Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire after 11 days of conflict that killed more than 200 Palestinians and 12 people in Israel
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of conflict left hundreds dead, the vast majority...
Trump administration secretly obtained CNN reporter’s phone and email records
The Trump administration secretly sought and obtained the 2017 phone and email records of a CNN correspondent, the latest instance where federal prosecutors have taken...
Los Angeles Police Department investigating altercation at restaurant as possible anti-Semitic hate crime
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating as a hate crime an altercation Tuesday night near Hollywood where witness reports said Jewish people dining...
Legal scholar explains the origins of America’s policing crisis and how it may change
Since George Floyd’s murder last May, the US has engaged in another reckoning with racial caste, examining the enduring menace of police brutality against Black...
Biden celebrates ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas
President Joe Biden on Thursday touted the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a hastily arranged White House speech in response to the quick-moving developments...
The Texas governor is banning public schools from requiring masks. Here’s what parents think
When Bridget Wiedenmeyer learned Texas was banning mask mandates in public schools, she immediately worried about her 11-year-old daughter — who has a chronic lung...
New York and Maryland follow Ohio in creating Covid vaccine lottery
New York and Maryland both announced lotteries on Thursday for people who get vaccinated against Covid-19, joining Ohio, which last week announced drawings to give...
Bitcoin correction heralded as a ‘BTD’ opportunity, but what about DeFi?
DeFi protocols were buzzcut as their token values plummeted and the total value locked on all platforms fell to levels not seen since April....
UNC’s slap at Nikole Hannah-Jones is no isolated incident
Political opposition to Nikole Hannah-Jones’s work, not any quibble with her qualifications, explains the UNC board’s decision to deny her tenure, says Nicole Hemmer, and...
Bank of Russia to Launch Digital Ruble Prototype by End of Year
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is preparing to release a digital prototype of the national fiat towards the end of 2021, a high-ranking official...