Reported October 22, 2026 | Event date: October 21, 2026 | Status: Administrative investigative finding; disputed by the university. The Justice Department announced that its investigation found race discrimination against White and Asian applicants to Ohio State University’s College of Medicine for the entering classes of 2023–2025. DOJ says the practices violated Title VI and…
Reuters reports that Germany’s political convention against cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is facing pressure after a regional assembly vote appeared to cross party lines in support of an AfD candidate for speaker. The report also cites a confidential assessment by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency that found the party incited resentment of…
Police say two men were arrested in Massachusetts on October 7 in connection with the October 2 stabbing and attempted robbery of off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes in the Bronx. Mercedes was stabbed seven times and later released from hospital. The suspects are charged with attempted murder; they are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The…
October 9, 2026 — International Watch / Breaking News The U.K. Home Office recorded 146,825 hate-crime offences in England and Wales in the year ending March 2026, a 7% increase from 137,560 the prior year. The official report, published October 8, says police recorded 107,926 race-related offences, up 9%, and 11,419 religion-related offences, up 13%….
October 9, 2026 — International Watch / Breaking News South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs says its director-general has withdrawn a September 28 directive on the intake of asylum applications. The directive was issued after the Constitutional Court’s July 7 ruling in the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town matter. The department said implementation quickly overwhelmed…
October 9, 2026 — Current Issues / Breaking News A federal immigration officer shot and wounded a 28-year-old man during an arrest operation in New York City’s Marble Hill neighborhood on Thursday, officials told The Associated Press. City police identified the man as Oscar Belgal, a Dominican national. He was shot in the neck and…
October 9, 2026 — Political Watch / Public Statements President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday that Minnesota was being “taken over” by Somali immigrants and described violence, murder and mayhem across the state. He urged Minnesota authorities to seek federal intervention. Earlier that day, Trump called Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Democratic candidate…
October 9, 2026 — Cultural Watch / Public Statements Former WNBA player Sydney Colson criticized white players who, in her view, remain silent when Black teammates face racism. In an October 8 episode of her podcast with former player Theresa Plaisance, Colson also objected to comments by some players about transgender participation in women’s sports…
What happened: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement on October 7, the third anniversary of Hamas’s 2023 attack on Israel. He described the attacks as involving “horrific war crimes” and acknowledged the profound loss suffered by Israelis, then criticized Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and characterized it as an “ongoing genocide.” Public…
What happened: Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico asked a federal judge on October 8 to continue protecting their reporters’ access to the White House while the outlets’ lawsuit proceeds. The Justice Department defended the administration’s restrictions at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly. The outlets argue that President Donald Trump’s decision…
