Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a federal appeals court in New York to order his immediate release from prison
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination
US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person
Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra released from detention, advocates say
A prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist has been released after spending nine months in immigration detention
Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026
The Trump administration says it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year
California farmer arrested on suspicion of murder in wife’s death in Arizona
Authorities say a prominent California farmer has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife
Trump critic George Conway takes steps to run for New York City congressional seat
George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City
US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, activists say
The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abus...
Report: Climate is central to truth and reconciliation for the Sámi in Finland
Earlier this month, the Finnish government released its Truth and Reconciliation report, which documents years of harm done to the country’s Indigenous Sámi people. Truth and Reconciliation Commissions have been emerging since the 1970s, with varying degrees of impact. South Africa’s 1998 Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, commissioned to address...
This Netflix holiday rom-com is secretly an environmentalist fantasy
At first glance, A Merry Little Ex-Mas looks like yet another holiday rom-com — a comforting, predictable love story done up in a tidy bow. Only in this case, that festive wrapper is made of green ribbon. Any environmentally minded viewers will quickly clock Ex-Mas as not just a corny...