This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents
admin More than 200,000 children in the US are estimated to have had a parent detained by ICE.
September 2026
Hedge Fund-Owned Publisher Lays Off Local Journalists From Papers Across the US
Unions decried the firing of nearly 100 workers, which they said will leave major gaps in coverage in many regions.
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. Abortion Ban States Have It Worst.
A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response.
Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open
The ruling is one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s use of “energy emergency” powers.
Louisiana Residents Are Resisting Plans to Build ICE Jail on Contaminated Site
Organizers are hard at work to convince officials to roll back an agreement with a private prison operator.
War Has Produced Lasting Severe Delays in Gaza’s Divorce and Custody Rulings
Courts in Gaza face frequent power outages and shortages of printing supplies. Some have only one computer.
Oil Prices Soar to New Heights as Houthis Seize Yemen’s Red Sea Coastline
A top economist estimated that Trump’s Iran war has already cost the average American household an extra $1,650.
Professors in the South Fear Doxxing and Harassment, New Survey Shows
The survey found a significant spike in the number of faculty worried about physical threats to their safety.
New Lawsuit Is Challenging Trump Admin Plan to Allow ICE at Polling Places
“The specter of armed officers at polling places threatens the freedom of this upcoming election,” the lawsuit says.
Over a Quarter of Voters Say They’re Supporters of DSA, Polling Finds
Nearly 6 in 10 Democrats said they back the socialist group.