For the second straight year, the Trump administration has blocked Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas from entering the United States for United Nations proceedings. The visa refusal forces Abbas to address the General Assembly via video link, a development the Palestinian Authority decried as a deliberate obstruction of diplomatic engagement.
Mounting evidence suggests the US military deployed the newly developed Precision Strike Missile for the first time in combat during recent strikes on Iran, with reports indicating the weapon hit a sports hall and school in Lamerd, resulting in the deaths of multiple children and local residents.
The Trump administration is moving to strip core protections from the Endangered Species Act by narrowing the definition of illegal harm to only intentional acts. An internal Fish and Wildlife Service memo suggests that accidental killing of protected animals during economic activity would no longer be considered a violation of federal law.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday to a range of 3.75-4%, marking the first hike since 2023. The unanimous decision by the Federal Open Market Committee ignores months of intense public pressure from President Donald Trump, who continues to demand aggressive cuts despite persistent inflation.
Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old mother, died in 2022 after Georgia’s strict six-week abortion ban delayed life-saving medical care. A state maternal mortality review board concluded that the twenty-hour wait for treatment at Piedmont Henry Hospital was a decisive factor in her death, marking a grim milestone in the post-Roe landscape.
Porsha Ngumezi entered Houston Methodist Sugar Land with severe bleeding from an 11-week miscarriage, yet doctors withheld a standard surgical procedure. Medical experts now identify the 35-year-old mother’s 2023 death as the latest fatality stemming from the chilling effect of Texas’ strict abortion laws on emergency obstetric care.
Nevaeh Crain would have turned 20 this Friday. Instead, the Texas teenager is the latest woman to die following a preventable medical crisis, as state restrictions and the fear of legal repercussions delayed the emergency care needed to save her life during a severe sepsis complication.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, died last December after Texas doctors repeatedly denied her requests for an abortion despite her deteriorating health. Her death has reignited demands from Democratic lawmakers for federal protections, highlighting how restrictive state laws continue to paralyze standard medical care for pregnant women.
On his 15th birthday, a teenager walked into his mother’s bedroom to find her lifeless. That discovery has now triggered a landmark wrongful death lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state medical authorities, marking a significant legal challenge to the state's rigid, near-total ban on abortion care.
Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed Wednesday that Israeli forces are seizing large swaths of the Gaza Strip to establish permanent security zones, a strategy that aligns with long-standing ministerial plans for the recolonization of the territory while displacing tens of thousands more civilians.
Hundreds of Israelis, including senior government ministers, gathered near the Gaza border this Sunday for a two-day rally centered on a singular, aggressive objective: the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the coastal enclave to facilitate the return of Jewish settlers to the territory.
Israel’s Security Cabinet authorized a new Defense Ministry directorate this Sunday tasked with orchestrating the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz framed the agency as a bureau for "voluntary emigration," though the move drew immediate condemnation from international observers and human rights advocates.
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a full-scale American takeover of the Gaza Strip, suggesting the territory be cleared of its Palestinian population to make way for new development. The proposal, framed as building a 'Riviera of the Middle East,' has been met with immediate condemnation and defiance from Palestinians.
Amid a nominal ceasefire, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz pledged on Wednesday to "finish the job" of depopulating the Gaza Strip. The statement, framed as a precursor to a migration plan, drew immediate condemnation from human rights advocates who characterize the objective as an act of systemic ethnic cleansing.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz triggered a swift diplomatic backlash Tuesday by declaring that the military would never leave the Gaza Strip and aimed to reestablish Jewish settlements there, only to issue a formal clarification hours later claiming his remarks were intended solely within a security context.
Patients want to know their health decisions are made by doctors, not Wall Street investors. With that rallying cry, a group of six Democratic lawmakers introduced the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act on Wednesday, aiming to dismantle the influence of private equity firms over American medical practices.
Fossil fuel giants are reinvesting a surge of war-time profits into an aggressive global propaganda campaign. A new analysis reveals that oil companies signed 1,321 advertising and PR contracts between 2025 and 2026, the highest volume recorded since tracking began, effectively using revenue from the Iran conflict to fund their public image.
The Trump administration positions mass deportation as a catalyst for US-born worker prosperity, yet new evidence suggests the policy is backfiring. A joint analysis from the ACLU and AFL-CIO details how aggressive immigration enforcement is actively suppressing wages, fueling labor shortages, and inflating costs for essential goods.
House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed lawmakers for a seven-week recess a day ahead of schedule, effectively shelving a privileged impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The surprise adjournment comes just as Representative Thomas Massie moved to force a floor vote over allegations of illegal military strikes.
At least 124 environmental and land defenders were killed in 2025, a toll emerging as global authoritarianism intensifies and critical foreign development aid plummets by 23%. A new Global Witness report identifies the dismantling of U.S. humanitarian institutions as a primary driver of this worsening climate for activists worldwide.
The global cost of protecting natural resources reached a grim milestone last year, with 196 environmental activists killed while defending their communities and land. According to a new report from Global Witness, these deaths bring the total number of recorded killings to over 2,100 since 2012.
At least 146 people were killed or disappeared last year for defending land and environmental rights, according to a new report by Global Witness. The findings underscore a global crisis where those protecting forests, rivers, and ecosystems are frequently targeted with lethal violence rather than respected for their work.
Since the 1970s, the world’s two primary ice sheets have shed 11.3 trillion metric tons of ice into the oceans. This staggering volume, enough to bury the continental United States under five feet of ice, highlights a half-century of accelerating planetary warming that now drives nearly a quarter of global sea-level rise.
Countries most susceptible to climate catastrophe are spending nearly 25 times more on debt servicing than on protecting their citizens from environmental collapse. A new report from ActionAid International highlights how this financial imbalance locks developing nations into a cycle of borrowing to recover from disasters.
A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives is challenging congressional leadership to move beyond industry-led self-governance, calling for immediate legislative action to secure critical infrastructure against the risks of autonomous artificial intelligence. The move signals an intensifying rift between rank-and-file lawmakers and the current administration’s hands-off approach.
One hundred days after a ceasefire agreement was reached, the Israeli government continues to restrict humanitarian access to Gaza, leaving aid groups unable to provide adequate water to a population already devastated by infrastructure collapse and severe winter storms.
A wave of artists has exited Ed Sheeran’s concert tour following the forced removal of rapper Macklemore, a move orchestrated by NFL venue owners after the rapper voiced support for Palestine. The controversy has ignited a broader debate over corporate censorship and the political responsibilities of major pop stars.
For the first time since Gallup began tracking Middle East sentiment in 2001, more Americans express sympathy for Palestinians than for Israelis. The latest survey shows 41% of respondents siding with Palestinians compared to 36% with Israelis, marking a definitive end to two decades of consistent pro-Israel leads in public opinion.
An apartment building in Gaza City collapsed early Wednesday morning, killing at least 21 people—including eight children—as the structure succumbed to structural damage sustained during prolonged bombardment. Dozens remain trapped beneath the debris, with rescue operations hindered by a severe lack of heavy machinery and essential equipment.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took aim at his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, after the former congressman declined to appear at a Fox 2 Detroit town hall event on Tuesday, fueling tensions ahead of their scheduled debates next month.
