Riots

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a moment of resistance by LGBTQ people against homophobia and transphobia, police harassment and exploitation by organized crime. The conflict started in the wee hours of June 28, 1969, and conti…

In the wake of news that Riot Games is attempting to block two current employees from taking legal action against them for alleged gender discrimination, some employees are threatening a walkout. Over the last couple of months, five current and former Riot e…

Months after five current and former employees filed lawsuits last fall and earlier this year alleging gender discrimination against League of Legends publisher Riot Games, Riot yesterday made motions to force two of those women into private arbitration, whic…

Joe Biden said Donald Trump posed a historic threat to the values of America on Thursday as he formally announced his 2020 White House bid, framing himself as the person best placed to defeat the US president.  Mr Biden, who served as Barack Obamas vice pres…

She first tried to bring her attackers to justice in 2003 but the Gujarati police refused to believe her claims, arguing she had insufficient evidence. Ms Bano then approached Indias National Human Rights Commission, which finally brought her case to the Sup…

Last summer, Mr. Caruso became chairman of the board and installed Wanda Austin, a former aerospace executive, as interim president, forcing out C.L. Max Nikias, who still had many loyalists among the board who opposed Mr. Carusos efforts to install new leade…

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra Mckee, who was killed on Thursday night while reporting on riots in the Northern Irish city of Derry. Northern Irish police said on Twitter Saturday morning that the men, aged 18 a…

A journalist from Northern Ireland was shot and killed by what authorities called "terrorists" during rioting in the country ahead of this weekend's religious holidays. Lyra McKee, 29, was fatally shot Thursday night in Derry/Londonderry near Creggan, a larg…