Monthly Archive: June 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court is nearing the end of its term, and a number of important cases remain including Whole Women’s Health – a Texas access to abortion case that court watchers say will...
Heads of state and high-ranking officials from across Latin America gathered in Havana, Cuba today to witness a historic moment; the signing of a bilateral ceasefire between the government of Colombia and the FARC...
Dozens of Congress members launched a sit-in on the House floor this morning, demanding action on gun control legislation. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download Audio “Rise up Democrats. Rise up Americans. This cannot stand....
Since the installation of the Palestinian Authority in 1994, cancer patients in the Gaza Strip receive medical care outside of the territory. Over the past years, movement of these patients on border crossings has...
A bipartisan group of senators put forth another gun control proposal Tuesday, a day after the United States Senate rejected four similar measures. Monday’s four were destined to fail but put lawmakers on the...
Social tension reigns in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca after federal police used deadly force against a protest in support of the state’s teachers’ union. Shannon Young has more from Oaxaca City. Download...
Grief, anger, calls to action follow Pulse attack; GOP concedes to gun debate following filibuster Assassination of British MP puts both sides of Brexit campaign on hold Police arrest protesters occupying Africa Unity Square...
Grief, anger and calls to action filled the week following last Sunday’s massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. A lone gunman used an AR 15-type assault rifle and a semi-automatic handgun to murder 49 people...
A long time ago there were thousands of orcas, as legend has it, with salmon and herring spawning by the millions. Today southern resident whales who migrate through the Salish Sea and up and...
Political shockwaves are coursing through the UK after a member of parliament was killed Thursday. MP Jo Cox was both shot and stabbed while walking to a meeting with constituents. Cox had been actively...