Peruvian authorities are trying to honor the wishes of Mashco-Piro tribe members by prohibiting outsiders from contacting the indigenous group. The reclusive clan has caused fear, injury and one death after firing arrows at uninvited interlopers. Survival International (SI), a London-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of tribal peoples around the world recently [...]

Conflicts between the United States and other nations not only hurt diplomatic ties, they can also erode the rights of naturalized U.S. citizens, established aliens and visitors viewed as the enemy. A neighbor becomes a nemesis and friends become foes. Below are four instances in U.S. history when citizens, guests and foreign residents all became [...]

  Between 1929 and 1971 North Carolina’s eugenics program sterilized more than 7,500 residents considered genetically inferior. Now just coming to light, the Tar Heel State’s genetic agenda was a horrifying chapter in U.S. history. But few people realize similar programs prevailed in more than 30 other states – with many receiving support from some [...]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising the public to be wary of stem cell therapy scams after three people were arrested last December. According to the FDA’s advisory, the men were charged with 15 counts of “criminal activity related to manufacturing, selling and using stem cells without FDA sanction or approval.” A fourth [...]

Killer pathogens, toxic chemicals, pesticides and hazardous contaminants: all may be making their way to a dinner table near you. If food safety advocates are correct, additional cuts to The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) and United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) meager budgets will result in even more threats to the U.S. food supply. [...]

Harbin, Manchuria was once considered China’s “Paris of the East,” an Asian oasis of European culture in close proximity to Russia. But in 1937, a cruel and despotic Japanese medical researcher named Shiro Ishii turned the Japanese -occupied Manchuria into a region of terror by constructing a top secret facility named Unit 731. It was [...]

New Year’s Day was anything but peaceful for Iraqi veteran Benjamin Colton Barnes. The 24-year-old hardcore survivalist drove to Washington State’s Mt. Rainier Park, murdered 34-year-old ranger Margaret Anderson, fled into the wilderness and eventually died from exposure to the area’s harsh winter. While rarely as violent as Barnes, some of the troops coming home [...]

Photos have the unique ability to give us a glimpse into the labor history of the United States. They can also create a visual timeline of a particular issue or event. Below are six fascinating photos that offer some perspective on the formation of the U.S. labor force. The photos also serve as a reminder [...]

George Washington’s inauguration, the siege at Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the attack on Pearl Harbor. These four significant events forever changed the United States. Below are the recollections of spectators who watched as history unfolded right before their eyes. Clara Harris: Tragic Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination In April of 1865, Henry Reed Rathbone [...]

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Law Enforcement League is leveling charges that under-staffing at one California jail resulted in an outbreak of inmate violence that may put corrections officers and citizens at risk. The Teamsters’ outrage was prompted by a December 26 incident at the Merced County Jail in which four Norteno gang members were [...]