Detective examining financial documents related to a hate group financing investigation, with a magnifying glass, computer, and legal scales in the background.

New DOJ Indictment Alleges Southern Poverty Law Center Funds Went to Hoods and Cross Burnings

On June 3, a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, a second, expanded set of charges building on an original April 21 indictment,  alleging that $4.1 million in tax-exempt funds paid informants inside extremist organizations who then recruited new members and purchased materials for cross burnings and Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods.

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Teacher Beheaded in Nigeria as Widespread Muslim Violence Against Christians Escalates Horrifyingly

Armed gunmen launched coordinated attacks on multiple schools in the Ahoro-Esinele community of Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, on the night of May 16, 2026, abducting 46 people, including seven teachers and 39 students, from Community High School in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School in the nearby Yawota community.

Workers rally for a $15 minimum wage and union rights, holding colorful signs in an urban setting, advocating for economic justice and fair treatment.

Living Wage for All: A Prescription for Economic Ruin

Four Democratic House members, Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), and Analilia Mejia (NJ-11), introduced the Living Wage for All Act on April 28, proposing to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour.

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Donald Trump vs. the International Criminal Court

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on May 6, 2026, calling on Brussels to activate the EU’s Blocking Statute to shield the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations from U.S.

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Sudan’s Forgotten Front: Inside the Nuba Mountains Crisis

“Multiple local reports indicate that civilians have been prevented from leaving the city for weeks at a time, with some sources with sources saying civilians were being used as human shields.” said Caleb Maisonville of the Free Burma Rangers, a faith-based, frontline aid organization, speaking from the ground in South Kordofan, Sudan.