There are two types of citizen journalists: the accidental documenter and the motivated newsmaker. Inspired by a desire to shape public discussion and highlight the forgotten news of their time, the latter form dedicates time, energy and resources to fill the gaps left empty by larger media outlets. Read Part 1 of this special Mint Press News […]
There are two types of citizen journalists: the accidental documenter and the motivated newsmaker. Inspired by a desire to shape public discussion and highlight the forgotten news of their time, the latter form dedicates time, energy and resources to fill the gaps left empty by larger media outlets. Read Part 1 of this special Mint Press News […]
In Maryland, more than a dozen state correction guards have been accused of assisting a major national prison gang in trafficking drugs and laundering money from behind bars. In a sealed criminal indictment presented before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland this week, 13 female correction officers are being charged with federal […]
In Maryland, more than a dozen state correction guards have been accused of assisting a major national prison gang in trafficking drugs and laundering money from behind bars. In a sealed criminal indictment presented before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland this week, 13 female correction officers are being charged with federal […]
WASHINGTON — Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them are gathering for what could be their last big reunion at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Some 1,000 survivors and World War II vets are coming together with President Bill Clinton and Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust activist and writer, on Monday […]
WASHINGTON — Elderly survivors of the Holocaust and the veterans who helped liberate them are gathering for what could be their last big reunion at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Some 1,000 survivors and World War II vets are coming together with President Bill Clinton and Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust activist and writer, on Monday […]
NEW YORK — One World Trade Center already is New York’s tallest building. And when the last pieces of its spire rise to the roof — weather permitting — the 104-floor skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers will be just feet from becoming the highest in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority of New […]
NEW YORK — One World Trade Center already is New York’s tallest building. And when the last pieces of its spire rise to the roof — weather permitting — the 104-floor skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers will be just feet from becoming the highest in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority of New […]
When the world cast their eyes on the photos of the two Boston bombers, they did so thanks to the work of citizen journalists who responded to calls from law enforcement to report suspicious activity spotted near the scene of the finish line explosion. Two years ago, when the world learned of the Bahraini uprising, […]
When the world cast their eyes on the photos of the two Boston bombers, they did so thanks to the work of citizen journalists who responded to calls from law enforcement to report suspicious activity spotted near the scene of the finish line explosion. Two years ago, when the world learned of the Bahraini uprising, […]
Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who’ve faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush. Now, he’s adding the Boston Marathon bombings to his workload, managing a victims’ compensation fund as he […]
Massachusetts lawyer Kenneth Feinberg has been near the heart of some of the worst catastrophes, dealing with people who’ve faced profound loss after 9/1l, the BP oil spill, the Virginia Tech shootings, and the Colorado movie theater ambush. Now, he’s adding the Boston Marathon bombings to his workload, managing a victims’ compensation fund as he […]
The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday. In all, more than 39,000 tax cheats have come clean under the programs. But there’s more. Government investigators […]
The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday. In all, more than 39,000 tax cheats have come clean under the programs. But there’s more. Government investigators […]
