Warnock Defeats Walker in Georgia, Giving Democrats 51-49 Senate Majority
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock was declared the winner Tuesday night in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff…
Escape From New York? City Tax Data Shows 2020 Drop in High Earners
New York City’s economy survived the pandemic shutdown in 2020 because an unprecedented increase in…
Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
An estimated 24,000 people have arrived at the camp complex since the end of September,…
Taliban allow high school graduation exams for Afghan girls
ISLAMABAD — Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this…
Like Primo Levi at Auschwitz, Behrouz Boochani testifies for the people who lived and died in a prison camp
This is an edited extract from Freedom, Only Freedom: The Prison Writings of Behrouz Boochani.…
As GOP Threats Continue, Dems Told to ‘Raise the Debt Limit Before It’s Too Late!’
As GOP lawmakers double down on their vow to hold the economy hostage to force…
Nurses Give Poor Prognosis to Adams Psych Plan Citing Staff Shortages
At Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx, the psychiatric unit is “usually at capacity,” according…
U.S. troops to expand patrols in Syria amid tension with Turkey
The Pentagon is preparing to resume full ground operations alongside Kurdish partners in northern Syria,…
Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity — can the COP15 summit deliver?
Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the…
Congressional Progressives, Climate Activists Rally Against Manchin’s ‘Dirty Deal’
Progressive U.S. lawmakers joined climate activists for a Tuesday rally in Washington, D.C. to oppose…