New York Opens Ace’s Place, Nation’s First City-Funded Shelter for Transgender Homeless People
New York City has made history with the opening of Ace’s Place, the first city-funded shelter in the United States created specifically for transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals experiencing homelessness. According to Gothamist, the facility is located in Long Island City, Queens, the 150-bed facility is a major step towardContinue Reading
ICE Traps Congressional Democrats Trying to Visit Detention Center
ICE facility workers trapped three Democratic representatives between the fence and the entrance as they denied their lawful attempt at entry to a detention center in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday. Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center is normally controlled by the Bureau of Prisons but is currently being used by HomelandContinue Reading
Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips
Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors.” It comes amid pressure from both sides of the Pacific, with some US lawmakers pushing Nvidia to grant the government backdoors to AI chips…Continue Reading
FACT CHECK: Post claiming 3-hour Laguna-Bicol train trip is false – PNR
Claim: A train ride between Laguna and Bicol on the Philippine National Railways (PNR) will take only three hours. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post has already received 7,300 reactions, 3,500 shares, and 877 comments. Its caption says, “3 oras na lang ang biyahe mula Laguna hanggang BicolContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: House panel probe closure didn’t ‘clear’ Sara Duterte of fund misuse
Claim: The House committee on good government and public accountability ended its probe on Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged misuse of confidential funds last June due to a lack of evidence. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The TikTok video containing the claim has 207,600 views, 3,477 likes, 123 shares,Continue Reading
Border patrol agents use unmarked rental truck to ambush people at LA Home Depot
Video shows US border patrol agents after they carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles. The officers had jumped out of an unmarked rental truck and arrested more than a dozen people. The incident has raised questions about whether the US government was complying with aContinue Reading
PBS News Hour West live episode, Aug. 6, 2025
Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG FindContinue Reading
Summer heat records pause in July, but global air and sea warming continues
July 2025 marked a break in the series of heat records that characterised the summers of 2023 and 2024, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Service, but this does not mean that global warming trends have stopped. (AP Video by Paolo Santalucia; Production by Paolo Santalucia and Andrea Rosa)Continue Reading
These Democrats Think the Party Needs AI to Win Elections
The National Democratic Training Committee has made the first official playbook for the use of AI by Democratic campaigns ahead of the midterms.Continue Reading
Combating Domestic Violent Extremism Is No Longer a FEMA Priority
Documents obtained by WIRED show FEMA plans to direct states and tribes to halt activities intended to combat domestic violent extremism so as to align with “current administration priorities.”Continue Reading
Majority seek end to Israel weapons sales: Survey spanning three continents
Amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza, a five-nation poll shows support for the private sector and states to take action., EXCLUSIVE As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, a poll in five nations reveals strong support for the private sector and governments to take action. A majority of people in five nationsContinue Reading
The West’s “principles fall apart” over Palestine
In this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is Francois Burgat., French political analyst Francois Burgat was charged with supporting terrorism over a social media post he shared, which included a statement by Hamas. He was later acquitted. Burgat joins Centre Stage to unpack the case, the politics behind itContinue Reading