(MintPress) - Imagine surfing the Web, looking for a restaurant to go to Friday night. You click on a website for a seemingly suitable choice, when suddenly you come across an “Error 404 Page Not Found” message. But that’s only half the surprise. Under the error message is a picture of a little boy with the words, “Page not found, neither is this
(MintPress) – A gun buyback program in Chicago is gaining attention after a pro-gun rights group used the program to raise money for a National Rifle Association (NRA) youth shooting camp. Chicago’s buyback program offered residents $100 for every gun collected and $10 for every BB gun, air gun or replica, no questions asked. Pro-gun rights
(MintPress) – With finances waning and post offices closing, a small group of postal workers, along with supporters, travelled to Washington Monday to stage a hunger strike in protest of Congress’ failure to approach the issue. The 10 strikers, made of current and former postal workers, pledged to take part in a four-day hunger strike, saying
(MintPress) – C.J.’s Seafood, a company that supplies seafood to Wal-Mart, is bringing both companies under fire as eight plant workers in Louisiana are calling for Wal-Mart to drop the supplier due to its unethical labor practices, including allegedly forcing employees to work for up to 24 hours at a time without overtime pay and threatening their
(MintPress) – The United States Justice Department has sued two polygamous towns in Utah and Arizona with claims that the border towns used religious discrimination against non-sect members by intimidating non-followers by vandalizing property, cutting off utility services and not offering police protection. Accusations include making housing
Update | By Joey LeMay The head of the Minneapolis Police Department's Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE) program currently under investigation was allegedly fired from the department earlier in his career before being brought back, former and current State Patrol employees told Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). Sgt. Rick Munoz has received nine
(MintPress) – A decision by the United States Senate to cut $4.5 billion worth of funding to food stamp aid will result in millions of Americans, including those who are elderly, disabled, veterans, active duty service members and those living in low-income households, without money to purchase food to feed their families. While the proposal to
