The first official task of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was the creation of the "White Slave Traffic Act," also known as the Mann Act, which was passed on June…
Summary: DRC becomes first African nation to formally endorse the creation of an international crime of ecocide. Support follows September 2024 proposal from Pacific nations to add ecocide to the…
David MaloniezNovember 1, 2024 The death toll from Spain’s devastating flash floods has risen sharply, with authorities reporting at least 205 lives lost by Friday. The tragedy centered around the…
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (2 November) - “Safety of journalists in crises and emergencies” https://player.vimeo.com/video/1022964592?h=1a251f4233&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Link to the downloadable video (recorded 24 October 2024):https://vimeo.com/1022964592/1a251f4233 Journalists…
Even for an era of more extreme weather, this autumn has seemingly shifted into yet another gear, especially in a rain-weary Europe where massive and deadly flooding in Spain’s Valencia…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county alleged PepsiCo and Coca-Cola companies…
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights,pushed air pollution to hazardous levels.…
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of leading a wildlife trafficking ring on a Native American reservation that killed thousands of eagles and hawks to sell on…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — It was after midnight when she crept down the narrow, dimly lit stairs carrying a bag of dirty laundry. She crossed under a patchwork of pipes…
Lee Yaron was in the midst of a Columbia University fellowship focused on climate change when she learned of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack in Israel. Yaron, an Israeli who spends…