ethnic Studies/Mexican American Studies program delineates several areas of discrimination against Tucson's Latino community.
INDIANAPOLIS -- When 18-year-old Tyell Morton put a blow-up sex doll in a bathroom stall on the last day of school, he didn't expect school officials ...
This is a love story about a quadriplegic woman named Sarah and a heroin addict named Rick grappling with the consequences of conviction under California's Three Strikes Law.
Associated Press: PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- A bikini-clad woman who is accused of starting a brawl at a Burger King in Panama City Beach is now facin...
MONTICELLO, N.Y. ā Authorities say a New York man appearing before a judge on a felony drunken driving charge arrived at court an hour and a half la...
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A Morgan Stanley wealth manager will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because Colorado prosecutors don't want hi...
The United States Coast Guard considers me a felon now, because I "willfully" want to obtain more photos like these to show you the utter devastation ...
Where have all the black men gone? Michelle Alexander, in her recently released book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, answers the question head on.
I feel not a shred of sympathy for Gilbert Arenas.
The Washington Wizards will go without Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton for the remainder of...
As hard as NBA Commissioner David Stern tries, and I honestly believe he's doing something about it but could be doing a lot more, the recent Gilbert ...
Reporting from Washington -- Thousands convicted of a misdemeanor for threatening or assaulting a spouse or girlfriend could once again own guns becau...