Just like the hundreds of Peace Deals Trump has repeatedly announced with Iran: Trump has announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, apparently without consulting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the deal to stop long-range attacks was “news to me”. In a social media post, he […]

During my 6 years living in Rome, I learned that there's never been any Columbus Day in Italy. Every time his name came up, Italians were shocked that there's a Columbus Day in the US. They overwhelmingly know FAR more about Columbus than Americans do, including Italian-Americans. It was similar […]

Mamdani said President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin had asked him to have the NYPD detain Belgal, a request he said he pushed back on. “ I asked, ‘On what warrant?’ We do not have a warrant for Mr. Bergal in New York City,” Mamdani said. “ They are making a […]

India's Prime Minister Modi is a huge Trump fan and has adopted Republican tactics in Ohio, Florida, Texas and many other states where Republicans simply cannot compete if elections are free & fair. US Republican voters are undermining democracy in Asia and all over the world […]

He has attended just 16% of his own committee meetings in the last two years and had only 31 public appearances or publicized meetings in his home state in nearly four years, The Inquirer found. He has also voted increasingly with Republicans ahead of a 2026 election that could make him a key […]

Avila Chevalier was on the front lines of Thursday’s protest, and videos circling social media showed her being knocked to the ground by a police officer. She says she “felt a hand grab and then throw [her] down to the ground”. “At some point, I felt like my feet were not touching the ground. I […]

The official UN Human ​Rights office posted a statement on Saturday calling for players, coaches and ​sports bodies to unite against racial and sexist abuse. "Racist messages such as those targeting tennis ‌player ⁠Coco Gauff online are appalling and illustrate that Black female athletes are […]

Kennedy “wants to make it so we don’t use a birth dose here in this country,” said Paul Offit, an infectious disease physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “That’s the goal.” Kennedy would never be able to do the trial in the US because of its significant ethical concerns, Offit […]

Jose Zamora, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ regional director of the Americas, on Saturday criticized the administration’s decision to investigate. “The government should not use antitrust investigations to intimidate news outlets defending press access,” Zamora said on X. “The public’s […]

David Drake, whose descendants call him "Dave the Potter" rather than use his enslavers' surname, created ceramics in the mid-19th century under duress. Today, the pottery fetches ten of thousands of dollars a piece — and sometimes much more — at estate sales, auctions, and eBay. Dave the […]

While LIHEAP has significant bipartisan support in Congress, the Trump administration has been critical of the program, repeatedly proposing to defund it in budget requests to Congress. The administration also fired staffers working on the program last year […]

Local media here in NYC only ever references citizenship and immigration status if someone is undocumented. They never reference citizenship if a criminal is a US citizen. They create a false impression that undocumented folks commit crimes at a higher rate than US citizens. The complete […]