The NYPD turning their backs on Mayor de Blasio at the funeral of two slain officers is discussed, as well as the ongoing controversy around the Michael Brown grand jury in Ferguson Mo., are looked at as questions continue about the thin blue line. We also discuss the underage sex accusations against attorney Alan Dershowitz, and the upcoming trial for …

Anti-immigration protests in Dresden, Germany against the “Islamisation” of Europe carried out by an organization called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident, or Pegida, met opposition on Monday. The counter-demonstrations against the group took place in several cities in Germany with thousands blocking Pegida protesters from their planned routes. We take a look at the opposition, in this …

A hoodie ban law in Oklahoma that would make wearing any garment concealing your identity a crime has been proposed by Oklahoma state Republican Senator Don Barrington. If passed, the bill would extend an existing law, which bans hiding one’s identity when committing a crime. Does the proposal go too far, and is it a violation of personal freedoms? While …

HarperCollins omitted Israel from maps for Middle East schools per the schools’ request. The atlas included every country in the region except for Israel. HarperCollins pulled the atlas amidst negative backlash and has since apologized for the controversy. Did the publishing company go too far to please its customer? We take a look at the controversy, in this Lip News …

California’s bullet train will break ground tomorrow (Tuesday, January 6th) in Fresno as construction is set to begin on the first high-speed rail system in the United States. The project’s primary mission is to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles with a ride that will take less than three hours and a route that will run for 800 miles with …

SpaceX will attempt to land a reusable rocket on Earth tomorrow morning (Tuesday January 6th). The rocket will go into space on a NASA cargo run to the International Space Station and will then try to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean thus demonstrating the critical breakthrough of reusability. Elon …

SEX(ED) the Movie traces how sex has been taught over the years, through films and education that has evolved crookedly in many cases. The inspiration for the film is explained by filmmaker Brenda Goodman, who gives her thoughts on the state of documentary, fair use, and filmmaking, and shares the trailer for SEX(ED) the Movie on this interview with The …