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Five-Fold Increase in Children Uprooted by Violence in West Africa’s Central Sahel
By Kunle Olawoyin and Aisha Majid On March 21, 2024 BAMAKO/ NIAMEY/ OUAGADOUGOU, 21 March 2024 — Escalating violence has led to a five-fold surge in the number of children forced…
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France to charter evacuation flights for citizens stranded in Haiti
France will provide special flights for its “most vulnerable” citizens to leave Haiti, the French foreign ministry said Sunday, after air links with Port-au-Prince were cut during political chaos. By…
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Vigilantes defending Haiti neighbourhood ‘tooth and nail’ against gang attacks
In Haiti’s capital, people have become used to violence and step around the dead. Nobody knows the reason for many murders. Locals fighting back are willing to “give their heart…
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Rat Fur, Arsenic and Copper: The Dangerous Ingredients Lacing US Prison Water
Incarcerated people often must drink unhealthy water, a particularly cruel – but not unusual – form of punishment By Lela Nargi MARCH 19 2024 Russell Rowe spent almost two and…
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Judge Orders Special Master for California Prison Known for Rampant Sexual Abuse
Several employees at the federal correctional institution in Dublin have pleaded guilty to abusing female inmates By Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies MARCH 16 2024 A judge called a California federal women’s…
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Judge Mulls Third Contempt Case Against Arizona for Failing to Improve Prison Health Care
BY JACQUES BILLEAUD Updated 5:59 PM CDT, March 15, 2024 PHOENIX (AP) — A judge presiding over a nearly 12-year-old lawsuit challenging the quality of health care in Arizona’s prisons is…
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What a New Funding Model Means for Community Colleges in Texas
House Bill 8 awards funding based on student outcomes rather than school enrollment. By Alexandra Hart & Rhonda Fanning March 21, 2024 2:55 pm Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law…
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Needle Pain Is a Big Problem for Kids. One California Doctor Has a Plan.
By April Dembosky, KQED MARCH 20, 2024 Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor’s office. They endure the emotional torture of…
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How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health
By Amy Maxmen MARCH 12, 2024 Gayle Borne has fostered more than 300 children in Springfield, Tennessee. She’s cared for kids who have rarely seen a doctor — kids so neglected…
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