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Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI
Oct 09, 2025 8:07 pm - An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at Rutgers University says he is fleeing with his family to Spain after getting death threats amid a campaign by the campus c...
Judge orders halt to DHS agents’ targeting of journalists in Chicago

By Scott Nover
Oct 09, 2025 6:47 pm - A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.
Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Oct 09, 2025 4:43 pm - Texas’ top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.This was the third execution date that Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016, including one scheduled nearly a year ago, due to an unprecedented intervention from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who believe he is innocent.
Hungarian master of absurdist excess László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

By KOSTYA MANENKOV, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER
Oct 09, 2025 4:33 pm - Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of “apocalyptic terror.”
Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Oct 09, 2025 4:18 pm - Pope Leo XIV urged labor union leaders from Chicago on Thursday to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks, weighing in as the Trump administration crackdown on immigrants intensifies in the pontiff's hometown.
Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Oct 09, 2025 4:17 pm - Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while poor people suffer on the margins, confirming in his first teaching document that he is in perfect lockstep with his predecessor Pope Francis on matters of social and economic injustice.
Federal court to weigh Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area

By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Oct 09, 2025 10:46 am - President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began...
Israeli Cabinet approves Trump's plan for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages held by Hamas

By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA
Oct 09, 2025 10:42 am - Israel’s Cabinet early Friday approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East.A brief statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Cabinet approved the “outline” of a deal to release the hostages, without mentioning other aspects of the plan that are more controversial.
Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say

By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM, MATTHEW LEE and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Oct 08, 2025 8:41 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a ser...
Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

By Noah Robertson and Tara Copp
Oct 08, 2025 8:35 pm - The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees, including service members, civilian workers and contractors, for comments appearing online after last month’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

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