Amanda Gorman delivers new verse, reclaiming ‘patriot’ at DNC
CHICAGO — There’s an old political saw: You campaign in poetry and govern in prose.That took on a more literal meaning Wednesday night as Amanda Gorman,…
Beyoncé or Taylor Swift could show at the DNC. Theoretically
The Washington state delegation members were all in for presumptive nominee Beyoncé at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, sporting sashes and sparkling silver hats on…
Phil Donahue dead: Daytime talk show host dies at 88
Phil Donahue, the groundbreaking daytime talk show host of “The Phil Donahue Show,” has died. He was 88.He died Sunday “peacefully after a long illness,”…
‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan | Women’s Rights
Kabul, Afghanistan – In an apartment near a Taliban headquarters, a young woman is discreetly moving about. Breshna* is 24 years old. Today, as on…
Harris offers ‘freedom’ and contrast to Trump, but few policy details
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has developed a crowd-pleasing line when she campaigns against Project 2025, the 887-page policy agenda written for former President Trump…
Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler | Freedom of the Press News
Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order ‘vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment’.A Philippine court has ordered the country’s corporate regulator to restore…
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Pennsylvania swing-state rally
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris introduced running mate Tim Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, where the Democratic duo pledged to restore freedom…
Column: Kamala Harris has a campaign soundtrack: Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’
Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency has a soundtrack: Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” The leading Democratic presidential candidate took the stage in her first visit…
Kamala Harris uses ‘Freedom’ by Beyoncé at campaign HQ
Vice President Kamala Harris made a grand entrance Monday during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Del., with Freedom” by Beyoncé…
Russia charges Russian-German lawyer with treason | Freedom of the Press News
German Moyzhes was arrested in St Petersburg in late May and is being held in pretrial detention in a Moscow prison.Russia has accused a dual Russian-German…
Moscow jails Russian-America journalist Alsu Kurmasheva for over six years | Freedom of the Press News
The journalist is accused of not registering as a ‘foreign agent’ and for spreading ‘false information’ about the Russian army.A Russian court has sentenced Alsu…
Russia prosecutor seeks 18-year sentence for US journalist Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News
Court expected to issue verdict in espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal reporter on Friday.A Russian prosecutor is seeking an 18-year sentence for American…
In Kyrgyzstan, an ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on free press raises alarm | Freedom of the Press
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Warsaw, Poland – Last year, Aidai Irgebai had a serious talk with her two sons, aged nine and seven. The boys would…
Tesco puts booze in high-tech cabinets dubbed ‘Freedom Cases’ with 4-step access process to stop shoplifters
TESCO shoppers have been left stunned after finding a futuristic security system to prevent booze shoplifting.The weird tech works by asking shoppers to use the…
Hong Kong journalist group head says fired by WSJ in press freedom row | Freedom of the Press News
The new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group has said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her…
How the prison-set ‘Sing Sing’ captures the magic of acting
The new movie “Sing Sing” is set in the maximum-security correctional facility of the same name, a gray and Gothic structure in upstate New York…
Chinese risk perilous journey in search of ‘freedom’ in the United States | Migration News
Last year, Chinese businessman Li Xiaosan and his teenage son travelled 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) through Central America to reach the United States. In Colombia,…
Silencing the Messenger: Pakistan’s Press Freedom in Downward Spiral
From surveillance and coercion to physical violence and online abuse, methods used to suppress unwanted truth-telling have evolved. Recently, a new weapon has been added…
Kazakh dissident dies following Kyiv shooting | Freedom of the Press News
Wife of journalist Aydos Sadykov blames Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for attack last month. A Kazakh dissident has died in Ukraine, two weeks after being…
Assange’s freedom flight and ‘Lacklustre Lions’
Julian Assange features on the front of most of Wednesday's newspapers after it was revealed he agreed a plea deal that should see him set…