Kamala Kelkar
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Read Attorney General Barr’s full letter on Mueller report conclusions
The Justice Department released on Sunday main findings of a 22-month investigation into whether Russia interfered or colluded with President Donald Trump and his campaign during the 2016 presidential election. Read it here. → Read More
WATCH: Trump makes statement about shutdown, US-Mexico border
President Trump will make an announcement about the partial government shutdown and the U.S. border with Mexico at 4 p.m. ET. → Read More
Inside the ‘free speech’ debate that rocked a Wisconsin campus, with ripples across the country
Clashes on college campuses, spurred by extremist speakers, have compelled legislators in more than a dozen states to introduce bills to punish hecklers. → Read More
Starbucks CEO apologizes to black men who were arrested as boycott looms
A lengthy apology from Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson on Saturday night to two black men who were arrested at a Philadelphia store last week for alleged trespassing is getting push back for not holding the employee who called 911 more accountable. → Read More
Incarcerated women risk their lives fighting California fires. It’s part of a long history of prison labor
As many as 1,600 trained inmates have fought California's recent wildfires, the latest chapter in a long history of prison labor. → Read More
Rallies in Barcelona and Madrid call for talks on Catalonia independence
Nearly one week after Spanish police tried to violently shut down Catalonia’s vote to become independent from the country, thousands of people rallied in Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday in a more peaceful show of support and opposition. → Read More
How a shifting definition of 'white' helped shape U.S. immigration policy
The definition of "white" has changed over time, but historians say it has always influenced immigration policy in the United States. → Read More
Right-wing rally canceled in San Francisco
The organizers of what was supposed to be a permitted and well-secured, right-wing rally at a federal beach in San Francisco first switched its location then decided to refrain from holding any public events on Saturday. → Read More
Man charged in car attack at white nationalist rally in Charlottesville
James Alex Fields, Jr. is a registered Republican from Ohio and images on Twitter appeared to show him with the far-right Vanguard America group. → Read More
Car runs into crowd, killing one, after white nationalist rally in Charlottesville
A car plowed into a pool of people in the college town of Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring several others in the aftermath of a white nationalist rally that turned violent before it was scheduled to start. → Read More
Born behind bars, this literary genre has 'grown up' to resonate with young adults
A genre called urban literature was resurfaced by self-made entrepreneurs, often black women and many from prison. → Read More
9 dead, dozens more found in hot truck as authorities investigate human smuggling
Police found NINE people dead and dozens more wounded from extreme heat in the back of a tractor-trailer outside a San Antonio Walmart on Saturday night in what authorities are investigating as a case of human smuggling. → Read More
Rising temperatures can kill Texas prisoners. Corrections ignored that, says federal judge
A federal judge has ordered a prison in Texas to help inmates overcome extreme heat and rising summer temperatures, referencing climate change in a ruling this week. → Read More
4-year-old character’s ‘big, beautiful’ Afro has the attention of the internet
The upcoming film "Hair Love" stars a 4-year-old girl named Zuri who is getting ready for a big day while her mother is away for an event, forcing her father to step up. → Read More
‘I am an American’ — George Takei on a lifetime of defying stereotypes
"America is a diverse country. But we all subscribe to the values and the spirit and the Constitution of the United States." → Read More
California leads the nation in life sentences. A new bill aims to change that
California leads the nation with the highest percentage of prisoners serving for life, which critics say is an economic drain on the state. → Read More
'I knew that it would be a long, hard fight,' says activist who wants to raise minimum wage
Terrence Wise started organizing in 2013, when he was making $7.25 an hour at McDonald’s in Kansas City, Missouri. → Read More
Delaware returns to death penalty debate after prison uprising
Just after 10 a.m. on Feb. 1, a group of inmates took four staff hostage as they seized control of Building C at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware. → Read More
Man on death row punished after appearing in Netflix show 'Captive'
Soon after Netflix aired an episode about one of the country’s deadliest prison uprisings, Ohio corrections revoked the email and phone privileges of a man on death row for appearing in it. → Read More
When it comes to defining 'terrorism,' there is no consensus
People have been trying to understand how to interpret and define terrorism for hundreds of years. But there is no easy answer. → Read More