Ryan Farrick is a writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
Fox News gave former talk show host Bill O’Reilly a contract extension even after he’d settled a sexual harassment case for a massive amount of money. The New York Times reports that last January, O’Reilly struck a $32-million agreement with a network analyst to keep his alleged misdeeds quiet. Fox says it was aware of
The would-be terrorist now known as the “Underwear Bomber” is claiming that a federal prison in Colorado is violating his constitutional rights. In a lawsuit filed last week, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallah claimed to be the victim of discrimination and psychological abuse. The failed terrorist said facilities at Florence Supermax in Colorado were forcing him to
Lawyers for Larry Nassar, the former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics doctor accused of molesting dozens of athletes, are asking that his trial be moved away from Lansing. According to the Lansing State Journal, Nassar’s attorneys don’t believe their client will be able to get a fair trial so close to MSU’s campus. Citing “inflammatory
Senate Republicans are working against the clock to find a solution that’d save Dreamers from deportation and appease both Democrats and President Donald Trump. Key conservatives began private talks on a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) fix – an Obama-era program the current commander-in-chief curtailed near summer’s end. DACA shielded hundreds of thousands of
The murder trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate began Monday. Garcia Zarate is accused of shooting a young girl dead on a San Francisco pier just over two years ago. The crime prompted a fierce debate on local and state immigration policies – not only due to its appalling nature, but because the killer is
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order aimed at protecting the state’s LGBT residents from discrimination. In part a response to earlier controversy, the action restricts the state government and government-affiliated businesses from discriminating against a variety of groups. The order specifically makes it illegal to discriminate against persons on basis of their
A federal appeals court is avoiding setting any groundbreaking precedent in the case of an undocumented minor in need of an abortion. In a decision issued late Friday evening, the three judge panel ruled 2-1 to overturn a decision from a federal judge that would allow the 17-year old girl to immediately proceed with an
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an Army deserter and five-year captive of the Taliban, could be facing life in an American prison. The circumstances of the soldier and his capture have been shrouded in controversy since they first emerged nearly eight years ago. On a June night in 2009, Bergdahl sent a series of e-mails to his
A new lawsuit claims that a 27-year old Kansas inmate died from a brain-eating fungus after prison officials ignored his health concerns. Marques Davis purportedly suffered from prolonged bouts of confusion and pain. Pleading with employees of Corizon Health, which is tasked with overseeing the health needs of prisoners at the Hutchinson Correction Facility, Davis
A federal appeals court rejected a plea to revive a defamation lawsuit against disgraced entertainer Bill Cosby. The claim dates back to an incident which purportedly took place in 1974. An actress says that Cosby raped her, and later went public with the accusation. After she published an account of her ordeal in a newspaper