Detroit Shuts Off Water To Ordinary Citizens, Ignores Businesses

Comments (2) | Detroit, detroit water and sewerage department, detroit water shutoff, human rights, Low-Income, Michigan, National, past due, poverty, water and sewage, water shutoff

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The city was unable to explain why it did not go after commercial accounts as vigorously. (Bob Jagendorf, Creative Commons)

The shutoff policies most adversely affect low-income households.

D.C. Ban On Guns In Public Overturned

Comments (1) | constitutional, constitutional rights, D.C., d.c. gun ban, gun rights, National, right to bear arms, second amendment, Washington D.C.

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Denizens of D.C. will be allowed to bear arms publicly. (U.S. Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc., Wikimedia Commons)

A violation of the Second Amendment has been struck down.

European Anti-Semites Attack Jews To "Protest" Israel-Gaza Conflict

Comments (0) | anti-semitic, anti-Semitism, discrimination, Europe, european jews, hate crime, Israel, Israel war, israel-gaza, jewish, jewish state, jewish world congress, National, Robert Singer, Roger Cukierman

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

European anti-Semites have taken advantage of the Gaza conflict to commit hate crimes. (Beny Shlevich, Wikimedia Commons)

European Jews are being targeted as the Israel-Gaza conflict shows no signs of halting.

In The NFL, Domestic Violence is ⅛ As Bad As Smoking Pot

Comments (0) | baltimore ravens, domestic abuse, domestic violence, football, football players, National Football League, NFL, Ravens, Ray Rice, running back, Sports

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Rice received a slap on the wrist for a violent crime. (Benjamin Hughes, Wikimedia Commons)

Athletes enjoying impunity for serious crimes is still an undeniable fact.

Google Will Face Privacy Lawsuit

Comments (1) | android, android phone, gmail, Google, google inc, Google Maps, google play, online advertising, privacy, privacy policy, San Jose, Technology, third-party ads, user data, youtube

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Sometimes I feel like somebody's watching me. (Pixabay/Creative Commons)

Android users sue Google for violating their privacy for financial gain.

No Flights To Tel Aviv After Near Rocket Strike

Flying over a war zone carries risks that the FAA would rather U.S. air carriers not take on. (Michaelg2588, Wikimedia Commons)

The FAA extends travel ban to and from Israel's largest airport for another 24 hours.

Arizona Execution Delayed Until Contents Of Drug Cocktail Are Revealed

Comments (0) | 9th circuit court of appeals, Arizona, botched death penalty, capital punishment, death penalty, execution, First Amendment, joseph wood, National

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Contents of the new drug cocktail must be divulged to prisoners sentenced to die. (CACorrections, Wikimedia Commons)

Arizona will no longer be able to use shield laws to hide details about execution drugs.

Deadliest Day For Israelis And Palestinians In Israel-Gaza War

Comments (0) | Abbas, benjamin netanyahu, Gaza, Gaza City, gaza offensive, Gaza War, Hamas, International, israel-gaza, israel-palestine, John Kerry, secretary of state, security council, U.N. Security Council

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The escalating violence has alarmed the international community. (ISM Palestine, Wikimedia Commons)

The recurring conflict has become more costly this time than ever before.

California Must Show Uber And Lyft Tough Love

Comments (3) | #CAlovesUber, ab 2293, ab 612, california state senate, Car-Free LA, carfreela, lyft, Opinion, pink mustache, ride-sharing, ride-sharing services, science+tech, state senate, Technology, uber, uberx, unpopular opinions

Ashley Yang
Columnist

It's time for ride-sharing companies to be more accountable to riders and drivers alike.

Gaza Invasion Prompted By Hamas Tunnels Into Israel

Comments (2) | Gaza, gaza ground invasion, gaza tunnels, Gilad Shalit, Hamas, hamas militants, Israel, israel ground invasion, Israel war, Israel-Palestine conflict, middle east conflict, Nation and World, operation protective edge, Palestine, terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorists

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The ground invasion commenced after a failed terrorist attack by Hamas on a kibbutz. (Israel Defense Forces, Wikimedia Commons)

Chilling details about Hamas's activities emerge after an attempted attack on Israeli civilians.

Executive Order Protects Gay Workers, Includes No Religious Exemptions

The request for a religious exemption in the executive order was denied. (Reinhard Dietrich, Wikimedia Commons)

A big win for the LGBT community and its allies.

Federal Drug Offenders Eligible For Early Release

Comments (0) | attorney general, Attorney General Eric Holder, drug crimes, drug trade, Drug war, eric j holder, federal penitentiary, federal prisons, justice department, National, prison overcrowding, sentencing, sentencing commission, war on drugs

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The "war on drugs" is past its high tide. (Aaron Bauer, Wikimedia Commons)

The war on drugs has shifted tides.

Journalist Jose Vargas To Appear Before Immigration Judge

Comments (0) | define american, documented, illegal immigrant, immigration policy, immigration reform, Jose Antonio Vargas, jose vargas, National, not legal not leaving, undocumented, undocumented immigrant, vargas

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Vargas faces possible deportation under Obama's current hard-line approach. (Knight Foundation, Wikimedia Commons)

Undocumented, award-winning journalist detained after living in the U.S. for two decades.

Women’s Health Protection Act Introduced In Senate

Comments (0) | abortion, abortion clinics, abortion providers, anti-choice, democrat, hb2, National, outpatient, pro-choice, pro-life, richard blumenthal, tammy baldwin, texas, trap laws, women's health protection act

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The law brings national attention on unreasonable state regulation of abortion providers. (Dave Walker, Wikimedia Commons)

States that are notorious for passing TRAP laws won't be able to hide anymore.

Virus Detected In HIV-Cured Baby

Comments (0) | AIDS, AIDS patient, AIDS research, Health, hiv, HIV cure, HIV patient, HIV/AIDS, mississippi baby, mississippi child

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Sadly, miracles have no place in science. (PD-LosAlamos, Wikimedia Commons)

The cure remains as elusive as it was decades ago.

Virus Detected In HIV-Cured Baby

Comments (0) | AIDS, AIDS patient, AIDS research, Health, hiv, HIV cure, HIV patient, HIV/AIDS, mississippi baby, mississippi child

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Sadly, miracles have no place in science. (PD-LosAlamos, Wikimedia Commons)

The cure remains as elusive as it was decades ago.

Rape of 16-Year Old Jada Goes Viral On Social Media

Comments (1) | #jadapose, @whiteboylaflare, houston rape, innel yahia, instagram, jada, jada houston, jada houston rape, National, rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, social media, Twitter, whiteboylaflare

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

American teens are still making a mockery of rape as a serious crime. (Screenshot)

The lessons of Steubenville have gone in one ear and out the other.

German Chancellor Expels CIA Station Chief

Comments (0) | angela merkel, Berlin, cia, cia station chief, Edward Snowden, Espionage, german chancellor, merkel phone tap, Nation and World, phone tap, Spying, surveillance

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The CIA officer was expelled mainly to send a message to the U.S. (Aleph, Wikimedia Commons)

A second revelation of CIA spying in Germany was the final straw.

Amazon Makes Shipping Cost 1 Cent In France

Comments (0) | amazon, amazon.com, bookseller, FDA regulation, France, Jeff Bezos, online bookseller, Technology

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Traditional booksellers in France struggle to stay competitive with the online heavyweight.(Sayra2001, Wikimedia Commons)

The online retailer manages to skirt a protectionist policy, to the chagrin of French lawmakers.

Lyft's NYC Launch Blocked By Injunction

Comments (0) | attorney general, Benjamin Lawsky, Eric Schneiderman, injunction, lyft, lyft NYC launch, new york, New York City, new york state, restraining order, ride-sharing, taxi and limousine commission, taxi service, Technology, uber

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Lyft's launch in the Big Apple has been unceremoniously delayed. (Pkg203, Wikimedia Commons)

New York state supports the move to treat Lyft as a taxi service.

Israeli Politician Spews Anti-Palestinian Hatred In Facebook Post

Comments (0) | ayelet shaked, civil unrest, human rights, Israel, Israel and Palestine, Israel-Palestine conflict, israeli palestinian conflict, jewish home, Knesset, Muhammed Abu Khdeir, Nation and World, religious extremism, zionist

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

This is not her first racist outburst. (ניצן חרמוני, Wikimedia Commons)

Her words do nothing to ameliorate rising tensions in Israeli and Palestinian society.

Rampant Gun Violence In Chicago Over Fourth Of July Weekend

Comments (0) | Chicago, Fourth of July, fourth of july weekend, Gun Control, Gun Violence, homicide, Independence Day, murder, National, shooting, shooting deaths

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Gun violence on the streets of Chicago escalates over the long weekend. (Jasenlee, Wikimedia Commons)

Violence befalls Chicago during a weekend of celebration.

Most NSA-Collected Data Comes From Ordinary Internet Users

Comments (3) | data collection, foreign target, Internet, James Clapper, National, National Intelligence, nsa, obama administration, PRISM, snowden, Spying, upstream

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The NSA holds deeply personal information from hundreds of thousands of bystanders. (Pascal Kirchmair, Wikimedia Commons)

The NSA casts a wider surveillance net than intelligence officials have admitted to.

Suspect In Killing Of Palestinian Teen Confesses

Comments (0) | Abbas, Abu Khdeir, Benjamin Netenyahu, burned alive, East Jerusalem, Israel, Israeli settlements, Israeli settlers, murder, Nation and World, palestinian authority, shin bet, shuafat, third intifada, West Bank

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The crime incited riots across the state of Israel. (Anthony Baratier, Wikimedia Commons)

Justice for Muhammed Abu Khdeir comes sooner than expected.

Two Major Crashes In Daytona At Coke Zero 400

Comments (0) | 26-car pileup, accident, aric almirola, coke zero 400, Daytona, daytona speedway, NASCAR, pileup, race, racing, Sports

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

(ImperialAssassin, Wikimedia Commons)

An exhilarating sport turns deadly.

Obama Urges Immigration Reform In July Fourth Address

Comments (0) | boehner, Fourth of July, Humanitarian crisis, immigration, immigration overhaul, Independence Day, john boehner, National, Obama, President, undocumented migrants

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

As immigration becomes an unavoidable crisis, Obama is caught between a rock and a hard place. (Pete Souza, Wikimedia Commons)

The president aims to make the "land of the free" more accessible to many.

Which Country Consumes The Most Hard Alcohol?

Comments (0) | Alcohol, alcohol consumption, America, drinking, Food, hard alcohol, hard liquor, liquor, public intoxication, Quartz, russia, soju, south korea, violence

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Drunken debauchery has become part of South Korea's social culture. (russavia, Wikimedia Commons)

The answer will surprise you.

Justice Ginsburg's 35-Page Dissenting Opinion Turned Into Song

Comments (0) | ACA mandate, birth control, dissenting opinion, ginsburg, Hobby Lobby, hobby ruling, music video, Politics, ruth bader ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, youtube

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Music comes to the Supreme Court. (SCOTUS, Wikimedia Commons)

Legal knowledge just got a lot more fun to learn.

Former Tinder Executive Files Sexual Harassment Suit

Comments (1) | App, gender, gender hostility, hostile workplace, IAC, justin mateen, lawsuit, sexual harassment, sexual harassment suit, Technology, Tinder, whitney wolfe, workplace harassment

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The popular dating app might not be so great for the romantic lives of its creators. (Tinder, Inc., Wikimedia Commons)

Flames are a-blazing at Tinder, but not the kind the app intended.

Most Popular Starbucks Drinks In The US

Comments (0) | coffee, espresso, Food, frappuccino, Los Angeles, mason-dixon line, most popular, popular, San Antonio, San Francisco, soy latte, starbucks

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Why do some cities have a marked preference for specific drinks? (Postdlf, Wikimedia Commons)

What's your city's favorite drink?

Iraq’s Ancient Christian Community Fragmented By Insurgents

Comments (0) | Christianity, Christians, Insurgency, Iraq, isis, Middle East, Mosul, Religion, Religion, terrorism, terrorist

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Non-Muslims find that their very existence is perilous under the advance of the ISIS. (James Gordon, WIkimeida Commons)

Iraq's Christians face persecution as extremist insurgents invade their ancient home.

Former Proctor & Gamble Chief Nominated To Lead Veteran's Affairs

Comments (1) | armed forces, bob mcdonald, CEO, cover-up, healthcare, military academy, National, nomination, Obama, p&g, President Obama, proctor & gamble, VA, VA hospital, veterans affairs, Veterans Health Administration, veterans services, West Point

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

McDonald's corporate background may qualify him to address issues that career generals couldn't.(Elisa.rolle, Wikimedia Commons)

Veterans may see their acccess to benefits dramatically improve under new leadership.

Bourbon Street Shooting Injures 9

Comments (0) | bourbon street, french quarter, guns, jackson square, louisiana, National, New Orleans, pat o'brien, shooting

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

A popular tourist destination becomes a deadly backdrop. (russavia, Wikimedia Commons)

A tragedy occurs at one of New Orleans' most celebrated destinations.

Todd Akin Brings Back “Legitimate Rape" In New Memoir

Comments (1) | 2012 elections, anti-choice, campus rape, claire mccaskill, gender hostility, legitimate rape, memoir, missouri, political memoir, Politics, pro-choice, pro-life, sexual violence, Todd Akin

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

In this memoir, Akin reminds us how he lost his congressional seat in 2012. (U.S. Congress, Wikimedia Commons)

To Akin, some rapes are still "illegitimate."

DIY Abortions On The Rise In Texas

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Demand for miso at flea markets is burgeoning as abortion clinics shut their doors one by one. (Macy, Wikimedia Commons)

As abortion restrictions mount, poor Texas women are resorting to a pill called misoprostol.

Ramadan Poses New Challenge For Muslim World Cup Contenders

Comments (0) | Algeria, Brazil, elimination, fast, fasting, five pillars, France, Germany, holy month, Karim Benzema, Mesut Ozil, ramadan, Religion, round two, World Cup, world cup round two

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

For these remaining World Cup players, observing Ramadan has extra strings attached. (Celio Maielo, Wikimedia Commons)

Muslim athletes may face the difficult choice between faith and a World Cup win.

John Kerry Arrives In Iraq Amidst Insurgency Chaos

Comments (0) | baghdad, Insurgency, Iraq, Iraqi, isis, John Kerry, Kurd, military action, military involvement, Nation and World, nouri al-maliki, secretary of state, shiite, sunni

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Kerry advises Iraqi leaders to form a government that better represents the nation's diverse population. (Dept of State, Wikimed

Kerry's arrival marks the urgency of resolving Iraq's insurgent problem.

Chinese Doomsday Cult Goes On Killing Spree

Comments (0) | almighty god, Beating, China, Christian, Christianity, church of the almighty god, cult, doomsday sect, eastern lightning, killing, Nation and World, Quannengshen, religious extremism, violence

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

A tragedy has escalated into the latest expression of tension between religion and the state. (Brandon Themes, Wikimedia Commons

More disturbing violence arises from religious extremism in China.

Secret Memo Justifying Anwar al-Awlaki Killing Revealed

Comments (0) | 9/11, Al-Awlaki, al-qaeda, American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki, drone, drone strike, Nation and World, Obama, obama administration, secret memo, terrorism, terrorist

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

al-Awlaki was killed because he was deemed a key enemy combatant in the war on terror. (United States Navy, Wikimedia Commons)

Secrets and lies from the D.O.D.

Why Kate Middleton Isn't My Role Model - And Shouldn't Be Yours Either

Comments (6) | british monarchy, British Royal Family, Kate Middleton, monarchy, Opinion, Prince William, queen, Queen Elizabeth, royal, royal duchess of cambridge, Royal Family, unpopular opinions

Ashley Yang
Columist

Waving from a carriage isn't the most useful entry on a resume. (DrKiernan, Wikimedia Commons)

Aspire to more than being trapped in a gilded cage.

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