February 2025
March 2025
Federal Research Funding Cuts Threaten Science and Economic Growth
The US government's decision to freeze or cut indirect cost recovery rates for federally funded research projects threatens to derail groundbreaking studies, stifle student opportunities, and weaken the economic ecosystems surrounding colleges, impacting scientific progress and the broader economy.
Federal Research Funding Cuts Threaten Science and Economic Growth
The US government's decision to freeze or cut indirect cost recovery rates for federally funded research projects threatens to derail groundbreaking studies, stifle student opportunities, and weaken the economic ecosystems surrounding colleges, impacting scientific progress and the broader economy.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump Administration Fires 400 DHS Employees in Federal Workforce Reduction
The Trump administration fired over 400 Department of Homeland Security employees, saving $50 million, as part of a government-wide effort to reduce the federal workforce, impacting agencies like FEMA, CISA, and USCIS.
Trump Administration Fires 400 DHS Employees in Federal Workforce Reduction
The Trump administration fired over 400 Department of Homeland Security employees, saving $50 million, as part of a government-wide effort to reduce the federal workforce, impacting agencies like FEMA, CISA, and USCIS.
Progress
56% Bias Score
EEOC Drops Lawsuit, Citing Trump's Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Order
The EEOC dismissed its lawsuit against Harmony Hospitality for firing a nonbinary gay employee, citing conflict with President Trump's executive order defining sex as binary; this follows the dismissal of Democratic EEOC commissioners and a shift in agency leadership.
EEOC Drops Lawsuit, Citing Trump's Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Order
The EEOC dismissed its lawsuit against Harmony Hospitality for firing a nonbinary gay employee, citing conflict with President Trump's executive order defining sex as binary; this follows the dismissal of Democratic EEOC commissioners and a shift in agency leadership.
Progress
72% Bias Score
Critical Condition of Released Palestinian Prisoners Highlights Israeli Prison Abuse
Four Palestinians released in a prisoner exchange are hospitalized in critical condition in Ramallah due to severe malnutrition and torture in Israeli prisons, highlighting systematic abuse documented by their testimonies and the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Critical Condition of Released Palestinian Prisoners Highlights Israeli Prison Abuse
Four Palestinians released in a prisoner exchange are hospitalized in critical condition in Ramallah due to severe malnutrition and torture in Israeli prisons, highlighting systematic abuse documented by their testimonies and the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Five Charged with Murder of Transgender Man After Prolonged Torture
Five people were charged with the second-degree murder of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota, whose body was found in a New York field after suffering over a month of torture, starting in December, according to police.
Five Charged with Murder of Transgender Man After Prolonged Torture
Five people were charged with the second-degree murder of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota, whose body was found in a New York field after suffering over a month of torture, starting in December, according to police.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Djibouti's Yusuf Elected New African Union Chairperson
After a multi-round vote, Mahmoud Cali Yusuf, Djibouti's former foreign minister, was elected the new Chairperson of the African Union, defeating Raila Odinga; six nations abstained due to conflict.
Djibouti's Yusuf Elected New African Union Chairperson
After a multi-round vote, Mahmoud Cali Yusuf, Djibouti's former foreign minister, was elected the new Chairperson of the African Union, defeating Raila Odinga; six nations abstained due to conflict.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Severe Weather System Impacts Eastern U.S., Causing Flooding and Heavy Snow
A major winter storm is impacting the eastern U.S., bringing severe flooding to parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Arkansas, heavy snow and ice to the Northeast, and a cold snap to the Rockies. Governor Beshear declared a state of emergency in Kentucky due to the potential for widespre...
Severe Weather System Impacts Eastern U.S., Causing Flooding and Heavy Snow
A major winter storm is impacting the eastern U.S., bringing severe flooding to parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Arkansas, heavy snow and ice to the Northeast, and a cold snap to the Rockies. Governor Beshear declared a state of emergency in Kentucky due to the potential for widespre...
Progress
28% Bias Score
Trump's Second Term Echoes Orbán's Authoritarian Rule in Hungary
President Trump's second term bears striking similarities to Viktor Orbán's rule in Hungary, raising concerns about the erosion of democratic norms in the United States as Trump employs methods similar to Orbán's power consolidation tactics.
Trump's Second Term Echoes Orbán's Authoritarian Rule in Hungary
President Trump's second term bears striking similarities to Viktor Orbán's rule in Hungary, raising concerns about the erosion of democratic norms in the United States as Trump employs methods similar to Orbán's power consolidation tactics.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Israel Releases 369 Palestinian Prisoners in Hostage Exchange
Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, including those convicted of suicide bombings and attempted murders, in exchange for hostages held by Hamas; 12 returned to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while 24 were exiled, highlighting the ongoing complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israel Releases 369 Palestinian Prisoners in Hostage Exchange
Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, including those convicted of suicide bombings and attempted murders, in exchange for hostages held by Hamas; 12 returned to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, while 24 were exiled, highlighting the ongoing complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Syrian Man Kills Teen, Injures Four in Austrian Stabbing Spree
On Saturday, a Syrian national legally residing in Austria stabbed five men in Villach, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old and injuries to four others; the motive remains unclear.
Syrian Man Kills Teen, Injures Four in Austrian Stabbing Spree
On Saturday, a Syrian national legally residing in Austria stabbed five men in Villach, resulting in the death of a 14-year-old and injuries to four others; the motive remains unclear.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Cold Case Solved: DNA, Forensic Advancements Lead to Arrest in 1979 Double Homicide
Forty-four years after Deroshia Matthews, 26, and her son Kamal, 7, were found murdered in their Omaha home, Abdulmalik Husain, 68, was arrested and charged with their murders after a DNA match from a 2004 Colorado arrest and advancements in forensic technology allowed investigators to re-examine ke...
Cold Case Solved: DNA, Forensic Advancements Lead to Arrest in 1979 Double Homicide
Forty-four years after Deroshia Matthews, 26, and her son Kamal, 7, were found murdered in their Omaha home, Abdulmalik Husain, 68, was arrested and charged with their murders after a DNA match from a 2004 Colorado arrest and advancements in forensic technology allowed investigators to re-examine ke...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Rebel Group Claims Control of Parts of Bukavu, DRC
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, including the M23 group, claims to have taken control of Kavumu airport and parts of Bukavu, DRC, following the takeover of Goma on January 27; residents report looting, but the extent of rebel control is unconfirmed, while the DRC government has not ...
Rebel Group Claims Control of Parts of Bukavu, DRC
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, including the M23 group, claims to have taken control of Kavumu airport and parts of Bukavu, DRC, following the takeover of Goma on January 27; residents report looting, but the extent of rebel control is unconfirmed, while the DRC government has not ...
Progress
36% Bias Score