The Iranian government announced the creation of a “treatment clinic” for women who do not comply with mandatory hijab laws. A hijab is a head covering that some Muslim women wear. The announcement comes just over a week after a female Iranian college student stripped down to her underwear in protest in Tehran. Iran’s morality…

Federal authorities are investigating a series of ballot box fires in Oregon and Washington, offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. The attacks, which occurred days before the 2024 election, destroyed or damaged hundreds of ballots and raised concerns about election security in states heavily reliant on…

Thousands of Paris police officers were deployed on Thursday, Nov. 14, ahead of a soccer game between France and Israel. This comes after last week’s violence in Amsterdam between locals and Israeli fans. The match is expected to spark further protests following the Netherlands incident and anger over Israel’s military actions in Gaza and Lebanon.…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass aims to designate the city as a sanctuary for illegal immigrants before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in 2025. The City Council is expected to vote on the proposal soon. This move counters Trump’s tough immigration agenda, which includes mass deportations and border wall construction. California has been a sanctuary…

Security concerns are heightened in Brazil after an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court Wednesday, Nov. 13, less than a week before G20 leaders are set to meet in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil’s Supreme Court is in the nation’s capital Brasilia, about 700 miles northwest of Rio.  Authorities said a man killed himself while detonating explosives in Three Powers…

President-elect Donald Trump has made his selection for attorney general: Rep. Matt Gaetz. Why it might be an uphill battle for the Florida congressman to get confirmed. And we now know in a clean sweep, Republicans won control of the House of Representatives. Who GOP lawmakers voted to lead them in the next term. These stories and…

A federal jury has awarded three former Abu Ghraib prisoners, who were tortured at the hands of U.S. interrogators, $42 million. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed on behalf of former detainees in 2008 against a Virginia-based defense company. Earlier this year, a different jury couldn’t decide whether defense company CACI should be held…

An arrest has been made in connection to the murder of a Mexican mayor on Oct. 6. Authorities announced the arrest of former special prosecutor and local police official German Reyes on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in connection with the beheading of a mayor in the southern Guerrero state. Reyes is now facing charges in the…

In late October, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa crashed a live postgame interview with his teammate Brock Purdy after a win against the Dallas Cowboys, showing off his “Make America Great Again” hat in support of now President-elect Donald Trump. “I’m not going to talk too much about it, but I think it’s…

Six people are now in custody after authorities accused them of planning attacks on Jewish people in Belgium. The attacks were expected to be similar to the assaults that took place in Amsterdam on Thursday, Nov. 7. Investigators said there were calls on social media for a “Jew hunt” in Antwerp. The calls used the…