As the Madleen drew closer to Gaza on its mission to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib led a letter on Friday calling on the Trump administration to protect the Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel and its 12 crew members. “We write to urge you to do everything in...
Protests over ICE raids are continuing across the United States as agents arrest immigrants at courthouses, from their workplaces, on the way to school and more. Immigration and human rights advocate Adriana Jasso with Unión del Barrio describes protests that met a massive raid in San Diego at a popular restaurant, the targeting of farmworkers,...
Arlington County, VA, has been a “sanctuary” county for illegal immigrants for a long time, but until yesterday, they made a few exceptions to their strict “no contact” with ICE policy. Terrorists, human traffickers, pedophiles–you know, the kind of people who no sane person wants anywhere near their community under any circumstances–did not receive the...
Jon Kay BBC Breakfast presenter André Rhoden-Paul BBC News ‘You don’t know what your children are looking at’ warn parents of teen Jools Sweeney A group of British parents who believe social media played a part in the death of their children have travelled to the US to demand better online safety protections for children....
Miedema’s Manchester City have been immersed in the busy schedule of late, playing eight matches in 29 days throughout March as they competed in four competitions. She featured in all eight before sustaining her injury during the Netherlands’ Women’s Nations League match with Austria on 8 April, having also played for the national side four...
Josh Parry LGBT & identity reporter Getty Images James’s career went from Drag Race star and into the mainstream, appearing in the West End and on various TV programmes. The sister of James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, says her family only learned of the drag performer’s battle with ketamine addiction after watching...
Originally published by Capital B. Reginald Hall traveled nearly six hours from the quiet of his home in Sapelo Island to Atlanta to hear a landmark case that could shape the future of his historic community in Georgia. Last year, Sapelo Island residents sued county officials for blocking them from holding a crucial vote that...
Video shared by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows the moment a group of elephants protect their young during a 5.2 magnitude earthquake. The behaviour is known as an ‘alert circle’, a formation meant to protect calves from threats. The earthquake struck Julian, California and was felt across San Diego County on 14 April....
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter Reporting fromWoodbury Common BBC Nell Parry said she and her dog Indie had got a lot out of the guided dog walks Dogs and their owners are being encouraged to enjoy the countryside in a way that respects the environment as the number of dog walkers increases. Local authorities...
These bills are “a critical step” to protect gender-affirming care and abortion services in the state, advocates say. The Colorado House has passed four bills aimed at safeguarding abortion access and transgender rights amid a rising tide of federal hostility. Senate Bill 183 updates state law to align with Amendment 79, which voters approved last...
The prime minister has said he is prepared to use industrial policy to “shelter British business from the storm”, following Donald Trump’s wave of new tariffs. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Sir Keir Starmer said he will continue to seek an economic deal with the US to avoid some tariffs, but mooted state intervention to...
Surrey captain Rory Burns says English cricket needs to “protect” the County Championship as the new domestic season is set to get under way. The first round of fixtures starts on Friday with defending champions Surrey facing Essex at Chelmsford in their opening match. Burns said he was “not really” worried that the red-ball competition...
Laurence Cawley BBC Investigations, London Stephen Menon BBC Investigations, London Laurence Cawley/BBC The Ask for Angela scheme is named after Angela Crompton, who was killed by her husband in 2012. Her daughter Hollie, pictured, says she wants more to be done to protect women The daughter of the woman who was the inspiration for the...
The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which in 1964 established bedrock...
Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general have filed suit to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education. Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education, arguing that firing approximately 50 percent of the department’s workforce significantly impairs its ability to fulfill its legal...