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Brickbat: Close Enough
A New York judge has vacated the conviction of Sheldon Thomas, who spent 18 years in prison for murder. Thomas... → Read More
Brickbat: Trust Us. He's Not Breathing
Two Clearwater, Florida, paramedics, who weren't named by media, have been suspended after pronouncing a man dead when he wasn't... → Read More
Brickbat: Who Has Time for Paperwork?
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security inspector general's report has found the Secret Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement repeatedly... → Read More
Brickbat: Reading Is Fundamental
In Georgia, the Forsyth County school system has agreed to pay the legal fees of a group of mothers who... → Read More
Brickbat: It's Too Big
Spanish Secretary of State for Transport Isabel Pardo de Vera and Isaías Táboas, head of the state-owned railroad company Renfe,... → Read More
Brickbat: Kids Do the Darndest Things
In Florida, Orange County Public Schools has placed Howard Middle School teacher Ethan Hooper on leave while it looks into... → Read More
Brickbat: Walk This Way
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is looking into an incident in which a Paulding County sheriff's deputy threw a... → Read More
Brickbat: Taking the Piss Out of Them
After protests from students, the Milford, New Hampshire, school board has backed off a plan to ban students from using urinals in school restrooms. The ban was part of a compromise to allow trans students to use the restrooms of the gender they identify with and not their biological sex. Other parts of the compromise, such as limiting the occupancy of restrooms, will remain in place. → Read More
Brickbat: Wait a Little Bit Longer
A production of "Waiting for Godot" at the University of Groningen, a public university in the Netherlands, has been canceled... → Read More
Brickbat: One Is the Loneliest Number
The Anchorage, Alaska, school system has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to stop placing students with disabilities in seclusion and to restrain them only if there is imminent danger of them causing harm to themselves or other persons. A federal investigation accused the school system of inappropriate use of seclusion and restraint of disabled students. → Read More
Brickbat: Watch What You Say
Indian tax officials raided the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai. The raids came weeks after the... → Read More
Brickbat: You Can't Get There from Here
The Welsh government has canceled all major road and bridge projects citing environmental concerns. Going forward, the government said it will approve such projects only if it can be shown they will not increase the number of cars on the road, increase carbon emissions or have a negative impact on the environment. → Read More
Brickbats: March 2023
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world. → Read More
Brickbat: Masks Off
The Simpson County, Mississippi, school district has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a then-third-grader... → Read More
Brickbat: OK, Everyone Is Welcome
Centennial Elementary School in Washington has backed off a plan to create a "safe space" club open only to "black, indigenous and people of color" students. After the club was announced, several white students expressed an interest in joining. Meanwhile, some parents said the idea of a racially segregated club promoted racial division. → Read More
Brickbat: This Isn't What It Looks Like
During questioning by members of the British Parliament, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston apologized to Royal Air Force Group... → Read More
Brickbat: Getting His Numbers Up
New York State Trooper Edward Longo has been charged with writing 24 fake traffic tickets, including one to a man... → Read More
Brickbat: No Fighting on the Battlefield
Historical reenactors say new rules effectively ban reenactments of battles at state-owned historical sites in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Historical &... → Read More
Brickbat: Slaps on the Wrist
The Chicago Police Department confirms two officers are back on the street after serving brief suspensions for beating a prisoner... → Read More
Brickbat: This Burns Me Up
Around 1.5 million English households use wood-burning heaters, stoves and fireplaces, and many of those homeowners could face fines and... → Read More