The 52-year-old becomes the first person to be killed by pro-government forces since the protests began in August. At least one person has died of gunshot wounds sustained in an anti-government protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the southern province of Sweida, according to local news outlets and monitoring groups. Suwayda24, a local news […]
SAN FRANCISCO — The social media platform X will go to court Thursday trying to preserve its lawsuit against an advocacy group that’s been critical of the rise in hate speech and racist posts on the site since Elon Musk took over what was then called Twitter. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a […]
With the Paris Olympics on the horizon — and an opportunity to redeem itself after last summer’s World Cup fiasco — the U.S. women’s national soccer team took a jarring step backward late Monday night in a 2-0 defeat to Mexico at the Concacaf W Gold Cup in Carson, Calif. The Americans had lost to […]
Great Britain’s Andy Murray hopes to compete at another Olympic Games before he retires. The 36-year-old suggested on Monday he may only have a “few months” left in his playing career. However, Murray – who won gold in the men’s singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016 – told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme he […]
President Biden won Michigan’s Democratic primary on Tuesday but faced a notable challenge from voters selecting “uncommitted” to protest his handling of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, a potential sign of vulnerability for Biden among rank-and-file Democrats. Democratic leaders in the state were bracing for tens of thousands of “uncommitted” votes, as Biden aides and […]
Draft season kicks into high gear this week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis as teams will put prospects under a microscope during private interviews, news conferences and workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Quarterbacks always dominate conversations at the combine, and this year will be no different with USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake […]
In the year ending September 2023, 67,983 rapes were reported in Wales and England, police data shows. The latest figures breaking down reports by gender show 72% were made by women in the year ending March 2022. Johanna has worked on initiatives such as the Welsh government’s Sound campaign which encourages young men to learn about […]
US Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) speaks during a news conference, on protections for access to in vitro fertilization. Last week the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos have the same rights as children and people can be held liable for destroying them. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via […]
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCFeb 27, 2024, 09:22 AM ET A crew filming a documentary about Vinícius Júnior have been denied access to Valencia’s Mestalla this weekend for the player’s first game back at the stadium since he was racially abused by fans there last season. Vinícius was sent off in Real Madrid’s 1-0 LaLiga defeat […]
A majority of the Supreme Court seemed broadly skeptical Monday that state governments have the power to set rules for how social media platforms curate content, with both liberal and conservative justices inclined to stop Texas and Florida from immediately implementing laws that ban the removal of certain controversial posts or political content. Even as […]