NEW YORK (AP) — Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors’…
Lisa Keys Lisa Keys is the managing editor of New York Jewish Week. She is a veteran journalist who has held staff positions at the New York Post, Hearst magazines and…
In August 2014, the world stood witness to the atrocities of the Islamic State (ISIS) as it unleashed a brutal genocide against the ancient Yazidi people living in Iraq’s Sinjar…
Nearly all of the world's oceans are in the midst of "unusual warmth," warns a leading NOAA scientist who notes this has contributed to the extreme heat baking much of…
The International Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia (ICIPR) expresses extreme concern and indignation over the inclusion of 55 Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, national minorities, decolonial, and other associations in the list of…
Whether they are the result of climate change or just freaks of nature, disasters can be costly. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information estimate that weather and climate disasters…
‘International actors have the power to let local actors into the humanitarian club – or to keep them out.’ Rana B. Khoury Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University…
Prosecutors in Ukraine are pursuing cases of sexual assault by Russian soldiers, but survivors say more financial and psychological support is needed. July 27, 2024 “I had to somehow deal…
After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling…
The 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act has garnered little fanfare. Only a handful of news articles and events have commemorated the centennial of the law giving U.S. citizenship to Native Americans. Perhaps that’s unsurprising.…