In New York City, former tennis star James Blake was tackled to the ground by 5 cops. He was handcuffed, detained, and injured -- despite cooperating immediately. Bath & Body works has announced that it will end on-call scheduling, a practice which wreaks havoc on employees lives. And while California is on the verge of passing historic climate change legislation, on Wednesday Democrats dropped a major component of the bill. This news and more, in our top stories of the day.
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Black Tennis Star Tackled By 5 White Police Officers |
The latest accusation of racial profiling and police brutality comes from a familiar face in the sports world: Former tennis star James Blake....(read more) |
GRAPHIC: Debunking The ‘War On Police’ |
California Lawmakers Abandon Key Part Of Climate Legislation, Blaming Oil Industry Lobbying |
Another Retailer Is Caving To Pressure To Stop On-Call Scheduling |
The Next Generation Of Solar Panels May Be Inspired By Ancient Japanese Papercraft |
Solar designs have been inspired by leaves, windows, spray paint, and cloth. Now, a new innovation in solar technology means we can add one more inspiration to that list: the Japanese art of paper cutting, kirigami....(read more) |
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