On May 31, 2018, Illinois became another state, among many in the United States, that hopes the expansion of medical marijuana may help end the opioid epidemic. The law, called the Alternative to Opioids Act, will expand Illinois’s medical marijuana laws to include those with a prescription to opioids and
Months after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville that left one dead and several others injured, charges have been dropped against DeAndre Harris, a black man who was brutally beaten by a group of white nationalists at the Unite the Right Rally on August 12. A video of Harris’ assault
A first set of asylum seekers has been arrested in Israel after the country’s government made a controversial announcement in November, 2017. The Israeli government broadcasted that they planned to deport around 40,000 African migrants in the country. Those who refused to leave, would face imprisonment for an undisclosed amount
In the small town of Macerata, thousands gathered on February 10, 2017, to protest rising fascism in Italy after a drive-by shooting injured six African migrants. Luca Traini, a right-wing extremist, shot six West African people and was found with copies of Hitler’s Mein Kampf as well as white supremacist
On June 19, 2017, Darren Osbourne deliberately drove into a group of people outside of a London Mosque, injuring several and murdering Makram Ali. Osbourne, of Wales, was found guilty of murder on February 2, 2018, and sentenced to a minimum of 43 years in prison. During the trial, jurors
The Trump administration has recently signed tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines in an effort to promote American businesses. For washing machines, the administration approved a 20 percent tariff on the first 1.2 million washing machines sold and then a 50 percent tariff on all washing machines sold
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear arguments from both sides for the third and latest installment of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The ban, first signed in September 2017 after the second version expired, bans individuals from eight countries from entering the United States and
On the morning of Friday, January 12, 2018, an eleven-year-old girl named Khawlah Noman has claimed that a man attacked her on her way to school and attempted to remove her hijab. Khawlah, a sixth-grade student at Pauline Johnson Junior Public School, was walking with her younger brother when she
On December 30, 2017, United States Civil Right Activist Erica Garner passed away at the age of 27 after suffering from a heart attack the week before that put her in a coma. Garner is most known as the daughter of Eric Garner, whose death sparked outrage after police killed
According to a recent report by the Washington Post, the Trump Administration is banning the use of seven words by the Center for Disease Control. The words, which include, diversity, transgender, fetus, vulnerable, entitlement, science-based, and evidence-based, were given to the CDC on Thursday, December 14, 2017, in a budget
Several environmental organizations and Native American tribes have started filing lawsuits against President Trump and his decision to reduce the Bear Ears National Monument by 1.35 million acres. Five native tribes that have historical claims to the land, including Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe, argue that President Trump is
Around 20 human rights groups called on the Greek government and the European Union to find a solution for the thousands of refugees stuck on Greek islands without shelter before the weather worsens. According to these groups, including Amnesty International, Oxfam, Human Rights Watch, Greek Council for Refugees, and others,
On Thursday November 16th, 2017, about 210,000 gallons of crude oil leaked into Amherst, South Dakota from the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. Crews quickly shut down the pipeline and the company, TransCanada claims to be working closely with officials to clean up the area and find the cause of the leak. “The
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a statement Monday, November 6 that the Trump administration would not be renewing the Temporary Protection Status for Nicaraguans— those displaced by the 1999 Hurricane Mitch. After the hurricane, the United States offered Temporary Protection Status (TPS) to 2,500 Nicaraguans and 57,000 Hondurans.
On Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, the Brazilian congress voted not to pursue corruption charges against President Michel Temer. The president and his supporters expected the results; over half of congress voted against going to trial and the President reached his required third of congress support in two hours. During the
The death toll in Somalia continues to rise as more bodies are discovered after the terrorist attack that rocked the country. Three hundred people are dead and over three hundred more are injured after a truck bomb exploded in the capital city of Mogadishu. Bodies are still being recovered under
Members of anti-racist activist groups in Greece are scheduling protests after the latest hate crime in their community. On Saturday, October 7th, 2017, two migrant workers from Pakistan, Vakas Hussein and Ashfak Mahmoud were attacked by a group of men. The attack occurred in a field in Aspropyros, near the
For the first time in fifty-six years, a far-right party is entering German Parliament, following a historic vote on Sunday, September 24, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will keep her position for a fourth term; her party, the Christian Democratic Union for Germany (CDU), won 33.5% of the vote. In
Within a twenty-four hour period, the Trump administration relied inconsistent messages with the world on the United States position on the Paris Climate Agreement. On Sunday, September 17th, the United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, implied that President Donald Trump was considering not leaving the Paris Climate Agreement as
An official investigation is underway in Brazil following the alleged murder of up to 10 members of an uncontacted tribe. Prosecutor Pablo Luz de Beltrand told reporters that his team was contacted in August regarding a group of gold miners, who had allegedly murdered indigenous people in the Javari Valley.
