- Ukraine Burning
- Hotels in Kiev Are Being Turned into Morgues as the Death Toll Mounts—Like the doctor who got shot by a sniper.
- Ukrainian Olympian Drops Out of Sochi Games to Protest Kiev Crackdown—"Alpine skier Bohdana Matsotska pins bloodshed on President Viktor Yanukovych." And she's not the only one leaving. Try and stop them this time, IOC officials.
- How Ukraine Wooed Conservative Websites—"Passion or payola? A source describes being offered $500 for an article, and a consultant doesn't deny payments."
- Ukraine sanctions imposed amid Kiev clashes
- Ukraine Facing Civil War: Lviv Declares Independence from Yanukovich Rule
- Ukraine's parliament just threw President Yanukovych under the bus. That’s great news. WaPo
- Ukraine crisis: Yanukovych announces 'peace deal'
- Venezuela: What's the crisis about?
- Venezuela: The Game Changed Last Night
- 29 Heartbreaking Images From The Protests In Venezuela
- Venezuela's Internet Crackdown Escalates into Regional Blackout
- Venezuela's poor join protests as turmoil grips Chávez's revolution—"Government claims protests bear the hallmarks of US-backed coup plot led by jailed opposition leader Leopoldo López."
- Thailand's prime minister denies corruption charge
- Thai anti-government protesters gather outside defense compound
- No Sign Thailand Protests Will Abate as Economic Toll Rises
- California Narcotics Officers to President: Stop Telling the Truth
- Criminalizing Drug Users Is Killing People—"21-year-old Alysa Ivy was surrounded by people when she died of a heroin overdose. Not one of them called 911 for help. Instead, they left her alone in a motel room, afraid they’d be arrested if they called the authorities."
- Why Mexico's 'drug war' is not about drugs—"'We aren't against drug traffickers,' says a self-defense leader. 'We are against organized crime.'"
- US DEA needs warrant to access Oregon drug database, judge rules—"Federal judge said attempts to gather information from prescription drug database 'violates constitutional protections.'"
- Police shoot, kill 80-year-old man in his own bed, don't find the drugs they were looking for
- 4 of the best movies about America's ludicrous war on drugs—"These brilliant films offer new insight into the marijuana debate currently taking center stage." Salon
- Rhode Island Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Legalize Marijuana
- Opponents of marijuana decriminalization in N.H. face tough questions
- US drug policy fuels push for legal pot worldwide
- Colorado's marijuana firms beg banks to take their cash
- Obama issues guidelines for banks on funds from legal marijuana sales
- Banks warned they risk prosecution if they follow Obama admin. guidance on marijuana
- Sacramento marijuana dispensary battles with the IRS over business expenses
- Governor: Colorado pot market exceeds tax hopes
- Legal Pot To Generate $190 Million For Washington: Report
- 18 Members Of Congress Call On Obama To Drop Marijuana From 'Most Dangerous' Category
- Why Surging Support for Marijuana Is Hurting the GOP and Will For Years to Come
- Career switch: From pot busters to pot protectors
- Italy court overturns law equating cannabis with heroin
- Mexican officials introduce bills seeking to relax marijuana laws
- Ireland: Blind man asks to be charged with cannabis possession to challenge law
- Sponsors of medical marijuana bill say science is on their side, despite claims of Pa. Secretary for Drugs and Alcohol
- Military veteran joins the fight for medical marijuana in Virginia
- Georgia: Visit to hospital prompts lawmaker to back medical marijuana— "I want to be very clear. We don't want to go down the slippery slope of legalizing marijuana in our state." It's a positive step, nonetheless.
- West Des Moines mayor, wife unlikely crusaders for medical pot—"They are advocates for legalizing medicinal marijuana in Iowa to aid their daughter's fight against epilepsy. But it won't happen this year."
- Leftist Mexican lawmakers present medical marijuana bill
- Anti-drug advocate argues for 'reefer sanity' in Utah—"An outspoken opponent of legalizing marijuana visited Utah on Friday to urge lawmakers to put the brakes on a bill that would give epileptic children access to nonintoxicating cannabis oils." Big Pharma plant?
- Study Confirms Marijuana Can Help In Arthritis
- If Medical Marijuana Laws Cause A 'Surge in Drugged Driving Deaths,' Why Are Fatalities Falling?
- Man dies after firefighters won't cross street to help, daughter says—"Washington DC officials are investigating after firefighters apparently refused to help a man who later died."
- Congresswoman: Justice Department to investigate mysterious Texas death—"Wright was missing an ear, two front teeth, and his tongue. His throat appeared to be cut. [...] his death was ruled accidental due to a 'combined drug intoxication.'"
- Police Nab Suspects in Merciless Nerf Gun Drive-By Shooting
- Deputies: Pickens woman charged 9 years after failing to return J.Lo movie
- A woman's plea in her native language goes untranslated, three lives are lost
- 'You all need to leave': SWAT uses Fla. woman's home without permission
- Police officer hacks off woman's hair, gets fired
- Dunbar Teacher Handcuffed, Questioned by Metro Transit Police in Front of Her Students—"'At no point did the gentleman who put me in handcuffs tell me why I was in handcuffs,' she said. He only said she was being detained because of an active investigation, Byrd said."
- Woman arrested on 24th Street after crossing intersection—She was jogging with her headphones on and didn't hear the cops.
- Shooting during Dorner stakeout violated policy, panel rules—"Eight officers who mistakenly fired more than 100 shots at a pickup carrying two women delivering newspapers violated the LAPD's policy on deadly force, commission finds. Chief Beck must now decide on discipline." Surprise: There's none.
- Killing of dogs by police becoming an issue
- Filer Opens Investigation of Dog Shooting by Officer
- Bombay HC sets free man who spent 10 years in jail as police dog barked at him
- Family seeks answers in death of a Caldwell man who died after he was hit by a Taser—"Police haven’t released reports about Anthony Firkins Jr."
- Police Beat, Stun Deaf Man After Confusing Sign Language With Threatening Gestures
- Blue Island Cop Uses Stun Gun On Accident Victim—"When the sergeant threatened to use a stun gun on him, Flores said he implored him not to because he has an electronic spinal device to treat a previous injury to his hand. When the stun gun was used, Flores says it caused a seizure. 'When I was seizing they told me, 'Stop it. Quit resisting,'' he says."
- Video Surfaces Of BART Officer Repeatedly Using Stun Gun On Passenger—"A woman who witnessed the incident, who did not want to go on camera, told KPIX 5 the man was harmless and that the officer used the stun gun for no reason."
- Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleges Deputies Burned Man's Genitals With Taser
- Traffic Cameras Are a Municipal Moneymaking Scam
- Missouri Judge Says, 'Yes, You Have A Right To Warn Other Drivers About Speed Traps'
- Fired red-light camera executive: Company bribed officials in 13 states, including NJ
- NYC Mayor's SUV caught breaking traffic laws
- Jaywalking: How the car industry outlawed crossing the road—"The idea of being fined for crossing the road at the wrong place can bemuse foreign visitors to the US, where the origins of so-called jaywalking lie in a propaganda campaign by the motor industry in the 1920s."
- US drops plan to collect vehicle data—"The Department of Homeland Security abruptly abandons proposal to collect license plate data from tracking company."
- Judge Napolitano Calls License Plate Tracking Unconstitutional
- Maryland's License Plate Surveillance Program Triggers Privacy Concerns
- Bills to regulate Virginia police use of license plate reader data are shelved for a year WaPo
- Los Angeles Cops Should Release Automatic License Plate Reader Records, EFF & ACLU Argue in Opening Brief
- Private firms argue First Amendment right to collect license plate data—"Companies sue Utah to halt law that blocks private gathering, use of such data."
