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The fallout from the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday continues, as officials search for answers about what happened. The city’s port was demolishe

There is a dominant narrative about what it means to be queer: a person struggles with their identity, comes out, and eventually finds love. Within that na

Oprah Winfrey always graces the cover of her magazine. Each month, a different picture her looks out from newsstands next to the signature “O” of the t

Amid Black Lives Matter protests and a reckoning against racism in the United States, the Washington Post is joining other news organizations, including th

On Tuesday night in Manhattan, police forced a protestor into an unmarked van in the middle of the street, pepper spraying those nearby. The tactics have d

Jamaal Bowman shocked the political establishment by defeating 16-term incumbent Eliot Engel in New York’s 16th Congressional district, which includes th

The year 2020 has seen an increase in attacks to the rights of transgender people, from rollbacks on their access to healthcare to being denied use of home

President Trump is raising eyebrows, yet again, for something he said. But this time it’s not political (or at least, not yet) and is directed toward

On Tuesday, a large group of people marched to the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to protest the fact that the officers who killed Breonn

It’s been quite a week for Ivanka Trump. Hot on the heels of her “Find Something New” campaign, which encourages the 44 million-plus Americans who ar

On Wednesday, the Trump administration continued its attack on the transgender community when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announc

As the movement for Black lives gains mainstream attention and acceptance, more and more people have felt able or empowered to speak out. This includes hig

President Trump announced on Twitter Tuesday night that he was considering ending a fair housing mandate put into place by the Obama administration. The Af

The epidemic of Black people dying at the hands of the white supremacist state extends beyond police and rogue citizens killing Black people for merely exi

Law enforcement agencies in Aurora, Colorado have received a flood of emails and phone calls in recent weeks — tens of thousands, to be exact — about t

On Tuesday, several states — including New York and Kentucky — held hotly contested, headline-making primary elections. While the primary for the Democ

On Thursday, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. According to

Less than a week after the fatal shooting for Rayshard Brooks, Garrett Rolfe, the officer who pulled the trigger, was charged with felony murder. The secon