Toxic Gas Release at West Virginia Metal Refining Plant Kills 2, Injures 30 Others

In West Virginia, two workers were killed and more than 30 people injured on Wednesday after hydrogen sulfide gas leaked at a metal refining plant outside Charleston. First responders who rushed to ...

How Hawkish Democrats, from Schumer to Harris, Paved the Way for War with Iran: Stephen Zunes

The Senate on Wednesday rejected another bid to rein in President Donald Trump’s ability to use further military force ...

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law Requiring Classrooms to Display Ten Commandments

A panel of federal appeals court judges has upheld a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public ...

American Lung Association: Nearly Half of U.S. Children Are Breathing Dangerous Air Pollution

A new report warns nearly half of all children across the United States are regularly exposed to dangerously high levels of ...

NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé Released After Violent Arrest at Anti-Eviction Protest

Here in New York, City Councilmember Chi Ossé was released from NYPD custody on Wednesday after his violent arrest at a protest in support of a homeowner facing eviction. Ossé said after his release ...

The Looming Food Crisis: Why the Strait of Hormuz Is Disrupting Global Agriculture

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have raised fuel costs and caused shortages of key fertilizers around the world, wreaking havoc on the agricultural industry. Adam ...

Iran Says It’s Collecting Tolls for Ships Transiting Strait of Hormuz

Officials in Iran say they’ve collected the first revenue from tolls imposed on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Analysts say the tolls could generate up to $20 million in daily revenue for Iran ...

Despite Ceasefire, Israel Kills 5 in Lebanon, Including Journalist Amal Khalil

In southern Lebanon, Israeli forces killed at least five people on Wednesday, despite the 10-day, U.S.-brokered ceasefire that’s supposed to remain in effect until Sunday. Among those killed was ...

Pentagon Fires Navy Secretary John Phelan After Clashes with Hegseth

The Pentagon has announced that it has removed Secretary of the Navy John Phelan from his post, with no explanation given for his sudden departure. According to The Wall Street Journal, Defense ...

Senate Republicans Defeat Iran War Powers Resolution for Fifth Time

The Senate has rejected another bid to rein in President Trump’s ability to use further military force against Iran, marking Democrats’ fifth effort to do so since the war began on February 28. On ...

Betting on War: Mysterious Traders Make Millions on Well-Timed Bets Tied to Trump’s War on Iran

The rise of online prediction markets has allowed people to bet on virtually any news event. For a small group of traders, the war with Iran has been a windfall. A number of lucrative, well-timed bets ...

Pope Leo Wraps Up Four-Nation Visit to Africa

Pope Leo has wrapped up his four-nation visit to Africa with a trip to Equatorial Guinea, the first visit to the West African nation by a pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. During his visit, Leo met ...