“Campus police used pepper spray to break up a graduation party at an apartment complex at the University of Maryland early Saturday morning, according to a statement from the university police department. Two arrests were made. According to the police account, officers responding to complaints of a "loud party and a possible fight" arrived at an apartment building in the 8500 block of Boteler Lane around 1:46 a.m. They were told that a fight was going on inside and that someone "may have had a baseball bat," police...”

“Yuri Kochiyama Thu 19 May 2016 by abagond The Google Doodle for May 19th 2016, honouring her on her 95th birthday. Yuri Kochiyama (1921-2014), an Asian American activist, was part of the Black Power and Asian American movements. She was friends with Malcolm X, who died in her arms. They were both born on May 19th. The FBI said she was a ringleader of Black nationalists and a Red Chinese agent. Her parents were born in Japan. She was born in San Pedro, California. Hours after Japan attacked  Pearl Harbour ,...”

“At some point the City Mayors, councils and elected figures have to be held into account for this. A Washington man has settled a lawsuit with the city of Tukwila after police officers assaulted him following a complaint that he was dancing in an industrial parking lot, reports the Seattle Times . The city will pay Linson Tara $100,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed after the officers used Tasers, their fists and then a police dog on him while he was being restrained. Tara was facing three counts of fourth-...”

“General Motors will compensate owners of three large crossover SUV models for misstated fuel economy on window stickers. Last week, GM issued a stop-sale order for the 2016 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia. The EPA fuel-economy ratings on the window stickers for these models were found to be inaccurate. DON'T MISS: Gas-mileage error halts sale of GM's large SUVs; new labels on the way Replacement stickers were sent out, but GM found that 168,000 of the affected vehicles had already been sold. The c...”

“Follow John 2014 BMW i3 REx range-extended electric car owned by Tom Moloughney - in dealership showroom Enlarge Photo The BMW i3 is the only electric car in the world sold with an optional range-extending engine to increase driving capability beyond the range provided by the battery. The "REx" option adds a small, 34-horsepower 650cc two-cylinder engine, derived from one used in BMW motorcycles, that powers a generator. And as most owners of the BMW i3 REx model know—or learn while on the road—under a few cir...”

“This video says about itself: Lesbian Couple Files Lawsuit After Hawaii Cop Arrested Them For Kissing 29 October 2015 The Honolulu Police Department opened an internal investigation on Wednesday into allegations that an officer wrongfully arrested a vacationing lesbian couple after seeing them kissing in a grocery store. Translated from Dutch NOS TV : Lesbian couple gets $ 80,000 for being arrested for kissing Today, 21:56 A lesbian couple who were arrested in the US state of Hawaii after a kiss in a superma...”

“Home › Applying to grad school › Mentorship program for undocumented students interested in health professions Mentorship program for undocumented students interested in health professions By My (Un)documented Life on May 21, 2016 • By  CAROLINA VALDIVIA Pre-Health Dreamers (PHD), which is a network of pre-health undocumented students, launched its Peer Engagement and Enrichment Program (PEEP).  This project seeks to support undocumented students who are interested in applying to health-relate...”

“Jacksonville, FL — For walking into a convenience store, an innocent Florida man was attacked, thrown to the ground, beaten in the head and body, arrested and charged with two crimes by people claiming to protect society. The entire incident was captured on multiple surveillance cameras. The victim, Demarcus Brown, and his father are both plumbers who stopped at the Ethio Food Mart to grab a snack on Monday when all hell broke loose. In the video, we see Brown's father inside at the register trying to pay for his fo...”

“For as long as there has been college, there has been the study of religion. The study of atheism, however, has fought an uphill battle. Thanks to a hefty donation in late April, establishing the nations first academic chair for the study of atheism, humanism, and secular ethics,the University of Miami seeks to lead the way in this novel collegiate field. Retired businessman, Louis J. Appignani, and former president and chairman of the modeling school Barbizon International donated $2.2 million to aid the school in...”

“Bronx, NY — A family is now heartbroken after attempting to get in touch with their incarcerated son only to find out that he'd died months prior and had been buried without any word. To make matters worse, the prison never conducted an investigation into his death, and the family has still yet to receive a cause of death. The family of the deceased, Lonnie Hamilton, received this horrible news earlier this month after unsuccessfully trying to call him, write him, and eventually going to the state's correctional web...”