https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eyt_TvMgDQ Vulnerable countries are stepping up and taking climate action, amid a slow response from some of the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide, said the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday. In a new analysis, released ahead of…
In the early hours of October 30, 1961, a bomber took off from an airstrip in northern Russia and began its flight through cloudy skies over the frigid Arctic island…
There was an almost surreal quiet in the classroom at Kabul University on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 15. It was the start of the school week, and the financial-management…
Finally, it seemed, the companies that played a large part in creating the climate crisis were being denied a say in deciding how we dig ourselves out. Unlike at previous…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in the chest until he couldn’t breathe. Then they taunted him…
Utah had boarding schools in Aneth, Intermountain, Ouray, Uintah and Panguitch. Since the discovery of Indigenous children at boarding schools in Canada and then the unverified findings of Paiute bodies…
I’m writing in response to the article “Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” (Monitor, 10/13) Last Monday, many people across New Hampshire likely re-posted a picture or an article on social media to…
A coalition of nearly 100 civil rights and criminal justice reform groups is protesting a Biden administration proposal that would potentially stiffen prison sentences for certain synthetic opioids, warning that it will…
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic is teaming up with the University of Minnesota to address the effects of racism on heart health. The organizations are leading a new research center,…
Agreement Requires Davis School District to Address Racially Hostile Environment and Discriminatory Discipline The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for Utah announced a settlement…