Trump announces Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire
After more than a week of an escalated Israeli bombing campaign and thousands of reported deaths in Lebanon, President Donald Trump said Thursday the two countries have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. “In order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE,” Trump said in a post on his […]
At 100 days, Mamdani touts feats, says democratic socialism works
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure has surpassed 100 days, and he’s reflecting on all he’s accomplished in that span of time. Mamdani pointed to his election as proof that democratic socialism, the tenet he ran his campaign on, “can flourish anywhere.” “I think that this is a politics that can flourish anywhere because, […]
Surging violence haunts Indian journalists ahead of elections in politically polarized West Bengal
Indian journalists Soma Maity and Ranjit Mahato had been at the protest for a matter of minutes before they were attacked by a mob on January 16. Maity said she was grabbed and lifted by two men, who pulled her hair, restrained her legs, and tore at her clothes while others touched her body. She […]
Facial-recognition software sent her to jail for months. She was the wrong person
When Kimberlee Williams accompanied her daughter to an Oklahoma military base in 2021, security officers learned that she was wanted for bank fraud in Maryland. Facial-recognition software had concluded Williams was the person responsible for impersonating individuals in Maryland and withdrawing thousands of dollars from their bank accounts. So she was taken into custody and […]
California wants to block ‘ghost guns.’ It may end up censoring 3D printers
Legislation in California aimed at preventing the production of 3D-printed firearms has civil liberties groups raising an alarm. The bill, A.B. 2047, would require businesses that sell 3D printers in the state to alter their software to detect and block the printing of untraceable firearms, commonly referred to as “ghost guns.” The legislation would also […]
Work for food: New SNAP rules reshaping who gets to eat
PONTIAC, Mich. — Nearly every week for the past year, 60-year-old Clifford Glenn has walked to All Saints Episcopal Church in Pontiac, Michigan, for a hot meal and a basket of groceries. They aren’t all for him. Once Glenn returns home, he reserves some of the produce and nonperishables for himself and sets aside the […]
How Waymo is changing the playbook for teens learning to drive
Karly Treacy didn’t want her teenage children driving in Los Angeles traffic, so when her eldest daughter admitted she had no desire to get behind the wheel, Treacy felt immediate relief. “It’s way too much responsibility for teens whose frontal cortexes aren’t fully developed,” she told Straight Arrow News. But coordinating the schedules of three […]
DOJ moves to erase Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Jan. 6 convictions
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out seditious conspiracy convictions against key Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders tied to the Jan. 6, 2020 attack, targeting defendants whose sentences had already been commuted but whose convictions remained in place. Filings seek to permanently dismiss cases Federal prosecutors are asking appeals […]
New video shows moment Artemis II crew was welcomed home
A new video shows the moment four astronauts aboard Artemis II returned home from space on Friday, following a ten-day mission. The Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific, and Navy rescuers moved in. The video shows plenty of handshakes, “Welcome home,” and a few cheers as divers reached the capsule. They helped the […]
