Sonal Soni, Nation & World Editor
• October 10, 2021
Nicole Ahn had just moved into her new apartment in Germany when she realized WhatsApp — an app she regularly uses to communicate with her friends and family abroad — had stopped working.
At first,...
BEIRUT (AP) — This fall, the academic year in Lebanon is gripped by the same chaos that has overwhelmed everything else in the country in its financial and economic meltdown.
Thousands of teachers...
Sonal Soni, Nation & World Editor
• October 3, 2021
Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) employees and supporters gathered outside the museum on Sept. 22 for a press conference to raise awareness for their unionization efforts. If successful, they will become...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden on Thursday evening signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had...
NEWBERG, Ore (AP) — An Oregon school board that acted last month to ban educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols has broadened the policy to prohibit district employees from...
(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S.’s top envoy to Haiti resigned abruptly on Sept. 22, 2021, over the Biden administration’s “inhumane” treatment of Haitian migrants crossing the border via Mexico into...
This story was translated from Spanish
Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency in January 2020 due to the femicide murders, but the laws have not prevented them from continuing to occur.
Femicides...
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday to provide $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system as Democrats moved to quash criticism from Republicans that their party is wavering...
DePaul placed a pay freeze on faculty and staff wages, resulting in financial hardships for low-salary employees despite the already straining pandemic. Community members criticized the university for...
Late Tuesday night, the GOP-backed effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom failed with nearly 64 percent of voters voting against the recall.
California expanded the option to vote-by-mail as...
As the Taliban takes a strong position in Afghanistan, people rush to the airport to seek refuge elsewhere. However, people are not the only ones rushing to the planes — cats, dogs and other pets are...
As the clock struck midnight, countless rainbow-themed storefronts, commercials and merchandise quickly faded away on July 1. Despite an entire month commemorating the struggles and pride of the LGBTQ+...
