In 2026, places of worship around the world have increasingly become targets of far-right extremist threats and violence. GPAHE documents plots and attacks targeting synagogues, mosques, Sikh gurdwara...

In this article adapted from the Pop Panic Substack, Annie Wilkinson exposes the tenets of reproductive fascism found in the Heritage Foundation’s America 250 report, “Saving America by Saving the Fam...

Authorities searched premises across Germany, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy and Poland in an investigation into a suspected criminal organization accused of producing and distributing music with ...

Wisconsin’s Sauk and Winnebago counties joined an ICE program to boost immigration enforcement. Candidates running for sheriff have vowed to quit it if elected next month.

As the movement loses women, the right’s lonely idea of family has come into focus.

In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

A new “propaganda playbook” aims to demystify common techniques used to target Black Americans, long a powerful voting bloc, with election-related disinformation.

Two purported white supremacists and a third man have been charged with federal hate crimes and obstruction after authorities say they attacked three men, including two U.S. Marines, in a racially mot...

In 2026, places of worship around the world have increasingly become targets of far-right extremist threats and violence. GPAHE documents plots and attacks targeting synagogues, mosques, Sikh gurdwara...

An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...

The most salient part of the accusation that Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt lodged against former special prosecutor Jack Smith in a Senate hearing on Tuesday is that it was wrong. It was ecstatically and...

Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...

Natural disasters are striking more often and with greater intensity. To keep their lights on, these communities are turning to independent supplies of renewable energy.

Archaeologists discovered 48 prehistoric arrows during a recent three-week expedition in the mountains of Jotunheimen

Colorectal cancer in teens is extremely rare. But when cases are diagnosed, they’re often advanced and more difficult to treat.

Friday's jobs report is the last one that will come out before the Nov. 3 elections that will determine whether President Donald Trump's Republicans maintain full control of Congress.

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter and spread farther? A University of Florida study suggests cogongrass, an invasive grass that has spread across much of Florida and the southeastern ...

The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown

The judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office.

Accusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as "victim-blaming."

Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.

El Niño has stymied storm formation even more than forecasters expected

The Minnesota movement still holds important lessons for those working to defend democracy in the Trump era.

A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.

The brown bear, who now weighs between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds after fattening up on salmon, earned his nickname as a cub. When he was little, he enjoyed riding on his mom's back as she swam across a r...

Renee Good’s family has sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, alleging wrongful death and other violations of federal law in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minnesota.

The administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without a bond hearing has divided lower courts.

DOJ alleges the district judges showed bias when they spoke to The New York Times about the administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.

“We’re furries at home, and we’re airline pilots at work, and these are two separate things,” says one member of the community in response to senator Tommy Tuberville's recent rant.

Homeland Security Department officials pushed back on the report, contending that “[i]t is simply incorrect to suggest that these employees occupied national security positions for years without appro...

The federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect.

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants with legal status, including refugees and sex-trafficking victims, are at risk of losing government health coverage starting Oct. 1.

Hawaii has never had three hurricanes come within 50 miles in the same year

El Niño years usually see fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean—but this year is approaching an all-time record.

Baghdad touted the end of the U.S. mission as a sign of the country's increasing strength and sovereignty.

The One Big Beautiful Bill ends eligibility for refugees, asylees, trafficking victims and others, and its impact could be larger than initially predicted.

Learn more about the shifts in weather that may arise thanks to a powerful El Niño this winter and what the impacts on North America could be.

Most of the frozen water has vanished because glaciers have been flowing faster into the ocean, rather than because of surface melting of ice sheets, according to a new study. Researchers estimate the...

What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online?

The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.

Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...

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And other California voting conspiracy theory scandals.

The state Libertarian Party has issued repeated calls for political violence in social media posts.

GOP incumbents are seeking distance from President Trump, but it’s not likely to save them.

President Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes.