Germany’s heat is having a political impact

This past weekend record-breaking temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (just over 107 degrees Fahrenheit), leading to limited opportunities to cool off at night and a lack of water. These are life-threatening conditions for retirees and nursing homes and hospitals with little or no air conditioning. One reason for this is that Germany has no national … Read more

America’s top court rebuked Trump and supported birthright citizenship.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship is unlawful. In one of the most consequential decisions for the top court, which had waited until the final day of the term, the justices ruled 6-3 to preserve the right to U.S. citizenship for nearly everyone born on … Read more