Monthly Archive: July 2016
August recess is starting two weeks early on Capitol Hill. And lawmakers are skipping town with a long to-do list left undone. Tanya Snyder brings us the scene. Download Audio Welcome to the last...
Funeral services continue for the seven people slain in last week’s spiraling racial violence which began with back-to-back police killings of black men, one in Louisiana the other in Minnesota, followed by the deaths...
Indiana’s Republican Governor Mike Pence has emerged as Donald Trump’s most likely running mate. Multiple sources told news outlets Thursday that Trump has picked the first-term governor though Trump’s office refuses to comment until...
The UK has a new Prime Minister as of Wednesday. British voters’ surprising decision to back a referendum to pull out of the European Union has caused a political crisis in the UK. The...
The death toll in Indian controlled Kashmir climbed again Tuesday amid widespread protests. The escalation comes after Indian troops killed a popular leader of the separatists’ movement. As Bismillah Geelani reports the ongoing violence...
Democrat Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president during a joint Tuesday appearance in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. FSRN’s Jacob Resneck has more. Download Audio With the former first lady and secretary of state nodding...
Last month, the Los Angeles City Council approved placing a $1.1 billion bond on the November ballot to fund homeless services for the coming decade. Advocates say it’s a good start – if voters...
In Baton Rouge, tensions boiled over the weekend as riot police clashed with demonstrators angry over police violence. It was in Louisiana’s capital that 37-year-old street vendor Alton Sterling was shot dead by police...
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Editors Note: The Weekly Edition has been updated to reflect that officials now say a single gunman was responsible for the Dallas attacks. Snipers Ambush Dallas anti-violence rally, killing five police Outrage grows after two more black...