The statue of Leonard Peltier was meant to raise awareness of his Native American activism, his artistry and his decades spent in prison for killing two FBI agents, a crime he says he didn’t commit. But just as a federal prosecutor in the case against him wrote to President Obama supporting Peltier’s request for clemency, the sculpture has sparked outrage at American University.
Anger over the sculpture, which some critics say glorifies a cop killer at a time when police officers have been targeted for violent attacks across the country, led the university to remove it Tuesday, less than a month after it was installed. Read More...
By George TorrBBC News
Getty ImagesNottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson died in hospital on 28 OctoberA man who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson has been released on police bail.
The Nottingham Panthers player's neck was injured by a skate during a collision with Sheffield Steelers' Matt Petgrave on 28 October.
The 29-year-old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Read More...
Have you met Dark Brandon? You’d know it if you had. White hair atop his head and lasers shooting from his eyes, he radiates menace and abhors malarkey. He can create countless jobs with a flick of his fingers, and smite al-Qaeda leaders with the lightning that flies from his open palms.
He is Joe Biden, and at the same time, he is everything not Joe Biden. Which is exactly why this should-be-cringeworthy meme, against all odds, works. Read More...