Victims are still being identified; shooter was killed by law enforcement.
By Rebecca Salinas & David Ibañez, KSAT An 18-year-old man killed at least 19 students and one teacher at Robb Elementary in Uvalde in what is now Texas’ deadliest mass school shooting, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The shooter was killed by law enforcement officers. Nine victims have been publicly identified by […]
New York, NY – May 6, 2022: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attends 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards at Hilton Midtown (Shutterstock) By The Daily Digest A fresh new face On Monday, May 16, the world met Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House’s new Press Secretary. This black, lesbian graduate from Columbia, who is replacing […]
Culican, Mexico – Apr 09, 2020: Police checkpoint during lockdown checking people’s body temperature. (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Mexico’s Supreme Court released a decision on May 18 that struck down the policy of stopping and searching individuals to check their immigration status as racist and discriminatory—and therefore unconstitutional. Such searches have been part […]
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp Attending the Danish Girl Film Premiere During Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2015, in Toronto, Canada (Shutterstock) By Kellie Lynch, The Conversation Strip away the celebrity intrigue and media frenzy, and the high-profile court battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard involves issues painfully familiar to many […]
Manhattan jury found Sorokin, 31, guilty of multiple fraud charges in 2019, and she served her complete prison sentence.
Demonstrators call to “Free Them All” during an Abolish ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) protest for Javier Maradiaga on February 15, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Audrey Conklin, Fox News Anna Sorokin, who convinced New York City’s elite that she was a German heiress by the name of Anna Delvey in 2017, is […]
By Linda Nwoke There are over 200 million immigrants all around, making up about 3% of the global population. The number of migrants is increasing as the world’s population increases. Just as the number of countries with borders increases, there is also an increase in the number of migrants. In the United States, scholars like […]
May 23, 2022 – On Tuesday, May 24th, Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan will give remarks about his vision for mental health in New York City at the Henry Street Settlement. Following these remarks, officials will tour the program space for CONNECT, a new community-based mental health pilot. WHO: Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, Deputy […]
Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 03-20-2021 – 80 migrants, mostly Hondurans, live in the Good Samaritan shelter in Ciudad Juárez, they were expelled from the United States under title 42. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Just three days before Title 42 was set to end on May 23, a federal judge in Louisiana blocked the Centers […]
Major changes have come to the state’s political lines ahead of a double primary season this summer.
Brooklyn, NY, USA – October 24, 2020: People waiting in line for early presidential voting at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, Brooklyn amid coronavirus pandemic. (Shutterstock) By Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY New York’s special master for redistricting has finalized the state’s congressional and state Senate maps, further altering city districts and opening the starting gate […]
Washington DC., USA, September 10, 1991 – Clarence Thomas, nominee for Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court ponders questions to him from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Shutterstock) By Joan Biskupic, CNN There was a little seen warm moment between Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas last November 1, just […]