12 h. ago I’m an elementary school principal. Students live in fear of ICE | Seth Lavin

I am in awe of the children and their parents as they live through raids. How can you call an operation targeted when it blankets a city in fear?There is snow on the ground, but for some Chicago families, this is a moment of unfreezing. ICE is still out there, but Commander Gregory Bovino and his strike force have moved on. After months, Operation Midway Blitz has quieted.In places like the elementary school where I am principal, some parents who were hiding are poking their heads out doors. Children holding their breath since September are beginning to exhale. Continue reading...

Politics

56 h. ago After the Bondi attack, all Australians must support the right of Jews to live without fear

Long before the shocking killings in Sydney, the threat of antisemitic violence was often left unchallenged. That must changeLike all Australians, Bondi isn’t just a place to me, it lives in my heart as a symbol of who we are. As a child I spent many Sundays on the beach at North Bondi life-savers as a “nipper”, and as a former mayor of Waverley council and a local councillor for more than a decade, I have walked its concrete ramparts thousands of times, in all its seasons.In a few weeks, visitors from every corner of the globe will gather there to celebrate Christmas. For locals, it is a place of peace and play. For the small Jewish community, it is also a place where festivals are marked openly and proudly. Continue reading...

Events

56 h. ago After the Bondi attack, all Australians must support the right of Jews to live without fear | George Newhouse

Long before the shocking killings in Sydney, the threat of antisemitic violence was often left unchallenged. That must changeLike all Australians, Bondi isn’t just a place to me, it lives in my heart as a symbol of who we are. As a child I spent many Sundays on the beach at North Bondi life-savers as a “nipper”, and as a former mayor of Waverley council and a local councillor for more than a decade, I have walked its concrete ramparts thousands of times, in all its seasons.In a few weeks, visitors from every corner of the globe will gather there to celebrate Christmas. For locals, it is a place of peace and play. For the small Jewish community, it is also a place where festivals are marked openly and proudly. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago Immigrant students experience more bullying as ICE raids cause ‘culture of fear’, says survey

In survey, US school principals describe ‘climate of distress’ and declines in student attendance amid crackdownsImmigrant students across the US have experienced increased bullying, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) crackdowns causing declines in attendance and a “culture of fear” among immigrant students in public schools, according to a new survey of high school principals.Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles’s Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (Idea) conducted a “nationally representative” survey of more than 600 principals about the toll of raids and deportations, and how schools were responding. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Jake Paul announcement LIVE as fans fear Anthony Joshua fight could be cancelled

Jake Paul is set to fight Anthony Joshua on Friday, December 19 but fans are now worried that the bout could be postponed

Sport

7 d. ago Man who made finger guns outside of elementary school for TikTok challenge facing 10 years in prison

Joel Edwards’ mother has claimed that her son imagines that he is fictional characters, driving his actions

Events

7 d. ago Afghans live in fear of ICE in wake of Washington National Guard attack

Many detained had requested asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border in the last two years

Events

2 w. ago Strictly's Amy Dowden shares devastating cancer update 'every day I live in fear'

The beloved Strictly Come Dancing professional had a preventative mastectomy last month

Politics

2 w. ago Strictly's Amy Dowden admits 'every day I live in fear' in heartbreaking cancer update

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden had a second mastectomy last month

Politics

2 w. ago How Russian drones targeting civilians are turning one Ukrainian city into a 'human safari'

Ukrainians in the southern city of Kherson live in constant fear of Russian drone attacks

Events

3 w. ago ‘Bloodbath’ prison where Death Row executions are botched and guards live in constant fear

The notorious William C. Holman Correctional Facility was described as ‘objectively unsafe’, a place where overcrowded lags do battle in scorching kitchens to stay alive

Events

3 w. ago Melania Trump and Usha Vance silenced by microphone feedback during military base high school visit

The first lady and the second lady met with high school and elementary school students on military bases in North Carolina

Events

3 w. ago 'Teacher of the Year' who stalked girl, 11, in class and wrote her 60 love letters gets a slap on the wrist at sentencing

Dylan Robert Dukes, 27, a former music teacher at Starr Elementary School, pleaded guilty last week to first-degree harassment, but received a lenient sentence.

Politics

4 w. ago Good work if you can get it: Elon Musk is set to make more than every elementary school teacher COMBINED

Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion pay package for the world’s richest person

Politics