Alarmed by the burgeoning feud between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, a coalition of progressive groups moved Thursday to de-escalate tensions between the two candidates’ supporters, encouraging them to instead rally against moderate Democrats. Launching what they called a “Progressives Unite 2020” campaign, the […]
A video showing a Puerto Rican warehouse full of unused supplies—allegedly given to aid survivors in the aftermath of Hurricane María—has set off a political firestorm on the island, currently reeling from a series of earthquakes. The footage, streamed on Saturday by Lorenzo Delgado […]
January 13, 2020 Edit If you’re just joining us, here’s what you missed about the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. ‘This disastrous mistake’: Iranian authorities said Saturday that the flight was mistakenly shot down, a conclusion […]
In retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general at the Baghdad Airport last week, Iran has launched over a dozen ballistic missiles at an airbase in northern Iraq, which houses U.S. soldiers. National Public Radio reported on Tuesday evening […]
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it would no longer abide by any of the limits of its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after a U.S. airstrike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, abandoning the accord’s key provisions that block […]
The city of Philadelphia has a new police commissioner, and she’s a Black woman. On Monday, Mayor Jim Kenney named Danielle Outlaw as the new head of the city police department, making her the first African-America woman to hold the position. Outlaw, former police chief […]
In a Greek refugee camp, adults are being stabbed or raped, while children freeze. This suffering shames our continent Last month, I took a plane to Athens, and then another to get to the island of Lesbos. From the airport in Mytilene we drove […]
Speaking at a private event on leadership, Mr Obama said while in office he had mused what a world run by women would look like. “Now women, I just want you to know; you are not perfect, but what I can say pretty indisputably […]
Pope Francis has abolished Vatican secrecy rules for cases of sexual abuse, effectively allowing the Catholic church to share documents and information with civil authorities, and allow victims to be updated of the status of their cases. The church already shares files with authorities in some countries, […]
The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump based on the charges of: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The action makes Trump only the third president in US history to be impeached as the nation reacts. As expected, the impeachment vote in […]
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