Riya Singh 
Tiers of tombs are heaped deep below at a crowded Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days chopping at the earth to make place for additional bodies. “Sometimes we make graves on top of graves,” he told me.At morning, Baraka and his solemn corps of volunteer gravediggers in the Deir al Balah cemetery begin … Read more
Montana’s Supreme Court found that teenagers do not need their parents’ permission to obtain abortions in the state. Montana’s Supreme Court declared Wednesday that adolescents do not need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state, upholding a lower court decision that determined the parental consent legislation violated the state constitution’s privacy provision. … Read more
The CIA will reportedly deploy bulletproof glass to protect Trump, as well as other sophisticated security measures that are not typically granted for presidential candidates. The US Secret Service has approved a fresh plan for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to conduct outdoor rallies following a July assassination attempt, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. … Read more
Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has lost his long-running battle to prevent extradition from New Zealand to the United States. A representative for New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed that he signed an extradition order for Mr Dotcom on Thursday. US authorities claim he gained his fortune through digital piracy on the now-defunct file-sharing website … Read more
Greg Kihn, an 80s rock hero and longtime DJ, has died, leaving Bay Area music fans in sadness. Kihn and his band gained popularity in the Bay Area club scene in the 1970s before breaking out in the early 1980s with hits like “The Break Up Song” and “Jeopardy.” Who is Greg Kihn? With the … Read more