Iran’s execution rate tops 1,000 this year as death row inmates launch hunger strike
The regime in Iran was described as being on an "unprecedented execution spree" by the United Nations. The Office of...
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Dawn Staley says NBA ‘not ready’ for female head coach, doubts it will happen in her lifetime
Dawn Staley's resume speaks for itself. She is a six-time WNBA All-Star, an Olympic gold medalist and a Naismith Memorial...
Trump’s Plan to Deprive Palestinians Any Say in Their Future
Donald Trump greets Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP Photo For...
Brewers manager reads touching Bob Uecker letter after team clinches postseason berth
The Milwaukee Brewers became the first team in MLB this season to clinch a postseason berth following a 9-8 win...
China Didn’t Want You to See This Video of Xi and Putin. So Reuters Deleted It.
When two world leaders were caught on a hot mic having a bizarre conversation about living forever, the news agency...
These 59 Companies Fought the Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill in 2016. In 2025, They’re Silent.
In the weeks after North Carolina’s Republican-led state legislature passed its infamous 2016 “bathroom bill” — banning transgender people from...
What The Intercept Is Reading
Nonfiction “Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty Book,” Adam Kucharski (2025) My summer reading was a little unusual this year,...
Trump Administration Wants to Banish Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
The Trump administration announced Monday it was processing Kilmar Abrego Garcia for expulsion to Uganda, threatening to banish him to...
Accepted at Universities, Unable to Get Visas: Inside Trump’s War on International Students
A prominent Indian journalist was notified by the Trump administration this week that his student visa to pursue a master’s...
Vandals chop down tree honoring Jewish man tortured and killed in antisemitic attack
French leaders are condemning vandals who chopped down a tree honoring a Jewish man who was kidnapped and tortured for...
Can Congress Stop Trump From Starting a War in Mexico?
More than 30 humanitarian, public interest, immigrant rights, faith-based, veterans’ advocacy, and drug policy reform groups are calling on Congress...
The Incredible Disappearing Human Rights Reports
The State Department released its annual reports on human rights around the world on Tuesday, and revealed an administration set...
New U.S. Report on Israel’s Human Rights Abuses Is 91 Percent Shorter
The United States published its annual report on Israeli human rights abuses on Tuesday. Last year, the State Department published...
Trump Orders State Department to Overlook International Human Rights Abuses
The State Department is gutting its human rights reporting by excising information detailing abuses by foreign governments from the department’s annual...
Pope Leo XIV condemns brutal machete attack that killed 49 Christians during prayer in DR Congo
The Pope, the State Department, the United Nations and a leading Christian group have all condemned a new major attack...
