Biden Administration to cancel $39 billion in student debt
The move affects 804,000 people and comes after the Supreme Court struck down the president’s plan to eliminate $400 billion in debt for tens of millions of borrowers
The move affects 804,000 people and comes after the Supreme Court struck down the president’s plan to eliminate $400 billion in debt for tens of millions of borrowers
He has been charged over the deaths of three women and is a prime suspect in a fourth case. The bodies, along with those of at least six others, were found along a remote beach highway across the bay where he lived all his life
Republican politician Tommy Tuberville has stalled more than 260 military appointments due to his protest of the Defense Department’s abortion policy
Known on the streets as tranq, it is an animal sedative that causes severe skin wounds. Dealers mix it with the opiate to make it cheaper and to prolong its effects
In this corner of the West, some of the most progressive laws in the country have been passed in response to the Supreme Court ruling that struck down ‘Roe vs Wade.’ It is the fruit of years of work by activists and Democratic politicians
Secretary of State Antony Blinken convenes ministers from 84 countries to establish collaborative pathways to address the international synthetic drug crisis
The Cuban-American entrepreneur reveals details of the negotiation with the Argentine star and promises more signings
The community, which is celebrating International Pride Day, has been hit by both the rise of the far right and hate speech in democratic countries and by the wave of religious extremism in authoritarian regimes
An exhibition in Washington DC and a book by historian Daniel Immerwahr take stock of the conflictive relationship between the United States and its colonies. ‘It’s reasonable to think that Puerto Rico could become a state in the next 15 years,’ Immerwahr notes
More than 25 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 live in states where the conditions for terminating a pregnancy have become stricter after landmark ruling
The state, governed by White House hopeful Ron DeSantis, has passed one of the most restrictive laws in the country. When it enters into force, the south will become a vast desert for women’s freedom of choice
A legend of American letters, he worked with literary heavyweights such as Toni Morrison, Robert A. Caro and John LeCarré and later headed ‘The New Yorker’
Special counsel Jack Smith has promised a ‘speedy trial’ but the ex-president’s lawyers are likely to try to stall proceedings
The former president, who is accused of seven federal crimes, appeared in federal court in Miami on charges related to his handling of classified information at his Mar-a-Lago estate
The case against the former president for seven federal crimes has heightened tensions in the country, which is divided between those who think it is a ‘witch hunt’ to prevent him from running again and those who hope it will show that no one is above the law
Authorities say they are prepared to handle crowds of up to 50,000 in a city expecting demonstrations by supporters of the former president, who will be read the 37 criminal counts against him on Tuesday morning
In the investigation into confidential papers kept at Mar-a-Lago, the former president’s ‘body man’ is charged with six counts, including conspiracy to obstruct justice and withholding a record
The indictment paints a picture of the former president’s life at the Florida mansion, where he stored hundreds of top secret documents after leaving office. The case is set to test U.S. democracy and the judicial system
The special prosecutor also charged one of the former president’s collaborators in the case stemming from the Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe. The former president will appear in court next Tuesday in Miami
David Beckham’s club has thrilled the city by signing the Argentine player, promising to boost soccer interest across the United States
Television crews are already camped outside the court where the former president will appear on June 13 in a historic moment in American legal history
The Denver stars broke records in points, rebounds and assists during a 109-94 win on the road to make it 2-1 in the playoff series
Issues such as racism, women’s rights or climate change demand anything but neutrality, say those who call on journalists to embrace a position that is explicitly ‘pro-democracy.’ Others, however, fear that a step away from this ideal will further erode trust in the news
The Florida governor’s biggest rival in the Republican primaries is former U.S. president Donald Trump, who has a double-digit lead according to the polls
The drug, which is responsible for a record number of overdose deaths, began to make inroads in the 2010s, then skyrocketed with the Covid-19 pandemic. Dealers don’t know how to use it so they don’t kill their customers, says Sam Quinones, the great chronicler of the opioid crisis
In the most recent turn of events in the migratory crisis, the lifting of the controversial norm — decreed during the Trump administration — has filled the cities of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso with thousands of people. They have terrible tales to tell. Here are a few of them
The latest crisis on the Mexican border has shone light on a problem that dates back decades. Judges are overwhelmed and Congress, more polarized than ever, is incapable of providing solutions