Oregon protesters, feds settle lawsuit accusing agents of excessive force in 2020

A group of racial justice protesters has reached a settlement with the federal government in a lawsuit accusing law enforcement officers sent by President Trump of using excessive force to protect a federal courthouse in 2020. The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon announced Tuesday that under the settlement, the federal government must compensate plaintiffs […]

Excessive drinking inches higher after pandemic increase: Research

Binge drinking continued to rise in 2022 after increasing during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research published Tuesday. the study, published The Annual Report of Internal Medicine found that heavy alcohol consumption increased by 20 percent from 2018 to 2020, followed by an additional 4 percent increase from 2020 to 2022. […]

GLAAD under fire over excessive spending on CEO Sarah Kate Ellis: report

A major LGBTQ organization paid for its CEO to fly in for expensive flights, stay in luxury hotels and a summer home, and even spent nearly $20,000 to renovate his home office, according to an exposé published Thursday. The spending on GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, 52, was so extravagant that it worried her former […]