Harmeet Dhillon stepped down from her role leading the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, marking the first senior DOJ official to resign following Democrats’ massive midterm wins. Harmeet Dhillon plans to leave her role leading the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division after Democrats’ major midterm wins. (REUTERS) Dhillon, who has vastly transformed the Civil Rights Division … Read more
Avery Rowland is running for Kansas House District 2 in the 2026 midterms in November 3 elections. The Democrat shared her views exclusively with HT.com. Avery Rowland is running for Kansas House District 2 in the November 3 midterms. (Avery Rowland) Rowland is facing Republican Daniel Muter and while she gears up for the showdown, … Read more
Trump announced Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be barred from the White House. US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz has defended President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists from the White House, arguing that the president has the right to restrict access to government facilities … Read more
The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was established in 1844 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. A land dispute in Colorado dates back to an 1844 Mexican land grant and continues to involve questions over who can access the property and for what purposes. The land, now known as Cielo Vista Ranch and traditionally called … Read more
Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Indonesia. (Photo: Reuters) Around 2,000 students and teachers have reportedly fallen ill after eating government-provided free meals across several Indonesian provinces this week, prompting the country’s top independent human rights body, Komnas HAM, to call … Read more
An elevated, high-definition view of the newly protected landscape surrounding the Mimbres River in southwestern New Mexico. Conservationists and state officials in New Mexico have completed a deal to buy nearly 11,000 acres of ecologically rich land along the Mimbres River, permanently protecting an important desert watershed and creating the state’s newest public conservation preserve. … Read more
Prince Harry has stepped down from the board of an African wildlife charity after an investigation found human rights abuses by rangers working in one of its protected areas.The Duke of Sussex had been associated with African Parks for about a decade, serving as its president before joining the board of directors in 2023. His … Read more
Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa’s plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a challenge from thousands of angry farmers who fear losing productive land to open-pit mines. On the southeast coast, where a lithium mine operates and more than … Read more
US president Donald Trump being sued by human rights groups over sanctions on ICC Four major US human rights organisations have sued the Trump administration over its sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures are unconstitutional and restrict their ability to work with the court.The lawsuit, filed in New York … Read more