Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Illinois residents Kyle Frankovich, a data scientist at Harvard University, ...

Pro-Trump media figure Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by protesters who say he falsely portrayed them as "left-wing terrorists" who had assaulted federal officers. One plaintiff, Kyle ...

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...

Two people detained outside a Chicago-area immigration detention center last year are suing right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson for defamation, saying he falsely portrayed them as violent extremists ...

Benny Caldera Jr., 40, has been identified as the primary suspect arrested in connection with what Texas authorities described as a “credible” threat to attack the Texas State Capitol on Thursday. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A 40-year-old man accused of planning a violent attack on the Texas State Capitol is now in federal custody and faces additional federal charges, according to the Texas Department of ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed that officers have foiled a plan to attack the Texas State Capitol in Austin. According to Texas DPS, officers received credible information about ...