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Dissident Project Launches Media Fellowship to Amplify Voices for Freedom

Expanding Our Mission Beyond the Classroom We are excited to announce a new milestone for the Dissident Project, a platform dedicated to sharing the powerful stories of immigrants who have escaped oppressive regimes. Since its launch in 2022, Young Voices has sponsored over 140 live talks, reaching 25,000 students in high schools across the country. […]

'Blatant violation' of rights: News outlets file lawsuit over Trump ban September 22, 2026
A growing list of news organizations has announced that they will not publish photographs from the White House on Monday in response to President Trump's move last week to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from covering him or his administration in person. The Washington Post, the New York Times and HuffPost each announced Monday […]
Dylan Stableford, Mike Bebernes
No criminal charges in death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells, grand jury finds September 22, 2026
The grand jury reviewing the evidence in the death of Nolan Wells has found that no criminal charges are warranted at this point, according to the Jackson County Grand Jury Report released late Monday night. The report says that the "position of, condition of, time of discovery, and location" of the 18-year-old's body off the coast […]
SASHA PEZENIK
Trump faces U.N. spotlight as Iran war, oil pressure and diplomacy collide September 22, 2026
Last year's speech was characterized by Trump's extraordinary accusations of UN sabotage when an escalator in the New York headquarters briefly stopped working and the teleprompter glitched (TIMOTHY A. CLARY)US President Donald Trump is expected to claim he is winning both on the battlefield and as a peacemaker Tuesday in a speech to the United […]
Gregory WALTON
Man shot by ICE being detained with bullet still in his back, lawyer says September 22, 2026
A Venezuelan man who was shot by an immigration officer while delivering a DoorDash order in Austin, Texas, was transferred from the hospital to a detention center with a bullet still in his back, his lawyer said Monday.Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot in the back by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer after the officer sideswiped […]
Kiki Intarasuwan
U.S. reportedly plans to open 2 new military bases in Greenland September 22, 2026
By Stine Jacobsen, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The US plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up another ‌on the east coast, now used by the Danish dog sled patrol, under a deal ‌to be signed with Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday, according […]
By Stine Jacobsen, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery
Trump tells Mamdani he's 'off to a start' as the two meet again in New York September 21, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's trip to New York for a speech at the United Nations started Monday with a detour to Gracie Mansion for an hourlong chat — and a trip down memory lane — with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.The president, appearing with Mamdani after their meeting, reminisced about his previous visits to […]
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
Trump called off Houthi strikes as military leaders debated risks of expanding war September 21, 2026
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House last week. (Samuel Corum / Bloomberg via Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. military leaders are divided on whether President Donald Trump should get involved with the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to two U.S. officials.The Saudis have been […]
Courtney Kube
Critics say California got too little in deal to let Paramount buy Warner Bros September 21, 2026
By Jody Godoy and Chris Sanders WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Critics swiftly decried a California-driven settlement with Paramount Skydance that cleared the way for its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, saying it will hurt competition in Hollywood, failed to protect jobs and lacks substantial ‌concessions from the media conglomerate. Opponents of the […]
By Jody Godoy and Chris Sanders
2 helicopter pilots killed while making water drops on Yosemite fire September 21, 2026
The Dome fire burning in Yosemite national park on 15 September.Photograph: National Parks Service/AP Two helicopter pilots died while fighting a fire in Yosemite national park on Sunday afternoon. The pilots were conducting water drops over the Dome fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres since it ignited last week, when their helicopter crashed […]
Maanvi Singh and agency
Vermont man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian college students September 21, 2026
Burlington, Vt. (AP) — A jury on Monday convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies. Jason Eaton faces up to life […]
MICHAEL R. SISAK and AMANDA SWINHART
The 2026 midterms are 6 weeks away. What the latest polls say. September 21, 2026
The 2026 midterm elections are just 43 days away. All of the key primaries have been decided. With summer officially behind us, the fall campaign is now underway.So where do things stand — nationwide — in the race to control Congress? Which party has a better chance of, you know, winning? To get a sense […]
Andrew Romano
State of emergency declared in California ahead of possibly historic El Niño September 21, 2026
Governor Newsom speaking into a microphone at an event, wearing a white collared shirt Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, declared a state of emergency for the entire state on Monday morning ahead of what is likely to become a historic El Niño. "I find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons […]
Jonathan Belles
Jobs that earn six figures without going to college — and why they are rare September 21, 2026
As college costs and student debt have Americans doubting the value of higher education, there's growing interest in high-paying jobs that don't require a degree - and in public policy supporting training for them. But six-figure jobs that skip a bachelor's degree do require more than a high school diploma and remain rare, according to […]
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post
Iran threatens ‘new weapons’ as Trump weighs meeting with its president September 21, 2026
Iran warned Monday it would use “new weapons with new capabilities” if the U.S. launched a fresh assault after President Donald Trump ramped up the rhetoric against Tehran over the weekend. “If a new aggression takes place, we will definitely change the weapons and geography of the war,” Hossein Mohebbi, a spokesman for Iran’s Islamic […]
Chantal Da Silva