January 2025
February 2025
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Sparks Concerns in Schools
President Trump's executive orders aim to expand expedited deportations for undocumented immigrants and potentially end birthright citizenship, causing concern among educators and families, with varied responses from school districts.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Sparks Concerns in Schools
President Trump's executive orders aim to expand expedited deportations for undocumented immigrants and potentially end birthright citizenship, causing concern among educators and families, with varied responses from school districts.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Ukraine to Reform Military Recruitment to Bolster Fighting Force
Ukraine is overhauling its Soviet-era military recruitment system to attract 18- to 25-year-olds, currently exempt from mobilization, by offering financial incentives and improved soldier-commander communication to address manpower shortages and improve battlefield effectiveness.
Ukraine to Reform Military Recruitment to Bolster Fighting Force
Ukraine is overhauling its Soviet-era military recruitment system to attract 18- to 25-year-olds, currently exempt from mobilization, by offering financial incentives and improved soldier-commander communication to address manpower shortages and improve battlefield effectiveness.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Sackler Family, Purdue Pharma Settle Opioid Lawsuits for $7.4 Billion
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits claiming their opioid painkiller OxyContin fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a previous bankruptcy deal that granted the Sacklers immunity.
Sackler Family, Purdue Pharma Settle Opioid Lawsuits for $7.4 Billion
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits claiming their opioid painkiller OxyContin fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, following a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a previous bankruptcy deal that granted the Sacklers immunity.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Rubio's Central America Trip to Focus on Migration and Economic Issues
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Central America next week to address migration, economic issues, and regional stability, reflecting the Trump administration's priorities and concerns, while Panama's president dismissed Trump's comments about the Panama Canal.
Rubio's Central America Trip to Focus on Migration and Economic Issues
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Central America next week to address migration, economic issues, and regional stability, reflecting the Trump administration's priorities and concerns, while Panama's president dismissed Trump's comments about the Panama Canal.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Rubio's Latin American Tour Addresses Migration, Canal Tensions, and Venezuela
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic next week to address regional issues such as migration, the Panama Canal, and the Venezuelan political crisis, reflecting the Trump administration's focus on Latin America.
Rubio's Latin American Tour Addresses Migration, Canal Tensions, and Venezuela
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic next week to address regional issues such as migration, the Panama Canal, and the Venezuelan political crisis, reflecting the Trump administration's focus on Latin America.
Progress
48% Bias Score
30-Year Sentence for Charlie Hebdo Attack Perpetrator
A Paris court sentenced Zaheer Mahmood, a 29-year-old Pakistani man, to 30 years in prison for a September 25, 2020 attack near the former Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, where he severely injured two people with a meat cleaver, aiming to "avenge the Prophet" following the republication of Prophet Mu...
30-Year Sentence for Charlie Hebdo Attack Perpetrator
A Paris court sentenced Zaheer Mahmood, a 29-year-old Pakistani man, to 30 years in prison for a September 25, 2020 attack near the former Charlie Hebdo office in Paris, where he severely injured two people with a meat cleaver, aiming to "avenge the Prophet" following the republication of Prophet Mu...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Senate Votes on Key Trump Nominees Amidst Legal Challenges and Wildfire Dispute
The Senate is voting on John Ratcliffe and Pete Hegseth's nominations for CIA and defense secretary, respectively, while Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship faces a legal challenge in Seattle; Trump is also threatening to withhold aid to California unless water is released to fight wil...
Senate Votes on Key Trump Nominees Amidst Legal Challenges and Wildfire Dispute
The Senate is voting on John Ratcliffe and Pete Hegseth's nominations for CIA and defense secretary, respectively, while Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship faces a legal challenge in Seattle; Trump is also threatening to withhold aid to California unless water is released to fight wil...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Mayotte Schools Reopen After Cyclone Chido, Teachers Strike Amidst Devastation
Cyclone Chido, the worst in Mayotte's history in 90 years, caused widespread destruction to schools, delaying the return to school on Monday and prompting a teacher strike due to unsafe conditions and lack of resources; the death toll remains uncertain due to undocumented migrants and rapid burials.
Mayotte Schools Reopen After Cyclone Chido, Teachers Strike Amidst Devastation
Cyclone Chido, the worst in Mayotte's history in 90 years, caused widespread destruction to schools, delaying the return to school on Monday and prompting a teacher strike due to unsafe conditions and lack of resources; the death toll remains uncertain due to undocumented migrants and rapid burials.
Progress
28% Bias Score
Giant Iceberg A23a Heads Toward South Georgia
The world's largest iceberg, A23a (3,672 square kilometers), is drifting toward South Georgia, potentially disrupting wildlife habitats and shipping, despite scientists' assertions that its calving was a natural event, unrelated to climate change.
Giant Iceberg A23a Heads Toward South Georgia
The world's largest iceberg, A23a (3,672 square kilometers), is drifting toward South Georgia, potentially disrupting wildlife habitats and shipping, despite scientists' assertions that its calving was a natural event, unrelated to climate change.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump Rescinds Order Protecting Contractor Diversity
President Trump rescinded a 60-year-old executive order prohibiting discrimination by government contractors, replacing it with a requirement to certify the absence of what he terms "illegal" DEI programs; this affects about a quarter of US workers and may decrease diversity initiatives.
Trump Rescinds Order Protecting Contractor Diversity
President Trump rescinded a 60-year-old executive order prohibiting discrimination by government contractors, replacing it with a requirement to certify the absence of what he terms "illegal" DEI programs; this affects about a quarter of US workers and may decrease diversity initiatives.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Marseille Drug Gang Leader Extradited to France
Félix Bingui, alleged leader of Marseille's Yoda drug gang, was extradited from Morocco to France on Tuesday, following a March arrest and April approval. This follows a national crackdown on drug trafficking and a decrease in Marseille's drug-related homicides from 49 in 2023 to 24 in 2024, partial...
Marseille Drug Gang Leader Extradited to France
Félix Bingui, alleged leader of Marseille's Yoda drug gang, was extradited from Morocco to France on Tuesday, following a March arrest and April approval. This follows a national crackdown on drug trafficking and a decrease in Marseille's drug-related homicides from 49 in 2023 to 24 in 2024, partial...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Fires 1,000 US Government Employees in "Spoil System" Purge
President Donald Trump fired approximately 1,000 US government employees, including those in diversity programs, on January 22nd, implementing a "spoil system" to replace them with political loyalists, raising concerns about governmental efficiency and potential corruption.
Trump Fires 1,000 US Government Employees in "Spoil System" Purge
President Donald Trump fired approximately 1,000 US government employees, including those in diversity programs, on January 22nd, implementing a "spoil system" to replace them with political loyalists, raising concerns about governmental efficiency and potential corruption.
Progress
60% Bias Score