Society
California has added Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to its list of state holidays, following the signing of Assembly Bill 2017 by Governor Gavin Newsom. The measure formally recognizes the two major Islamic holidays in state law and introduces provisions allowing public employees, schools and community......
American actress Susan Sarandon was among several demonstrators detained in New York on Thursday as activists protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly. Sarandon, 79, was taken into custody during a sit-in organized by Jewish Voice for Peace......
ormer US President Barack Obama said women could bring significant improvements to global leadership, arguing that many of the world's problems are linked to older leaders who remain in positions of power for too long. Speaking at a private leadership event in Singapore in December 2019, Obama was......
At least 21 people have been shot by U.S. federal immigration officers since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to an analysis based on ABC News reporting, statements from lawmakers and government records. The cases have intensified scrutiny of the use of force during......
The United States has transferred more than 25,000 migrants to countries other than their countries of origin since Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to an international investigation examining the expansion of the administration’s third-country deportation policy. The investigation,......
The Trump administration plans to set the United States’ refugee admissions ceiling at 17,500 for fiscal year 2027, with the majority of those places expected to be allocated to Afrikaners from South Africa, according to a notice sent by the State Department to Congress. The proposed ceiling,......
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide state of emergency as a strengthening El Niño climate pattern raises concerns about potentially severe weather across the state during the coming fall and winter. The emergency proclamation is intended to mobilize state resources ahead......
Two pilots were killed Sunday after a helicopter involved in wildfire suppression operations crashed inside Yosemite National Park in California, authorities said. The aircraft was carrying only the two pilots, who were working for a private contractor providing aerial firefighting services. According......
Five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday after an Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway at Miami International Airport and crashed into several vehicles before catching fire, local authorities said. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava confirmed the death toll during a press......
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the psychological consequences of the tragedy may still be affecting the families of those who responded to the disaster. A new study suggests that children of first responders who developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the attacks may......
Dozens of sick and disoriented sea lions have washed up on California beaches in recent days, prompting wildlife authorities and marine experts to warn the public against approaching the affected animals. The Marine Mammal Center said the animals are suffering from domoic acid poisoning, a neurological......
Leaked U.S. government documents have shed new light on the Trump administration's use of third-country deportation arrangements, showing that more than 100 migrants were transferred to eight African countries over a period of roughly ten days. According to the documents, three deportation flights......
Gathered in Casablanca, around 200 former beneficiaries of the EducationUSA program exchanged ideas with entrepreneurs and representatives from the academic world with a shared goal: to transform their American experience into new bridges between Morocco and the United States. This dynamic places human......
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