Month: November 2024
A recent investigation by the University of California, Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program revealed how a secret system shields California’s police from allegations of misconduct. The system allows police officers accused of wrongdoing to resign and avoid lawsuits. In turn, police departments keep the misconduct confidential, which…
According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), a Philadelphia man has been indicted on charges for threatening to kill a state political party official who was recruiting poll watchers for the federal election. The 62-year-old man is charged with one count…
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez became infamous in 1989 after they killed their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home. The brothers claimed they acted in self-defense due to years of physical and sexual abuse. However, in 1996, a jury convicted the brothers…