Monday, April 20, 2026

150,000 Penguins Die After Huge Iceberg Blocks Route to Sea

The giant iceberg, the size of Rome, had apparently been floating close to the coast for 20 years before crashing into a glacier and becoming stuck.

Voting Rights Remain Under Attack 50 Years After the Bloody Sunday March in Selma

This past weekend, thousands of people, including President Obama and more than 100 members of Congress, marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Still, the Voting Rights Act is under peril today.

Race, history, and the #ScienceMarch

“People from all parts of the political spectrum should be alarmed by [Trump’s] efforts to deny scientific progress.”
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Former police officer charged with falsifying arrest report

"The La Mesa Police Department holds each and every member of the Department to the highest standards of integrity in order to protect and serve our community and keep its trust.”

How to protect all workers from extreme heat on the job

It served as another reminder that the threat of heat stress grows each year and of the pressing need to deliver commonsense protections for all workers.

Former Tennessee deputy charged with assaulting police officers during Capitol riots

Ronald McAbee was arrested Tuesday after the FBI received a tip concerning his exposed identity on police body cam footage during the Capitol riots.

In Boston, an approach to housing that avoids eviction

How did the company do it, and can its method be a model for other developers?

Why hurricanes Harvey and Irma won’t lead to action on climate change

The hurricanes of Harvey and Irma will be a catalyst for a new age of realism regarding the hazards of climate change.

Nice people make the best Nazis: The moral bankruptcy of silent Trump voters

Trump’s many spoken bigotries were not a deal-breaker for the silent majority of ‘nice’ supporters. That is the true disgrace.
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The plot to kill Julian Assange: Report reveals CIA’s plan to kidnap, assassinate Wikileaks...

“This is the CIA talking about conspiracy to kidnap and murder an Australian citizen and an award-winning journalist and editor who has done nothing but publish truthful information.”