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In a sentencing hearing, Majid Khan, a Pakistani who lived in suburban Baltimore before joining Al Qaeda, detailed dungeonlike conditions and episodes of abuse.

The struggle to protect children from covid by obeying mask mandates comes to a small town in Pennsylvania. How to build a coalition broad enough to beat back right-wing extremists.

Student advocates should "organize and prepare actions now," months before student loan payments are set to begin again.

Athletes in three of the five major male team sports – the NBA, NFL and MLS – have come out while still playing, but not one of more than 20,000 men who have played major league baseball. What’s taken so long?

Katie Porter Slams Oil Execs. Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Cast Perform. The Hypocrisy of Bailouts | Jon Stewart. The Civil War | Trailer. The Devil (Jason Sudeikis) Stops by Weekend Update.

New York Times Pulitzer writer Isabel Wilkerson was widely applauded for two books on caste, using racial discrimination analysis that flourished in 1940s academia. But does her U.S. model explain other forms of discrimination internationally?

With much at state for Virginia workers and families, 200 out-of-work housekeepers, cooks, servers, dishwashers, and hospitality workers triple efforts to increase goal to knock over 200,000 doors for Democrats by Election Day.

Reader Comments: GOP Congress Members & White House Plotted Jan. 6 Insurrection; Military Spending Higher than Ever; Kyrsten Sinema; Secret Conservative Group Pushed Trump Tax Cuts; Critical Race Theory; Larry Itliong; New film - Cuba in Africa;

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is attempting to transform the country’s overpriced energy industry by nationalizing lithium — a move essential to kicking out private mining and developing a robust and affordable public energy sector.

The Scranton Federation of Teachers, representing more than 800 teachers and paraprofessionals, announced today that it will set up picket lines and go on strike at 12:01 a.m., Nov. 3. The union has been working under a contract that expired in 2017