By Chris Michaud and Stephanie Keith NEW YORK/CANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and water at hundreds of protesters in North Dakota opposed to an oil pipeline in freezing weather late Sunday and early Monday, in the latest violent clash between law enforcement and activists over the $3.7 billion project. An estimated 400 protesters mounted the Backwater … [Read more...] about Police fire water cannon at pipeline protesters in freezing weather

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans want the media to present facts in news stories without adding interpretation, a Pew Research Center survey said this weekend amid a debate in the media about its role in covering Donald Trump's unconventional presidential campaign. Journalists face the issue of how much guidance they should provide to help their audiences make sense of … [Read more...] about Most Americans back “just the facts” news stories, no interpretation

By Liz Hampton HOUSTON (Reuters) - Demonstrators fanned out across North America this week, including in Missoula, to demand the U.S. government halt or reroute the Dakota Access pipeline as the companies behind the controversial project asked a federal court for permission to complete it. In what organizers said were the largest demonstrations to date against the pipeline, … [Read more...] about Dakota pipeline protests spread nationally