Doing Big Things in Policy: It's All White Space - Wanna do big things? This week, a how-to guide for technically minded people who want to stop posting and start changing things — covering everything from why every globally important problem is "white space." Joining Jordan are Kumar Garg, founder of Renaissance Philanthropy and a veteran of the Obama...
Samsung Electronics reaches last-minute wage deal with labor union - Samsung Electronics’ labor union held off on launching a planned 18-day strike Wednesday after reaching a last-minute, tentative wage deal with the company management, alleviating immediate concerns about a potential operational shutdown at the world’s leading memory chip maker. The tentative agreement...
Ivy League ‘Golden Boy’ who killed his father appears in first interview behind bars - DANNEMORA, N.Y. (Court TV) — A man convicted of killing his father because he was angry over his reduced weekly allowance is speaking out for the first time behind bars. Thomas Gilbert Jr., 41, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder in the death...
‘He was not disposable’: Alicia Andrews sentenced in murder of Julio Foolio - TAMPA, Fla. (Court TV) – A woman convicted of traveling with her boyfriend to kill rapper Julio Foolio smiled at her sentencing and appeared unaffected as a judge sentenced her to prison. While Alicia Andrews, 23, had faced charges of first-degree murder, the jury found her guilty of the lesser charge...
UN warns of surging mass displacement in Haiti due to gang violence - The UN reported on Wednesday that nearly 30,000 people have fled their homes in Haiti to escape a new wave of violent attacks perpetrated by armed gangs over the past ten days, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian and security situations resulting from ongoing gang violence in the Caribbean island...
CPJ warns of potential hostilities from FIFA host countries against traveling journalists - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) warned Thursday that journalists covering the FIFA World Cup 2026 may face hostility from the authorities. The warning comes with a travel advisory and legal rights guide for traveling journalists. The group recorded recent actions taken by US immigration authorities...
UN and AU sign landmark agreement guaranteeing access to safe health products - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA) signed the Framework Agreement for Collaboration on Friday, which aims to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, efficient, and quality-assured health products across the African continent. The Framework Agreement...
Boyfriend sentenced for murder of roller-skating influencer found burned - ATLANTA (Court TV) — A man convicted of murdering his roller-skating influencer girlfriend was sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Eugene Louis-Jacques, 24, was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, arson, concealing a death and tampering with evidence in the...
International Criminal Court orders ongoing detention of former Philippines president - A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday ordered that former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte remain in custody in The Hague. The judges found that “there is a real and substantial risk” that Duterte could “abscond or obstruct justice.” In making their decision,...
Amnesty International urges Mozambique to investigate killing of opposition figure Pedro João Chaúque - Amnesty International demanded on Tuesday that Mozambican authorities conduct a prompt, independent, and impartial investigation into the killing of opposition figure, Pedro João Chaúque, in Gaza, Mozambique, on May 16 and bring perpetrators to justice. Chaúque, a member of the opposition party National...
Massachusetts students sue over state’s “two-tiered” public school system - Nine minor students and a coalition of community groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts education officials, alleging the state’s school districting illegally segregates Black and Latino children into an inferior, “two-tiered” education system. The complaint names the Massachusetts...
U.S. Chamber Strongly Condemns Canada's Online Streaming Act - WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce firmly opposes the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) latest action implementing Canada's Online Streaming Act, including CRTC Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2026-96 (released May 21, 2026). The Act would require...
VA v. Ebony Parker: 1st Grader Shoots Teacher Trial - NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Court TV) — A judge has dismissed the case against an assistant principal of a Virginia elementary school who was accused of failing to act before a first grader shot his teacher with a gun. Ebony Parker was charged with eight counts of felony child abuse and had pleaded not guilty....
China\u2019s AI optimism isn\u2019t what it seems - The enthusiasm seems real. But for a population that lived through the mass layoffs of the 1990s, optimism and fear can look identical from the outside.
