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Netanyahu’s UN visit sparks NYC protests

Netanyahu's UN visit sparks NYC protests

Sophie Fang | Oct. 2, 2026
As of January, the Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has publicly demanded that the U.S. federal government honor International Criminal Court warrants and arrest Netanyahu if he enters the country. In a video that was posted on his social media accounts, he publicly condemned Netanyahu for inciting genocide

SAVE Act would impact Philly elections

Erik Heyman-Meltzer | Feb. 27, 2026
There has been continued controversy around the "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act", which would directly impact how elections are run across the country. The bill, strongly advocated by President Trump and most members of the Republican Party, would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when
SAVE Act would impact Philly elections

ICE expands with PA warehouses

Sophie Fang | Feb. 27, 2026
Located about a mile from Interstate 78, a 518,000-square-foot warehouse in Berks County, PA, is now being converted into a processing center for Immigration & Customs Enforcement. The purchase, announced in February, is being touted by the agency as a ready-made way to expand detention capacity in Pennsylvania. The federal
ICE expands with PA warehouses

Don Lemon, former CNN anchor, arrested at Minnesota protest

Zarina Morgan | Feb. 13, 2026
On Jan. 18 , Don Lemon, an independent journalist and host of the Don Lemon Show, chronicled a protest against Immigration Customs Enforcement at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, Minnesota. While another independent journalist and two protesters were arrested in Minnesota, former CNN host Lemon was later arrested
Don Lemon, former CNN anchor, arrested at Minnesota protest

The emerging deepfake crisis, powered by AI

Sophie Fang | Feb. 13, 2026
In the past month, X's proprietary AI chatbot, Grok, produced thousands of non-consensual images. Over nine days since Jan. 22, users had Grok generate and post over 4.4 million potentially compromising images of young girls and women. Following Elon Musk's launch of "Grok Spicy Mode" last summer and the AI
The emerging deepfake crisis, powered by AI

Cities push back on ICE after shooting

Odote Ondiek and Subiksha Ganesh | Jan. 16, 2026
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and American citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7. In numerous videos circulated across social media platforms, Good was seen in her vehicle, parked across a one-way street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, obstructing ICE agents. Two ICE agents approached her
Cities push back on ICE after shooting

After Venezuela, Trump eyes Colombia and Greenland

Erik Heyman-Meltzer | Jan. 16, 2026
While many students were still celebrating the ringing in of the new year on Jan. 3, many awoke to the news of the overnight operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. In a press conference following the operation, President Trump put it as part of
After Venezuela, Trump eyes Colombia and Greenland

CDC shortens list of recommended childhood vaccines

Shraddha Pandya | Jan. 16, 2026
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control reduced the list of recommended vaccines for all children aged 11 to 18, marking vaccines for influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, meningococcus, RSV, and COVID-19 to only be recommended for "high-risk" children or after "shared clinical-decision-making" between doctors and parents. The changes
CDC shortens list of recommended childhood vaccines