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Family of Pedro Echevarria outside hospital. Parents on right.

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Young Latino survives LAPD shooting in East Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA - On June 15, 18-year-old Pedro Echevarria was shot four times by LA Police Department Hollenbeck station cop Carbajal. He survived after neighbor Darlene intervened, yelling, “Stop...

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Republican Senate health care bill just as bad as the House version

San José, CA - On Monday, June 26, the Congressional Budget Office or CBO released its analysis of the Senate Republicans’ bill meant to repeal the Affordable Care Act (the ACA, often called Obamacare).

Protest at Twin Cites Pride: “No cops, no KKK, no racist Pride today!”

Minneapolis, MN - Tens of thousands lined Hennepin Avenue to watch the annual Twin Cities LGBTQ Pride parade on June 25.

Protesters demand Trump close Guantanamo Bay

Doral, FL - About 40 activists marched from Trump National Resort in Doral to U.S. Southern Command, June 25, to demand that President Trump shut down Guantanamo Bay prison.

China develops laser gun for shooting down drones

Washington, DC - In a June 23, People's Daily Online article, it was reported that “scientists at the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) announced recently that they have perfected a laser gun capable...

WFTU Statement on the Decision of the UN Security Council to welcome the deployment of military force to tackle the threat of terrorism in Sahel

United States - The United Nations Security Council on June 21st welcomed the deployment by the so-called Group of Five (G5) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – of a joint force to tackle the threat...