Thursday, November 5, 2026
The Be'er Sheva District Court, where the indictment was filed. Photo: Zairon/CC BY-SA 4.0

Israeli prosecutors indict 12 prison guards after Palestinian detainee beaten to death

Text messages seized by investigators show guards discussing the beating as it happened
New York City Hall. Photo: Kidfly182 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mamdani launches nation’s first city office dedicated to worker organizing

City Hall points to CEO pay ratios and outdoor worker risks in laying out what the new agency is meant to address.
Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Photo: Parkerjh / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall

More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
A ballot drop box. Photo: Cliffordsnow / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks Trump administration rule restricting mail ballots

The order covers the November election, months after Trump signed an executive order targeting how ballots move through the mail
The Texas State Capitol in Austin. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Texas Sunset Review offers chance to address the mental health crisis-to-prison pipeline

Updates in policy for people with developmental disabilities and serious mental illness could reduce repeated cycling through the carceral system, advocates say
Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, one of the low-lying island nations threatened by rising seas. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory, Wanmei Liang (public domain)

What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands

The world is now expected to breach the 1.5°C warming limit that small island states have spent years defending as a threshold for survival.
A photojournalist wearing press identification and protective gear. Photo: Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Israeli Strikes Wound Journalists in Lebanon and Gaza amid “Ceasefires”

The strikes come days after ceasefires were announced in both Gaza and Lebanon.
A residential street in England. Photo: James Emmans / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Revealed: the vast scale of England’s £255m illegal care industry

Our major new investigation shows the trade in illegal children’s homes involves hundreds of companies – and a quarter of a billion pounds
A memorial to nuclear test veterans. Photo: NotFromUtrecht / CC BY-SA 3.0

Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and...

A UN meeting this month put nuclear test survivors from Kazakhstan, Kiribati and beyond at the center of disarmament talks usually dominated by treaties and diplomats.
Chicago Teachers Union members at a 2019 rally. Photo: Charles Edward Miller / CC BY-SA 2.0

More than 40% of teachers now work a second job to make ends meet,...

Nearly a third of respondents say they are likely to leave teaching within a year, and researchers separately found the gap between teacher pay and other college graduates' pay barely eased in 2025.