In a new report, the group reckons with its long history of racism and eugenicist beliefs The National Genealogical Society (NGS), one of the country’s most prominent organizations for documenting family ancestry,…
The ICMGLT deeply mourns the loss of the Honorable Thomas “Tom” Buergenthal. He will be remembered not only as one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, an accomplished author,…
CAIRO (AP) — At least 60 infants, toddlers and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in harrowing conditions in an orphanage in Sudan’s capital as fighting raged outside.…
Even in the Philippines, the 1945 battle by American and Filipino forces to liberate Manila is largely forgotten. Researchers and historians are trying to change that. MANILA — The honor…
Funders thought watching bats wasn’t important. Then she helped solve the mystery of a deadly virus. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive…
Camp near Jordanian border has come under increased attack, with little aid coming in. In a makeshift settlement in the arid “no man’s land” between the Jordanian, Iraqi and Syrian…
The end of the public health emergency leaves many fearful they will be forgotten Ever since January, when President Biden announced plans for a springtime end to the coronavirus public…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHTkuU0LcsU Rich nations should pay for biodiversity loss, which disproportionately affects poor countries, say scientists Wealthy countries should pay for the loss and damage they cause to nature in poorer…
Of 105 agencies that provided demographic data and served “diverse” communities, 76 underrepresented the percentages of people of color in their communities by 10 points or more. Police officers stand…
Cities across the US have agreed to pay out a total of more than $80m in settlements to protesters injured by police during 2020 racial justice protests – a figure experts…