President Joe Biden’s administration has ordered the unsealing of over 13,000 documents relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 97% of the Kennedy files in the collection are now available to the public. The documents are said to contain more information on Lee Harvey Oswald, as well as...
The Biden Admin Getting Ready for the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency
The White House is preparing to end the COVID public health emergency, even as cases rise, the administration's coronavirus response coordinator said Tuesday. During the transition, the federal government will cease buying COVID vaccines, treatment and diagnostics as the virus becomes integrated into the normal healthcare market, like influenza is....
Details About the Secret $32M Fight Against the “Stop the Steal” Movement
Two groups spent millions in key battleground states to support election infrastructure during the midterms. The organizations, which operated in complete secrecy, were the Pro-Democracy Center and Pro-Democracy Campaign. They spent the money on initiatives to help states that faced unprecedented pressure from former President Donald Trump and his allies,...
Pundits in Iran Slam China’s Support for the United Arab Emirates
A joint statement at the end of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia has led to a strong backlash by Iranians who read it as a betrayal by Beijing. In the statement, the GCC and the Chinese side made a reference to three islands in the Persian Gulf...
Ian Bremmer: Fighting Iran’s Gender Apartheid Regime
Woman, life, freedom. Those three words have filled the streets of Iran since the ongoing women-led protests against the regime, the biggest since 2009, began last September. How did Iranian women get here? How has the theocracy responded so far? And what might come next? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer...
Zakaria: American Protectionism Could Imperil a Golden Era of Western Unity
The Biden administration has managed to rally large parts of the world to oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. The United States has persuaded most of its allies to act forcefully to punish Russia, and many others to at least provide aid to besieged Ukrainian forces and citizens....
Saudi Arabia Likely to Join Abraham Accords, Former UN Ambassador Says
Israel's former envoy to the UN says Saudi Arabia may be on the verge of normalizing ties with the Jewish state. Speaking at an international Abraham Accords forum, Danny Danan says he believes we will “see an agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia in the coming year.” Under the accords,...
Fresno State’s First Diversity Officer: ‘Everyone Needs to Be a Champion for Diversity’
Fresno State News Dr. Rashanda Booker wasn’t necessarily looking for a new career opportunity, especially one that would take her so far from her Southern roots. For Booker, a native of Oxford, Mississippi who was raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, California is a long way from “grits and sweet tea,”...
Iranian Forces Shooting at Faces and Genitals of Female Protesters, Medics Say
Iranian security forces are targeting women at anti-regime protests with shotgun fire to their faces, breasts and genitals, according to interviews with medics across the country. Doctors and nurses – treating demonstrators in secret to avoid arrest – said they first observed the practice after noticing that women often arrived...
Case Filed With International Crime Court in Israeli Killing of Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Al Jazeera says it has uncovered evidence showing the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was a "deliberate killing" and the network has submitted a case against Israeli forces at the International Criminal Court. The Palestinian-American journalist was shot in the head during an Israeli army raid in the occupied...