Federal agents raided a Chicago apartment building and detained 37 immigrants, most of them Venezuelans, in a highly publicized operation that was presented as a victory against terrorism, but no evidence has been found to support the government's claims.
Gabriel "Snoop" Roberson, who has served decades in prison for a 1994 Antioch shooting, reached a plea agreement overturning his multiple life sentences and making him eligible for release within five years due to California's evolving juvenile justice reform laws.
Incarcerated women in the U.S. are routinely punished for menstruating due to prison rules that fail to account for basic biological needs, resulting in a punitive environment where menstruation can result in punishment.
The federal shutdown has ended, but critics warn that the decision to withhold SNAP benefits for millions of people set a dangerous precedent for using food access as political leverage, and that access to food directly impacts public safety.