German drug company Bayer announced today that it has signed a merger deal with U.S.-based seed and chemical giant, Monsanto, for $66 billion. Monsanto is already the world’s largest seed company and producer of...
The governor of North Dakota activated the National Guard Thursday, ahead of a highly anticipated court ruling on the contentious Dakota Access pipeline construction. Nell Abram has more. Download Audio Calling it an abundance...
Protesters in Tampa, Florida remain in the streets a week after another unarmed African American man was killed by a police officer. FSRN’s Nell Abram reports. Download Audio Protesters blocked off a major thoroughfare...
Protests are growing against the construction of an oil pipeline connecting the Bakken Oil fields on the northern U.S. border to refineries along the Gulf Coast of Texas. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download...
The federal government auctioned off oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday despite opposition from Gulf residents. Environmentalist said fossil fuel exploitation is especially inappropriate as the region is gripped by...
Students around the country are heading back to school this week, and some were looking forward to having access to facilities that align with their gender identity. But a District judge in Texas has...
The U.S. Justice Department is taking concerted steps toward ending the federal government’s contracts with private prison operators. FSRN’s Nell Abram reports. Download Audio As federal contracts with private prison companies come up for...
A Congressional investigation is underway regarding doctored intelligence reports emanating from U.S. Central Command about the so-called Islamic State. A preliminary report says that in late 2014 and the first half of 2015, military...
Editors Note: This story was updated in the Weekly Edition to reflect current death toll of 19 in hospital strike and MSF plans to recall staff from Yemen. Saudi-led airstrikes in northern Yemen continue this week...
The Department of Justice has released a report on its civil rights investigation of the Baltimore Police Department – finding officers routinely engage in unconstitutional and illegal practices, most often against people of color....
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