WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker…
CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So…
For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 70 years in prison for torturing an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of…
25 years ago on April 17, 1999, Serbian forces killed 53 Albanians, including 24 children, in one of the worst massacres of the Kosovo war, in the village of Poklek…
Former army chief Manuel Benedicto Lucas Garcia is being tried for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala. Warning: This article contains details of violence that may be upsetting. Guatemala…
Nick Bostrom’s Future of Humanity Institute closed this week in what Swedish-born philosopher says was ‘death by bureaucracy’ Nick Robins-Early Fri 19 Apr 2024 18.46 EDT Oxford University this week…
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of…
As Passover approaches, families of Israeli hostages feel grief, leaving empty seats at their tables. Evacuees face challenges, but efforts aim to preserve holiday spirit. TEL AVIV (JTA) - This…
If Donald Trump returns to the White House, close allies want to dramatically change the government's interpretation of Civil Rights-era laws to focus on "anti-white racism" rather than discrimination against people of…
Support these Black trans- and QTBIPOC-led groups advocating for trans rights. by the South Seattle Emerald and Lavender Rights Project Editors’ Note: In honor of Trans Day of Visibility tomorrow, March…