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Here's What We Know About the Deadly Tornadoes That Tore Through Kentucky
“It's the definition of hell on earth. People lost everything, it's just terrible.”
How Time’s Up Failed Sexual Assault Survivors and Cozied Up to Power
Survivors and advocates told VICE News they’ve failed to see Time’s Up, a cornerstone of the #MeToo movement, live up to its lofty promises.
Mom Can’t Visit Her Kid After Refusing COVID Vaccine, Judge Says
The Chicago judge's ruling—perhaps the first of its kind—came during a child support hearing.
A Police Dog Bit a Teen’s Leg for 8 Minutes. Cops Had to Taser It Off.
“They cleaned it out real good, and then they had to stitch it because it was so deep,” his mother told VICE News.
Black Woman Was Pinned Down and Stripped Naked While Male Officers Watched
Ariel Harrison says she was afraid of being sexually assaulted in jail—and that she shouldn’t have been arrested in the first place.
How Cops Lie to Kids in Interrogations—and Get Away With It
Two new bills in Oregon and Illinois are trying to change that.
Reparations for Black People Just Started in the First US City. Here’s How It Works.
The grant program could act as a blueprint as cities look to address the policies that made it nearly impossible for Black families to build wealth.
Lightning Strikes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, New Study Proposes
Lightning could have been a major source of the element phosphorus, which is necessary for life, on early Earth.
Gig Companies Spend Millions on Anti-Labor PACs In Illinois and New York
In the wake of Prop 22 passing in California, gig companies are gearing up for fights nationwide and fostering ties with Democrats.
Coronavirus Is Crashing America's Joke of an Unemployment System
In the last week of March, Florida answered just 1 percent of the phone calls it received from newly-unemployed people desperate to file claims.
The Bleak Choice Facing Retired Doctors and Nurses: Risk Their Lives Fighting Coronavirus or Sit Out of the Crisis
“I mean, I’m gonna get it. Am I going to die?”
Illinois and D.C. Are Shutting Down This Weekend Because of Coronavirus
They're the latest places taking extreme measures to flatten the curve so medical facilities don't get overwhelmed.