Who Is Pam Bondi? Trump Loyalist Tapped for AG Dropped Probe into Trump University After His $25K Donation
Donald Trump has tapped a new loyalist to head the Department of Justice, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who served on his defense team during his first impeachment trial and now works at ...
“A Great Swindle”: Activists Slam Draft Climate Plan Reducing How Much Rich Polluting Countries Owe
Broadcasting from Baku, Azerbaijan, on the final official day of this year’s finance-themed United Nations climate summit, we look at how climate justice activists are outraged at how little money is ...
“Trillions, Not Billions”: Climate Activists Protest as COP29 Closes in on a “Bad Deal”
On the final official day of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, it is still unclear if this year’s United Nations climate summit will lead to an agreement before the end of the official conference or if talks ...
COP29 Latest Draft Calls for $1.3T in Climate Funding, But Civil Society Orgs Say It Falls Far Short
Azerbaijan’s delegation to the COP29 United Nations climate summit has released the latest draft of a climate financing deal, calling for the delivery of $1.3 trillion per year by 2035. But the text ...
Kremlin Says It Fired New Hypersonic Missile, Not ICBM, in Attack on Dnipro, Ukraine
The Kremlin has denied claims by Ukraine that Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile in an attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ...
Family and Supporters Demand Justice for Kansas City-Area Mother and Baby Killed by Police
In Kansas City, Missouri, community members are calling for accountability after a 34-year-old mother, Maria Pike, and her 2-month-old daughter Destinii Hope were killed in an altercation with police, ...
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New York Union Members Join Climate Activists Calling for 15 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy
Back in the U.S., over 200 New Yorkers, including activists, union members and elected leaders, gathered to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York Power Authority to build 15 gigawatts of ...
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U.S. House Passes Bill Allowing Trump to Silence Critics, Label Nonprofits as Terror Groups
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved H.R. 9495, dubbed the “nonprofit killer” by civil society groups. The measure would give the incoming Trump administration broad authority to go after ...
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Brazil’s Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro Indicted over 2022 Coup Plot Against Rival Pres. Lula
Brazil’s federal police force has recommended criminal charges against far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempting a coup as he attempted to cling to power in the wake of the 2022 ...
U.S. Prosecutors Indict India’s Wealthiest Man, Gautam Adani, on Bribery Charges
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have indicted India’s wealthiest man, Gautam Adani, and several associates on multiple counts of fraud under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a U.S. anti-bribery law.
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National Book Award Winner Lena Khalaf Tuffaha Calls on Writers to Oppose Israeli’s Genocide
Palestinian American poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha called on writers to use the power of words and their platforms to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza as she accepted the National Book Award Wednesday ...
42 Shia Muslims Killed in Attack on Convoy in Pakistan’s Northwest
In Pakistan, at least 42 people were killed and more than a dozen critically injured Thursday when gunmen opened fire on a convoy of 200 vehicles traveling through a remote northwestern region near ...