Tear gas was turned on Occupy Oakland protesters early Thursday after protesters defied orders to disperse. On Wednesday, demonstrators called for a general strike, and effectively shut down
Occupy protesters in Oakland were wary following Tuesday's confrontation with police, which left 24-year-old Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen in critical condition after he was struck in the
The situation became tense Tuesday when police in riot gear dismantled the encampment at the Occupy Oakland protests, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Police fired
