An auto assembly plant in northern Illinois is set to close down at the end of the workday Tuesday, Feb. 28. Automaker Stellantis announced it would be putting the Belvidere Assembly Plant on idle indefinitely, laying off the plant’s 1,200 workers. The decision follows several years of downsizing as well as dwindling demand for the…

A new bill in the state of Idaho seeks to make death by firing squad a legal form of execution. The proposal, led by state representative Bruce Skaug (R), comes after the Idaho Department of Correction had to cancel the scheduled execution of Gerald Pizzuto Jr. in November due to a lack of necessary chemicals.…

Tens of thousands of Mexican citizens filled Mexico City’s main plaza Sunday in protest of election law changes that passed last week. The plaza is normally thought to hold nearly 100,000 people, but many protesters who couldn’t fit in the square spilled onto nearby streets. “This is the march where hundreds of thousands of citizens…

Two Pakistani brothers who were held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay military prison without charges for over two decades, have been released by the U.S. Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were initially arrested in Pakistan in 2002 and transferred to U.S. custody after being accused of aiding al-Qaida. The brothers alleged torture while…

A school district in Georgia may face more than $107,500 in legal fees after censoring parents from reading certain books at school board meetings, as reported by Fox News. The controversy arose during a meeting last year after a mother read excerpts from a novel from the school library that she deemed sexually explicit and…

Seattle has become the first city in the United States to ban caste discrimination and add it to the city’s anti-discrimination laws after a vote by the city council. The measure that passed by a 6-1 vote was proposed by Kshama Sawant, a City Council member originally from India who believed that current anti-discrimination laws…

Former President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in American history, is receiving end-of-life care at his home in Georgia. The Carter Center announced on Saturday that at 98 years old, he has chosen to spend his final moments in hospice with family rather than seek additional medical intervention, following several hospital visits. The statement said…

At least five hazardous chemicals were released into the surrounding area after a train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. The controlled burn of the chemicals, authorized by the governor, led to a massive toxic plume over East Palestine that could be seen from miles away and from planes flying above. Residents have been cleared to…

American public support for aiding Ukraine is softening as the one-year mark of Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine approaches, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Only 37% of Americans are in favor of sending government funds directly to Kyiv, while 38% are against it. The poll also shows that 48% of Americans still support providing…

A growing string of apparent suicides and accidents among Russian businessmen and high-ranking officials has raised concerns and birthday the term “Sudden Russian Death Syndrome.” The latest case involves the death of former Russian police general Vladimir Makarov, who was found dead in his home outside Moscow with a self-inflicted gunshot wound according to Russian state…

Teen girls in the United States are experiencing record-high levels of sadness and violence, as per new federal data. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published Monday revealed that in 2021, nearly 60% of girls reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless, up from 36% in 2011. One in three teen girls on the…

A report published Monday from a pair of European environmental think tanks has found a handful of companies’ climate commitments may not be worth their weight. The report concluded that major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are — in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments. The NewClimate Institute…

Joining other tech companies in combatting misinformation, Google announced it is expanding its “prebunking” program. Prebunking involves teaching people how to spot false claims online before they encounter them. Google plans to release a series of short videos highlighting the techniques common to many misleading claims. These techniques include fear-mongering, scapegoating, false comparisons, exaggeration and…