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More food companies plan to phase out harmful dyes. Here’s what has happened so far

Environmental Working Group ·

Food dyes seem to be everywhere in snacks, drinks and many other grocery store items. But some dyes, particularly synthetic, petroleum-based ones, are linked to preventable health harms, from developmental disruption to increased risk of cancer....

What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.

Pew Research Center ·

About 200 people wave American flags after being sworn in at a naturalization ceremony in Boston on April 17, 2024. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) After more than 50 years of rapid growth, the nation’s immigrant...

10 area highs schools cracked U.S. News top 100 school rankings

PhillyBurbs - Pennsylvania ·

Bucks and eastern Montgomery counties have some of the best high schools in Pennsylvania and most of the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. Ten area high schools landed among the top 100 schools in the commonwealth, with New...

Across U.S., Cooperation with ICE Grows Despite Pasadena’s Resistance

Pasadena Now - California ·

In 2017, then-City Manager Steve Mermell (left) disavowed an unauthorized agreement signed by then-Police Chief Phillip Sanchez (center) with Homeland Security which appeared to signal Police Dept. cooperation with ICE. Then Councilmember Victor...

Trump's Ticket to Judecca

OpEdNews · August 21, 2025

With all due respect for my cultural brothers, I think it is time to stop criticizing commentators who argue that Donald Trump is an evil dictator on a par with Adolph Hitler. It is not disrespectful of the SIX MILLION Jews slaughtered by Hitler...

Trump administration will deny immigration applications over ‘anti-American’ views

El País · August 21, 2025

The Trump administration has unveiled a new, broad immigration policy that directs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials to more thoroughly screen applicants for green cards, work permits, parole, and certain visas....

The Myanmar Military’s PR Offensives

The Irrawaddy · August 20, 2025

An important event that Myanmar’s generals believe will reverse their declining fortunes took place on July 31: they signed an agreement with DCI Group, a Washington-based PR firm that will be paid US$3 million per year for “public affairs...

Poll shows rising doubts about Poilievre’s leadership

Winnipeg Sun · August 21, 2025

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre continues to hold solid support within his party, but new polling shows his prospects outside the Conservative base remain uncertain.Article content An Angus Reid Institute survey released Thursday reports that...

U.S. Halts Zimbabwe Visa Processing Operations

News Central TV · August 21, 2025

The United States has halted the processing of most visa applications from Zimbabwe until further notice. According to the U.S. Embassy in Harare, the decision stems from unspecified concerns about the Zimbabwean government. The embassy stressed,...

U.S. sanctions four more members of ICC

Independent (Uganda) · August 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | The United States is imposing sanctions on four more representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the US Department of State and Treasury said. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio,...

U.S. Accuses Tinubu Govt, Police, Other Security Forces Of Torture, Sexual Abuse, Arbitrary Arrests In 2024 Report

Sahara Reporters ·

The United States government has accused Nigerian authorities of widespread human rights violations, including torture, cruel and inhuman treatment, and arbitrary arrests. President Bola Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, to serve a four-year...

‘Brain Rot. All of It’: Tucker Carlson Roundly Condemned for Guest’s Hitler Revisionsim

Mediaite - New York · August 21, 2025

Tucker Carlson kicked up a firestorm of anger this week after a clip of his conversation with Cornell Prof. Dave Collum, who teaches organic chemistry, went viral online. In the clip, Collum explained his revisionist take on World War II and...

Wis. Hitwoman Aimee Betro Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Traveling to U.K. to Kill Man for Lover She Met on Dating App By Kimberlee Speakman

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Aimee Betro, a Wisconsin woman who traveled to the United Kingdom to assassinate a man on behalf of someone that she had met on a dating app, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Judge Simon Drew KC told Betro that she "went beyond...

U.S. Raid In Syria Kills Senior ISIS Commander

MENAFN · August 21, 2025

(MENAFN- Khaama Press) A U.S. raid in northwest Syria killed a senior ISIS commander seen as a potential leader, with no American casualties, reinforcing efforts to prevent the group's resurgence. A senior ISIS commander was killed in a U.S....

Here's where Nancy Mace will soon stop in the Upstate

GoUpstate - South Carolina ·

Mace will hold a town hall in Greenville to discuss cost of living, infrastructure, public safety, and immigration. She will also speak at a Spartanburg County Republican Women event about her "America First" plan for South Carolina. U.S. Rep....

McDonald’s Slashes Combo Meal Prices 15% Starting September 2025

WebProNews · August 21, 2025

In a bold move to reclaim its throne as America’s go-to affordable eatery, McDonald’s Corp. has announced sweeping price reductions on its combo meals, responding to mounting consumer frustration over escalating costs. The fast-food behemoth, long...

Have 1.6 million undocumented immigrants really left the U.S. this year?

CBS News ·

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said last week that the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. has declined by 1.6 million since President Trump began his immigration crackdown. "This is massive," Noem said in a statement,...

Lebanon’s Sovereignty Battle Isn’t Just Over Arms

International Viewpoint ·

The episode crystallizes Lebanon’s sovereignty dilemma. Backed by Western donors, the government is pursuing force consolidation on the belief that sovereignty begins with coercive authority. Yet this moment exposes the deeper problem: a fragile...

Uganda agrees deal with U.S. to take deported migrants if they don't have criminal records

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania · August 21, 2025

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said Thursday. The Ugandan foreign affairs...

Crisp: Trump reshapes U.S. history

The Columbian - Washington State ·

Some of President Donald Trump’s ill-advised actions would be more shocking if there weren’t so many of them. But how much consternation can you expend over Trump’s firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn’t...