Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, has defended the chokehold death of Eric Garner where he came out in support of the Staten Island grand jury decision to not indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo. King told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer last night, in the midst of the protests that erupted in New York after the decision, that Garner would …

Pregnancy in the workplace and rights of pregnant workers is being ruled on by the Supreme Court in a case brought against UPS. The case was brought by UPS employee Peggy Young who argued she should not be treated differently from non-pregnant workers who only receive similar exemption from lifting heavy packages if they suffer injuries in the workplace. The …

The Occupy Hong Kong pro-democracy protests are dwindling after leaders from one of the main activist groups in the movement, Occupy Central, turned themselves in to police. Now, other groups including student activist group Scholarism, are trying to stoke the fire within the movement. Were the efforts of the Occupy protestors futile, or was the foundation set for the movement …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   A British soldier has been jailed for two years following his conviction for producing a nail bomb with the expressed wish of killing immigrants. The soldier, 20-year-old Ryan McGee, avoided a terror charge after he was concluded to not be domestic terrorist. With outcry over a perceived inequality of favoritism towards the Englishman compared to his Muslim …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   Schizophrenic killer Scott Panetti was granted a stay of execution by a US federal appeals court just hours before his planned execution. Panetti was on death row for the shooting of his ex-wife’s parents in 1992. Panetti won support from his lawyer and various human rights groups who pushed for a more recent psychiatric evaluation in order …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   A Staten Island grand jury decided today not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. Garner was killed five months ago after being restrained by Pantaleo over suspicion that he was selling cigarettes illegally. Video footage of Garner’s tragic death spread over the internet soon after it occurred and has led …

China’s media regulators have banned puns and wordplay. The State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has restricted their use in television and advertising on the grounds that they breach the law on standard spoken and written Chinese, make promoting cultural heritage more difficult and may mislead young readers. We take a look at the ban and the …