A Civil Rights Firestorm Erupts Around a Looming Surveillance Power Grab

United States lawmakers are receiving a flood of warnings from across civil society not to be bend to the efforts by some members of Congress to derail a highly sought debate over the future of a powerful but polarizing US surveillance program. House and Senate party leaders are preparing to unveil legislation on Wednesday directing … Read more

Tigrayan women raped during Ethiopia’s civil war face stigma, family rejection

November 26, 2023 at 3:00 a.m. EST Shila, a survivor of sexual enslavement, poses for a portrait at the Daughters of Charity skills training center in the town of Mekelle in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. (Arlette Bashizi for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave MEKELLE, Ethiopia — Shila survived … Read more

Sudan’s civil war triggers an ‘unimaginable’ humanitarian crisis

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s not just Gaza where there is no cease-fire. A week of … Read more

Robert DeNiro Gives Grumpy Testimony at NYC Civil Trial

Robert DeNiro testified at his civil trial against his former assistant … and he got into some heated exchanges with opposing counsel, uttering at one point, “This is all nonsense!” The Oscar-winning actor took the stand in an NYC courtroom for most of Monday afternoon — and he appeared grumpy as he tried to keep … Read more

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial resuming with ex-CFO Allen Weisselberg on the witness stand

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg helped spare the former president’s real estate empire from its last existential threat, staving off insolvency after casino bankruptcies and an airline failure in the 1990s. Now, after a recent jail stint for tax fraud, Weisselberg is front and center again — set … Read more

Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig

PENFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In the heart of Pennsylvania elk country, Eric McCarthy and his client, Don Reichel, got up before sunrise to scour the forest floor for so-called “brown gold” — a rack of freshly shed antlers to add to Reichel’s collection back home. One hill over, a team of FBI agents was also … Read more

Donald Trump Gets McDonald’s Delivered To Court During Civil Fraud Trial

Donald Trump appears to be working up an appetite as his $250 million civil fraud trial kicks off … because a massive McDonald’s order was just delivered to court. Play video content Peter Gerber The former president is famous for his love of the Golden Arches … and a couple security guards were spotted Monday … Read more

'Rustin' biopic trailer spotlights the 'forgotten' civil rights chief

Everybody is aware of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech he gave 60 years in the past at the moment that rang out over Washington D.C. Not as many individuals learn about Bayard Rustin. The March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, whereas a shocking showcase for Dr. King’s legendary oratory … Read more

United Nations humanitarian chief says Sudan seems to be in a civil conflict ‘of essentially the most brutal form’

NAIROBI, Kenya — NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan seems to be in a civil conflict “of essentially the most brutal form” and the world wants a brand new discussion board for talks in pursuit of a cease-fire, the United Nations humanitarian chief advised The Related Press on Monday. Martin Griffiths spoke as regional leaders met … Read more

UN chief says Sudan getting ready to a ‘full-scale civil conflict’ after almost 3 months of preventing

CAIRO — U.N. Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres stated Sudan was getting ready to a “full-scale civil conflict” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday within the capital, Khartoum. He warned on Saturday night that the conflict between the Sudanese army and a strong paramilitary drive is prone to destabilize the whole area, in keeping … Read more