FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to approve the strongest net neutrality protections in the agency’s history, reclassifying broadband internet as a public utility under Title II of the Communications Act. The rules bar internet service providers from blocking or slowing traffic to specific websites and prohibit paid…
Vigil Held for Injured Iraq War Veteran More than 1,000 people gathered in Oakland last night for a vigil honoring Scott Olsen, the Iraq War veteran who fractured his skull earlier this week after being struck during an Occupy Oakland protest. Olsen’s condition has since been upgraded to fair. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan issued a…
Turkey: Suicide Bombing at U.S. Embassy in Ankara A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside the U.S. embassy in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, killing at least two people. The attack struck one of the country’s most heavily secured diplomatic compounds, raising immediate questions about embassy security protocols in a region already contending with spillover violence…
Russia: Deadly Suicide Bombing in North Caucasus A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck at a police station in Nazran, the largest city in Russia’s North Caucasus region, killing at least 20 people and wounding roughly 60 others. The North Caucasus has seen recurring violence in recent years tied to separatist and Islamist insurgencies stemming…
After more than a decade producing a daily national newscast, Free Speech Radio News is preparing to sign off from its familiar weekday format. The organization’s final daily broadcast is set to air September 27, closing a chapter that began in dramatic fashion in 2000. FSRN was born out of conflict. In its founding year,…