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Jay Leno gives a touching speech while presenting women’s rights award named for wife Mavis
By Malia Mendez On May 22, 2024 Jay Leno has a star on Hollywood Boulevard and a spot in the Television Academy Hall of Fame, but according to him, neither is his greatest achievement. That would be marrying Mavis Leno. “I am part of her legacy and that’s what I’m proudest of,” he said this…
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How Delaware aims to strengthen women’s reproductive rights with these bills
By Amanda Fries On May 29, 2024 The Delaware Senate will weigh a series of bills aimed at protecting fertility treatment, abortion access and overall reproductive rights in the First State as the legislative body enters its final month of session. House Bill 374, sponsored by House Rep. Kendra Johnson and Rep. Nicole Poore, will…
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Jill Biden’s says women’s rights are on the line in the election and the choice is between ‘calm’ and ‘chaos’… as she promotes children’s book on cat Willow
By Emily Goodin On May 29, 2024 Jill Biden warned on Wednesday that women’s rights are on the line in the November election, describing it as a choice between calm and chaos. ‘Everything is at stake,’ the first lady told the hosts of ABC’s Good Morning America. She was on the morning show to promote her…
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Melinda French Gates to give $1 billion to women’s rights groups
By Jonathan Franklin On May 28, 2024 Melinda French Gates says she will donate $1 billion globally over the next two years to help support women and families, including reproductive rights. In a New York Times opinion piece published Tuesday, French Gates wrote that she is committed to advocating for women and girls, emphasizing that with women in…
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Spain, Ireland and Norway Will Recognize a Palestinian State on May 28. Why Does That Matter?
Spain, Ireland and Norway have said that they will recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that came amid international outrage over the civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s offensive The Associated Press 22 May 2024 Spain, Ireland and Norway said Wednesday that they would recognize…
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ICJ Orders Israel to End its Rafah Offensive
24 May 2024 Aljazeera The UN’s top court is ordering Israel to immediately halt its offensive on Rafah, open the border crossing to let aid to flow freely into Gaza and to allow unimpeded access for investigators over allegations of genocide in Palestine. Israel said it is acting on its right to defend itself and…
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Security Council Denounces Attacks Against Aid Workers, UN Personnel
24 May 2024 United Nations Adopting resolution 2730 (2024) with 14 votes in favor and one abstention (Russia), the Security Council also denounced disinformation, information manipulation and incitement to violence against humanitarian and UN personnel. Led by Switzerland and co-sponsored by over 90 nations, the resolution noted “deep concern” about the particular vulnerability of national and locally recruited personnel…
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‘It Shouldn’t be the Wild West’: Wisconsin Lacks Clear System for Tracking Police Caught Lying
Prosecutors across the country maintain ‘Brady lists’ of officers with a credibility problem. But there’s little guidance on maintaining the lists, which in Wisconsin contain at least 360 names. By Jacob Resneck / Wisconsin Watch May 9th, 2024 An Appleton police detective pleaded guilty to forging official signatures on search warrants used in a drug investigation. He was…
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Seattle Rallies as Supreme Court Weighs Criminalizing Homelessness
The Grants Pass v. Johnson decision could make it easier to sweep encampments, but advocates say it may hinder the ability to get stable housing. By Josh Cohen / April 23, 2024 For Gina Owens, the parallels between herself and Gloria Johnson — one of the plaintiffs in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court about criminalizing homelessness —…
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