Top Democrat Says Americans Need To Suffer So Democrats Can Have Political ‘Leverage’

Democrat Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark said that American families are going to have to suffer through the Democrat-led government shutdown so that the party can retain its “leverage.” “Shutdowns are terrible. And of...

Federal immigration agents arrest 9 construction workers in Hardwick, advocates say

Federal immigration authorities arrested and detained nine construction workers in the Hardwick area on Friday, according to the advocacy organization Migrant Justice. The group said the targeted enforcement action was unlike anything Vermont has...

The shutdown and the fight over 'free health care' for immigrants

Republicans are claiming Democrats shut down the government "to demand free health care for illegals." But is it true? The United States government ground to a halt at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to fund the federal...

‘Free to Think 2025’: Attacks on Higher Education Rise, Even in Democracies

“Unprecedented” attacks on higher education in the United States highlight a trend of rising assaults on academic freedom around the world, in both authoritarian states and traditionally liberal democracies, warns a new report from Scholars at...

Daughter of former church President Gordon B. Hinckley remembers President Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY — For Kathleen Barnes Walker, daughter of former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Gordon B. Hinckley, hearing the news of President Russell M. Nelson's death brought back familiar emotions. "It was a very déjà...

Kalinago Council receives financial backing from global indigenous organization, Pawanka Fund

Dominica News Online - Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 at 1:37 PM Kalinago Chief Anette SanfordThe Kalinago Council has announced a significant new collaboration with the Pawanka Fund, an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to providing grants...

Diaspora celebrates Navratri with fervour, brings forth Indian culture to Panama

Panama City [Panama], October 1 (ANI): The members of the Indian diaspora enthusiastically participated in the Navratri celebrations in Panama and brought the festive spirit to Panama. Sharing the details in a post on X, the Indian Embassy in...

Pinolero shares the flavor and culture of Nicaragua in its Kensington eatery

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 4:50PM Lilliam Orozco and her daughter Sarah show off the land of fire and water, the inspiration for their restaurant Pinolero KENSINGTON (WPVI) -- Pinolero brings the flavors of Nicaragua to Philadelphia. Lilliam...

Florida landlords are turning away immigrants on temporary legal status as deportation worries loom

Doral Landings East, a gated Miami suburb consisting mainly of single-family homes, is experiencing an immigrant exodus. Many Venezuelans lived and worked there under temporary programs that expanded during the Biden administration, The Wall...

A decade of immigration in Wisconsin in 9 charts

Reading Time: 6 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? Of the roughly 6.6 million immigrants who landed in the federal immigration court system over the past decade, at least 41,000 listed addresses in Wisconsin. Those immigrants, many of...

Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn

The US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration risks exacerbating pressure on its workforce by stripping nearly one million US immigrants of work authorization and...

Endorois Youth Unleash Voices, Revitalize Culture Through Media Project

By Titus N’getuny, Communication Officer, Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN) For generations, the Endorois Indigenous community, deeply rooted in their ancestral lands around Kenya's sacred Lake Bogoria, has faced...

Wisconsin immigrants face shifting court, ICE crackdowns

Of the roughly 6.6 million immigrants who landed in the federal immigration court system over the past decade, at least 41,000 listed addresses in Wisconsin. Those immigrants, many of them new arrivals, are now in the spotlight. The Wisconsin...

From Nicaragua to the Vatican: China’s Diplomatic Bidding War with Taiwan

Written by Sophia Li. Image credit: 01.10 尼加拉瓜的建築 by 總統府/ Flickr, license: CC BY 2.0. In 2019, the Solomon Islands received a reported $500 million in promised Chinese investments, days before it cut ties with Taiwan and recognised Beijing. Soon...

Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’

Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”, according to Carbon Brief analysis. Several countries even have used their 2035 climate plans to commit to...

UN: Nicaragua denounces imperial aggressions and supports Cuba, Venezuela and Palestine

“As revolutionary brothers in the Great Homeland, sons of our American heroes and protagonists of victorious revolutions, we ratify our full and unequivocal solidarity and brotherhood with Cuba and Venezuela,” said the foreign minister. September...

Hardy the dog joins 1st Nicaraguan-born US bishop

An auxiliary in Newark, Bishop Chau brings his ministry experience -- including to the Deaf Community -- and a trusty sidekick. Newly ordained Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau brings both his heritage and a canine companion, along with his extensive...

Fiesta DC kicks off amid immigration concerns

Despite a somewhat soggy start, Fiesta D.C.'s food, music and culture took over a part of Pennsylvania Avenue outside the U.S. Capitol building. “You get to experience different cultures — Salvadorian, Honduran, Nicaragua. It's really diverse,”...

Majority World leaders call to reimagine missions with indigenous frameworks and less Western dependence

Believers worship together at church in Jinotega, Nicaragua. In his reflection, Olofinjana urges Majority World Christians to reclaim agency, develop contextual theologies, and shape a missiology grounded in suffering, liberation, and the work of...

Court stops Trump’s middle-of-the-night deportation of children

Some of President Trump’s immigration policies suffered a setback in one federal court and a victory in another. In one case, a federal judge temporarily barred the administration from swiftly deporting nearly 330 Guatemalan children under the...