Thursday, November 5, 2026

In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper

The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.
New York City Hall. Photo: Momos / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

DoorDash to pay $131.5 million after underpaying New York City delivery workers

The company will send its pay data to the city every month for the next three years.
Sulaymaniyah, in Iraqi Kurdistan, where Tara Abdullah staged her public art installations. Photo: Diyar Muhammed / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

IRAQ: ‘Art Is the Only Weapon That Doesn’t Hurt or Kill’

Tara Abdullah has faced court summons and online threats for public art installations addressing femicide in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The Royal Courts of Justice in London, where the high court issued its ruling. Photo: The wub / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

New Carter-Ruck ruling could leave legal watchdog ‘toothless’ against SLAPPs

The ruling also threatens six unrelated SRA investigations into fraud and dishonesty that relied on the same privileged material.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea, where isolated terrain and few roads leave many communities far from health and legal services. Photo: Carlquist, Sherwin John / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Life-Changing Humanitarians Empower Women Against Violence in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands

In the remote Highlands region of PNG, humanitarians are life-saving beacons to women and girls facing myriad forms of violence.
The U.S. Capitol. An FBI anti-corruption probe into Sen. Susan Collins was shelved after the second Trump administration dismantled the unit handling it. Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the...

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump administration dismantled the unit handling the inquiry.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage at Landing Zone 1. Photo: SpaceX (CC0)

The first trillionaire – no big deal?

Multi-billionaires are bad enough; a trillionaire is a magnitude worse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles, June 12, 2025. Photo: DHSgov (public domain)

ICE agent shoots delivery driver in Austin as officials question who will investigate

The Department of Homeland Security says it is leading the inquiry, with its Homeland Security Investigations unit in charge, a role the FBI has historically held, CBS News reported.