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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Texas legislature to impose stricter oversight and deny additional funds to the Texas Military Department (TMD), which oversees Texas’s National Guard (TNG) forces. This follows reports of TNG troops firing pepper-spray projectiles, commonly known as “pepper-ball,” against migrants at the US-Mexico border as part of Operation [...]

Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced the state will move forward with plans to execute Marcellus Williams at 6 pm local time on Tuesday despite controversy over evidence and racial discrimination in the trial that led to his 2001 capital conviction. Who is Marcellus Williams? The jury that convicted Williams of capital murder knew little about [...]

A local Kentucky sheriff has been taken into custody on murder charges following the fatal shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins on Thursday. Judge Mullins, who had served for fifteen years, was shot several times in his chambers.  A preliminary investigation by Kentucky police identified Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines as the primary suspect. [...]

US lawmakers urged the Biden administration in a hearing on Wednesday to intensify efforts to secure the release of Americans allegedly unjustly detained in China. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), co-chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), alongside representatives Zach Nunn (R-IA) and Michelle Steel (R-CA), emphasized the need to [...]

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held on Tuesday that Switzerland’s expulsion of a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina violated the European Convention on Human Rights. The individual in question had been expelled and barred from Switzerland for five years after he was convicted of a drug-related offense. Switzerland was specifically accused of violating [...]

British Columbia (BC) Premier David Eby on Sunday announced those who are severely addicted and mentally ill will be admitted into involuntary care. This announcement came in the lead-up to the provincial election campaign. The premier stated that if reelected, the New Democratic Party would open highly secure facilities to provide involuntary care for people [...]

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa Azin on Monday announced a decision to introduce a bill amending Article 5 of the constitution, to permit the establishment of foreign military bases in the country. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the president announced that a “Partial Reform Project to the Constitution” would be presented before the National [...]

A month ago, we witnessed the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, a 19-day sporting marvel where athletes from all corners of the world came together and pushed the limits of what is humanly possible. More than 200 countries participated in these Olympics, which also included two Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) and a Refugee Team. AIN [...]

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc. on Thursday, accusing the company’s social media service Snapchat, of failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation and addictive design features. Torrez claimed in the complaint that Snapchat is “a breeding ground for predators,” stating: Snap and Snapchat … are among the most [...]

The British government announced Wednesday it will pass legislation to control 16 drugs that were not previously regulated. Among the soon-to-be-regulated substances was xylazine, a controversial veterinary medication known as a “zombie drug,” which causes exhaustion and skin lesions that resist healing. Caroline Copeland, the director of the National Programme on Substance Use Morality and [...]