Category: 2013

Spending cuts go into effect as lawmakers fail to reach sequester deal New Orleans still recovering from oil disaster as BP officials defend response in court As Pope steps down, activist nun Megan Rice...

Bradley Manning testifies in military court, pleads guilty to some charges House reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act with protections for LGBT, undocumented and Native women Wisconsin tribal communities vow to stop iron ore mine...

Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act case that could weaken protections for voters of color Mexico’s Interior Ministry says 26,000 disappeared during drug war in Calderon’s term As Mali war continues, critics say land...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to government surveillance powers under FISA Documents show ICE used traffic stops for immigration checks in strategy to increase deportations New Yorkers consider worker cooperatives as part of long-term recovery...

Rights commissioner criticizes UN Security Council for lack of action on Syria as refugees flow into Lebanon, Jordan Clashes erupt in West Bank as thousands march for funeral of Palestinian prisoner, Arafat Jaradat Afghanistan...

In Syria, fighting over territory blocks access to vital medicine, health services for residents Operation Streamline program, faulted for human rights abuses, could expand under immigration reform Central American migrants face risks in Mexico...

Trial begins for alleged Stratfor leaker Jeremy Hammond as US government announces further crackdown on hacktivists Toxic fracking dump in Ohio river reveals weak oversight, gaps in regulation Detroit anti-eviction campaign keeps families in...

In Syria, shortage of food, medicine, water put heavy strain on civilians Palestinian prisoner, Samer Issawi, challenges order that allows Israeli military to rearrest prisoners Suit against IRS challenges tax-exempt status for non-profits that...

Human rights groups condemn Georgia order of execution for Warren Hill, man diagnosed with mental disabilities Indiana farmer challenges Monsanto’s reach of GMO seed patents From Africa to Latin America, local communities say land-grabs...

Tens of thousands converge in Washington DC to call on Obama to reject Keystone XL Pipeline Tucson residents criticize police traffic stops as part of immigration and deportation process Armenians cite poverty, unemployment concerns...