Analysis: NYC Leads the Nation in Courthouse Immigration Arrests

This story was originally published by The City. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. On a recent morning in Lower Manhattan, immigration Judge John Siemietkowski spoke to three people in his courtroom while...

Gonzalez denounces attack on the Citizen’s Revolution in Ecuador

“They have bought five lawmakers who came by our votes,” said González in a statement on the occasion of the commemoration of the First Cry for Independence. In the text, published on social networks, the leader of the opposition political...

Ecuador’s Health Minister responds after deaths of babies

The minister announced the opening of an investigation by a specialized team to clarify what happened to at least a dozen newborns in July, although the news only came to light this August. Local media reported the deaths of 18 newborns due to a...

NYC is nation’s capital of immigration courthouse arrests, analysis shows

Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. On a recent morning in Lower Manhattan, immigration Judge John Siemietkowski spoke to three people in his courtroom while masked federal officers waited...

Women Wearing Shoulder Pads: Adult Swim Drops Early Series Preview

Posted in: Adult Swim, TV | Tagged: Women Wearing Shoulder Pads Hitting Adult Swim on August 17th, here's an early preview for series creator Gonzalo Cordova's (Tuca & Bertie) Women Wearing Shoulder Pads. Adult Swim debuts an early preview for...

NYC Is the Nation’s Capital of Immigration Courthouse Arrests, New Data Analysis Shows

Support local news today! Our nonprofit newsroom relies on readers like you to power investigations like these. Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. On a recent morning in Lower Manhattan, immigration Judge John...

Religious Collapse in Spain: Vocations on the Brink of Extinction and the Church in Free Fall

A recent report from the CEU-CEFAS Demographic Observatory, a center linked to the San Pablo CEU University of Madrid, reveals an unprecedented crisis in the Spanish Catholic Church, marked by the collapse of vocations, the drastic decline of the...

Mass shooting in Ecuador leaves 8 dead as the country battles spate of violent crimes

A shooting at a nightclub in rural Ecuador has left eight people dead and three others injured, in what authorities believe is the latest outbreak of violence linked to organised crime. Police Colonel Javier Chango said seven victims died at the...

8 killed in shooting outside nightclub in Ecuador

Eight people were killed in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in a town in western Ecuador, according to officials and local media. The attack occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday in the town of Santa Lucía, in Guayas province, near the...

Celebration in Reading marks Ecuador Independence Day

READING, Pa. -- The City of Reading is celebrating Ecuador's Independence Day. The city hosted a flag raising ceremony at City Park Sunday afternoon. Community leaders spoke about the day's history and the importance of honoring Ecuadorian culture...

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Trump order on grants ‘puts politics above peer review’

Since Inauguration Day, the Trump administration has repeatedly frozen and terminated research funding for seemingly political reasons. Federal agencies have ended grants for studies because they allegedly advanced diversity, equity and inclusion...

Indigenous Peoples Day explores the risks and opportunities of AI

On 9 August, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations (UN) held an online event focused on the theme AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures. Indigenous Peoples, numbering about 476 million across 90 countries,...

Miami men arrested for smuggling immigrants from the Bahamas

Two Miami men have pleaded guilty to federal charges for their roles in a conspiracy to smuggle immigrants into the United States by sea. - Advertisement - According to court documents and statements made in court, between July 2024 and March...

Barbados squash teams bow out in quarter-finals at Junior Pan Am Games

Barbados’ squash double teams had their championship hopes ended at the quarter-final stages on day four of the Junior Pan American Games held in Asuncion, Paraguay. Eboni Atherley and Sumairaa Suleman flew the flag well in the women’s doubles...

Nightclub Shooting in Ecuador Kills 8 As Violence Plagues Country

A shooting at a nightclub in rural Ecuador resulted in the deaths of eight people, with three others injured, in the latest incident that authorities allege has broken out due to conflicts in the world of organized crime. Why it Matters Mass...

Indigenous Peoples Day highlights AI’s risks and opportunities

An estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples live across 90 countries, representing 5,000 different cultures. Without proper safeguards, AI risks harming Indigenous rights through inequitable distribution of the groundbreaking technology,...

Indigenous Peoples' Rights at the Intersection of Conservation and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Download Photo Newswise — New York, NY, August 8, 2025—The following statement was released today by Sushil Raj and Dawa Yangi Sherpa of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Myrna Cunningham of the Pawanka Fund; and Roberto Múkaro Agüeibaná...

On the ground with the gangs, generals and families caught in Ecuador’s drug war

QUITO, Ecuador (CNN) — He says he was 18 years old when he first joined a gang in Ecuador a decade ago. Now a senior commander with a wife and kids, the man almost casually acknowledges he’s contributing to the deadly drug trade plaguing the...

On the ground with the gangs, generals and families caught in Ecuador’s drug war

He says he was 18 years old when he first joined a gang in Ecuador a decade ago. Now a senior commander with a wife and kids, the man almost casually acknowledges he’s contributing to the deadly drug trade plaguing the country. “Yes, I’m part of...