The Trump DOJ’s Work to Overturn Gun Laws, One Year In

One year ago, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over alleged delays in issuing permits to carry concealed guns. It was the first in a flurry of litigation brought by the Trump administration to challenge gun restrictions, a cause championed by the president’s political base. The Civil Rights … Read more

German Unity Day: Steinmeier laments ‘bitter setbacks’

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned that Germany’s democracy is once again being challenged. The 70-year-old used his final German Unity Day speech as president to reflect on more than three decades of political change. “I thought everyone had learned the lesson from history, and now I see supporters of right-wing extremism seeking to erase … Read more

Saturday Sessions: The War and Treaty performs "It'll Hurt Me More Than It'll Hurt You"

Dynamic duo Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr. are behind The War and Treaty, a Grammy-nominated band known for their high-energy, crowd-pleasing performances. The married duo just release an expanded edition of their album “The Story of Michael and Tanya.” Here’s The War and Treaty with “It’ll Hurt Me More Than It’ll Hurt You.”

Election signage deliberately set on fire, National MP Carlos Cheung says

National’s Mt Roskill MP says his election signage has been deliberately set on fire, after already being vandalised. “This is not harmless behaviour. It is dangerous, reckless and completely unacceptable,” Cheung wrote on social media, sharing a picture of the signage on fire. “Deliberately setting fire to signage can put people, property and the wider … Read more

‘Sadness, cynicism and deep disappointment’: the Cornell gang-rape case and the failure of #MeToo | Rape and sexual assault

Student safety advocates in the US call the start of the fall semester at universities “the red zone”. Fraternities, sororities and off-campus bars throw parties welcoming students back to school. It’s supposed to be fun, but it can also be dangerous: more than 50% of sexual assaults that occur at colleges happen during that six- … Read more

Real Reason Zendaya Is Refusing To Take ‘Easy Shots’ At Sydney Sweeney Amid Controversy Over Her Sports Betting Ad

Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney photo collage

MEGA Sydney Sweeney recently found herself again at the center of a heated public conversation, this time over a provocative campaign that has divided opinions across sports and Hollywood. What began as an advertisement for sports betting platform Novig quickly became a much bigger debate about women, sports, and the use of sex appeal in … Read more

Trump appears to share personal phone number of US senator in ploy to push permanent daylight savings | Donald Trump

Donald Trump on Saturday put pressure on the US senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, urging Americans to call what appeared to be the personal cellphone number of his fellow Republican and the chair of the Senate intelligence committee. The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House … Read more

Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike | Tennessee

Tennessee’s top prison official is stepping down in the aftermath of the failed execution of death row prisoner Christa Pike, the state’s governor Bill Lee announced Saturday. Frank Strada, the department of correction commissioner, will leave his position later in October as the state launches an independent investigation into what went wrong during Wednesday’s botched … Read more