Nikesh Chapagain

Senior Contributor
Nikesh Chapagain is a Texan native who has spent over five years as a journalist and political analyst. He graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas and has since been published by the Texas Observer, the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Business Journal, and many other outlets. His first book is The People’s Candidate.

One Man Killed In Nebraska Mall Shooting

A man was killed and a woman was wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a Nebraska shopping mall on Saturday, according to police. At noon, Omaha police officers rushed to news of shots fired at the Westroads Mall, where they discovered a man with bullet wounds outside a JCPenny on the first floor. According

4 People From The Indianapolis Shooting Were From The Sikh Community

The deadly mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis this week shook the area’s Sikh culture, which lost four members in the gruesome attack. A former FedEx employee opened fire at a facility near Indianapolis’ main airport before taking his own life Thursday night, killing eight people and injuring many others. Investigators are

Law Enforcement Knew Suspect In Indianapolis Mass Shooting

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) named the gunman in a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility as Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indiana, during a press conference on Friday afternoon. Hole was also a former FedEx employee, according to police. The Marion County Coroner’s Office was still operating Friday afternoon to locate the victims

U.S. ARMY SGT. Charged With Assault After Aggressively Confronts Black Man

A US Army Sergeant has been charged with assault after a video of him shouting, threatening, and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood went viral. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told reporters Wednesday that the soldier, identified as Jonathan Pentland, was charged with third-degree assault and battery in the April 8 attack.

Taliban Wants US Troop Out By May 1st

Taliban has said that they want all foreign forces out by May 1st. This comes after President Joe Biden announced that he is withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan. President Biden announced Wednesday that the United States would pull its remaining troops from Afghanistan’s “forever war,” claiming that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 20 years earlier

Will Smith To Move Film Production from Georgia Over Voter Suppression Law

Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua are pushing the production of their forthcoming film “Emancipation” out of Georgia in defiance of the state’s recent voter suppression laws. Smith and Fuqua write in a joint statement, “We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict

Former Sheriff’s Deputy Stole $2 Million Worth Of Cash And Drugs

On Monday, a former deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was sentenced today to 7 years in federal prison for planning and directing a $2 million armed robbery. In full uniform, he “fake” a search and stole more than half a ton of marijuana, and over $600,000 in cash was stolen at a

Death Valley Take The Life Of A Arizona Congressional Aide

An Arizona congressional staffer was discovered dead in a remote part of Death Valley, just days after going missing on a camping trip with his girlfriend, according to authorities. According to the Inyo County Sheriff’s office in a series of press releases, Alexander Lofgren, 32, and Emily Henkel, 27, both of Tuscon, were found on

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh And Husband To The Queen, Dead At 99

On Friday morning, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Philip, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s lifetime husband, has died at the age of 99. The palace said in a statement “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His