FAIRBANKS, AK—More than 350 Alaskans rallied in Arctic Village, Anchorage, and Fairbanks during public comments to add their voices to a growing movement demanding an end to plans for oil extraction in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Defend the Sacred – Alaska, a statewide network of climate change and Indigenous rights entities, organized testimonial rallies […]
Tens of thousands of students and teachers across the United States are set to walk out of schools Wednesday to protest what organizers say is congressional inaction to gun violence in American schools. The walkout will take place at 10 a.m. local time at each site and will last for 17 minutes — one for […]
WHITE HOUSE — Protesters have been pouring into the streets in several Swiss cities to express opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s attendance at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump arrives Thursday in the Swiss ski resort and is slated to present his “America First” message in a speech Friday to global business and […]
Israeli tanks and aircraft struck the Gaza Strip Friday after three rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave towards Israel, according to Palestinian and Israeli military sources. The attacks occurred as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the occupied West Bank for a fourth straight day in protest of U.S. President […]