2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (101+ words) Democracy Now! President Trump falsely claimed at a 9/11 memorial event Tuesday that two firefighters lifted him up and carried him away when he visited ground zero after the attacks In fact, according to footage, Trump was watching television the morning…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (445+ words) In Lebanon, Israeli strikes have killed at least 28 people and wounded 79 others in recent days — that’s despite a ceasefire in place since June. President Donald Trump: “I think the war will end immediately after the election.” President Donald Trump: “Because…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (192+ words) The Postal Service’s inspector general says it will review a whistleblower’s warning that the Trump administration’s new mail-in voting rule could result in thousands of legal ballots being discarded. The new rule would require states to hand over lists of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (339+ words) Newly released records from the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center show New York City health officials were still detecting asbestos up to half a mile from the site 10 months later. That’s despite official assurances after…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (79+ words) Bob Hennelly, general manager of WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York, broadcast live during the September 11 attacks in 2001 and has been covering developments ever since. He says officials rushed to reopen the city after the disaster, despite the health risks…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (133+ words) A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s attempt to block DACA recipient and Filipino activist Ya’akub Vijandre from seeking release from ICE custody. He’s been held at the Folkston ICE Processing Center in Georgia. Federal immigration agents arrested Vijandre last…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (400+ words) Reuters reports experts and officials from Nepal and China met three months before last week’s deadly floods to assess the risk of such disasters. The participants in May’s meeting reportedly called for joint efforts to strengthen the response to floods…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (435+ words) As Gary, Indiana, recovers from flooding and a two-week power outage, we also speak with Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century, who discusses the city’s history as a site of Black struggle and organizing....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) U.S. media reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow, after flight records showed an American military plane landing in the Russian capital. A U.S. diplomatic motorcade was also spotted. The CIA director’s reported trip follows a breakdown…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (706+ words) Dolly Parton: “Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’ / Barely gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’.” Dolly Parton: “I do know that I’m so honored and so proud to be here. And I’ve been writing songs…...