FBI Investigating ex-President Andy Stern of SEIU Union; Stern Says Reports Not True

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Andy Stern, the contentious man who headed the 2.2 million member Service Employees International Union, is under investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Labor Department, the Associated Press reports. AP reports that two organized labor officials were interviewed this summer by federal agents about a six-figure book contract…

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Louisiana Man Allegedly Ties Noose Around Racoon’s Neck to Intimidate African-American Students

By Glynnesha Taylor ticklethewire.com A Louisiana man faces federal hate crime charges for allegedly tying a noose around the neck of a dead raccoon and hanging it from a flagpole at a middle school to intimidate African-American students who were attending the school under a court-ordered busing policy. Authorities on Monday announced that  Christopher Shane…

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