Susanna Leighton is a freelance writer and editor based in Southeast Michigan. A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Susanna holds degrees in speech pathology and human services. She is a former special education teacher, an avid lover of all things science, and a steadfast supporter of justice and equality for all. She is currently working on her first book of personal essays entitled, 'A Day Leighton, A Dollar Short.'
The Welfare for Animals Guild (WAG) in Sequim, Washington recently reunited several dogs once deemed “un-adoptable” with the Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) inmates who helped train and rehabilitate them; it had been five years since they last saw each other. It was a happy event for everyone involved, including the dogs, whose exuberance over
In yet another setback for Jim Carrey after the suicide death of his former girlfriend, Cathriona White, the actor and comedian has been named in a second wrongful death lawsuit; this time, by White’s mother Brigid Sweetman. The complaint was filed on Sweetman’s behalf on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, and alleges Carrey knowingly gave White
On Tuesday of this week, less than a month after the 96th anniversary of the 19th Amendment becoming part of the United States Constitution, data scientist Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight shared two graphics on Twitter that showed what the outcome of this year’s Presidential election would look like if the votes were separated between just
The Children’s Dental Group of Anaheim, located in Orange County, California, is responsible for sending 30 children to the hospital recently after using tainted water during routine dental procedures. It is estimated hundreds more children remain at risk after having received treatment at the dental office. One such patient, 7-year-old Mimi Morales, had to undergo
On Tuesday, October 11, a Piper PA 34 twin-engine plane crashed on Main Street in East Hartford, Connecticut, killing one and inuring another. The plane hit a utility pole near a Pratt & Whitney factory, which manufactures jet engines for military, commercial and other broad-spectrum aircrafts across the globe. As such, the crash is now
EpiPen maker Mylan, Inc. has been ripping off Medicare and Medicaid for years but is only now being held accountable for their unethical, unprofessional and deceitful practices; the company has agreed to pay the government $465 million for having overcharged both insurance providers by classifying their drug as “generic,” thus reducing their percentage of the
By now, most of us have heard the despicable, sickening and extraordinarily dangerous things Donald Trump said in a video from 2005 that was recently leaked to the media. Sadly, most of us were not surprised by it, but it did manage to be the final straw for millions of Americans who have simply had
Fifteen employees from various locations throughout the country have recently filed federal sexual harassment complaints against fast-food giant McDonald’s through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Though the EEOC is legally barred from confirming whether discrimination charges have been filed, a group of workers who are pushing for unionization and higher pay known as “Fight”
Last week, 18 additional class action lawsuits were filed against the NCAA for their alleged mishandling of concussions, bringing the total number to an astonishing 43. The players involved in the cases are seeking damages for injuries they claim are a direct result of concussions they sustained throughout their college football careers that were not
On Wednesday, September 5, the Southern Center for Human Rights filed a federal lawsuit in the state of Georgia on behalf of 22-year-old Cleopatra Harris against the city of Columbus, a number of police officers and judge Michael Cielinski after Harris was ordered to pay a fine for refusing to press charges against her boyfriend,