Mexican man dies in ICE custody in Laredo, at least the 20th fatality this year

Webb County’s medical examiner said Felix Alcorta-Rodriguez died from “natural causes,” although the full autopsy is pending. He’s at least the fifth person to die…

Glenn Kirschner on DOJ’s latest failures!

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New report details long-standing systematic failures in Nottingham’s maternity care

On 24 June, independent senior midwife Donna Ockenden published her long-awaited review of failures in maternity care under Nottingham university hospitals (NUH) NHS trust. The…

Putin IMPLODES As Russian Economy COLLAPSES and Ukraine Gains Ground

Battery bonanza reshaping grid transition game plan

An updated road map for decarbonising the electricity system features a bigger role for batteries and solar, and a smaller but crucial contribution from wind.

Oops!…They Did It Again

Haunted memory, darkened rooms, underground house party: these were the themes in the first iteration of Once Removed, where five artists took over a Greenwood…

Trade Unions and climate groups call national Heat Strike

A coalition of trade unions and climate groups announced on 23 June that they’re calling a national Heat Strike at the peak of the heatwave…

Badnoch sinks to new lows as MPs appear increasingly out of touch

Conservative leader Badenoch has descended into the gutter of British politics as she threw loaded words like “traitor” at Labour MPs and made clear her…

America’s Global Trust Just Hit Rock Bottom—Here’s Why

Scorching heatwaves, torrential rain – all in a matter of days. It’s not just bad luck

Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.

Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities. It’s time we listen to them

Climate change is disproportionately affecting remote First Nations communities – as three experts explain.

What people with intersex traits want you to know

People born with variations of sex characteristics have bodies that are a little different to social and medical expectations.

A ‘direct wave’ from colliding black holes reveals signature of a whirlpool in spacetime

For the first time, scientists have gained information from the very surface of a newborn black hole.

Generational conflict has been around forever – just ask the ancients

Among the Romans, fathers had complete legal control over their sons and daughters. This included the right to inflict capital punishment.

The Intercept Sues to Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database

The Department of Homeland Security refuses to comply with FOIA requests over its unlawful efforts to stifle the First Amendment. The post The Intercept Sues…

The Intercept Sues to Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database

The Department of Homeland Security refuses to comply with FOIA requests over its unlawful efforts to stifle the First Amendment. The post The Intercept Sues…

Trump’s Plan A to Rig Elections Is Failing in Court. Plan B Is Much Worse.

Museum Of Science And Industry Plans To Open Original South Entrance For 1st Time In A Century 

The $22 million renovation will add a wheelchair accessible entrance and an indoor café with a terrace overlooking Jackson Park.

‘You’re next’: The Black and Latino New Yorkers feeling burned by Mamdani’s primary sweep

Rep. Adriano Espaillat was defeated in Tuesday's primary. Rep. Nydia Velázquez's successor was also defeated. “It feels existential,” one supporter of Antonio Reynoso said. […

Six Oregon Cities Have Some of the Highest Rates of Alcohol-Induced Death in the Nation for People 65 and Over

An aging population, lack of rural treatment and health care, low alcohol taxes, and a pervasive drinking culture all contribute to the high death rates.