What a Deadly Offensive in Syria Means for a Stalled Civil War Rebel groups have launched the largest offensive in years against government forces in the northwest.

Irish civil jury says McGregor assaulted woman A civil jury in Ireland has found that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying.

Civil War Toll Much Worse in Confederate States, New Estimates Show An analysis of newly released 19th-century census records offers more insight into the conflict’s costs.

Former employee files civil lawsuit against Suns Andrea Trischan, a former Suns employee, seeks what the team said is $60 million in damages after filing a civil lawsuit against it, alleging discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.

Trump’s Gains Among Latinos Push a Civil Rights Group to Reflect on Its Past From its founding nearly a century ago, LULAC encouraged Hispanic people to embrace American identity even as it fought discrimination. The 2024 election result presents a dilemma on both fronts.

Latino Civil Rights Group Pushes Back on the Myth of Noncitizen Voters The League of United Latin American Citizens, which was targeted in Texas’ election fraud case, is teaming up with a Democratic super PAC to counter Republican-led election challenges.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81 A singer, composer, curator and founder of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, she provided a gospel soundtrack for the civil rights movement.

After ‘Civil War’ and Anti-Immigrant Tweets, Ryan Selkis Told to Cool It by His Crypto Startup’s Leadership

Hawley’s Christian nationalism is the old-time civil religion, weaponized (RNS) — The way it was during the Cold War. The post Hawley’s Christian nationalism is the old-time civil religion, weaponized appeared first on Religion News Service.

A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with best-selling author and journalist Jeff Sharlet about the ongoing surge in Christian nationalism and the future envisioned by Project 2025 The post A Slow Civil War with Jeff Sharlet appeared first on Religion News Service.

Why the Olympic Games are a ‘civil religious’ ceremony with a global congregation (The Conversation) — Sporting events form a vital space where Americans display their ‘civil religious devotion,’ according to a scholar of religion and sports. The post Why the Olympic Games are a ‘civil religious’ ceremony with a global congregation appeared first on Religion News Service.

DCG, Top Executives Renew Push to Get New York AG’s Civil Fraud Suit Dropped Lawyers for cryptocurrency firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and two of its top executives – CEO and founder Barry Silbert and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned trading arm Genesis – have made a final effort to convince a judge to toss out New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James’ civil fraud suit against them.

Judge drops civil suit against Cowboys’ Prescott Collin County Judge Angela Tucker dismissed a lawsuit claiming sexual assault against Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.

Civil religion as a gateway to Christian nationalism (Sightings) — The inclusion of ‘under God’ in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance was a sectarian move whose exclusionary effects are increasingly evident in today’s religious landscape. The post Civil religion as a gateway to Christian nationalism appeared first on Religion News Service.

Ángeles Flórez Peón, Spanish Civil War’s Last Militiawoman, Dies at 105 She was revered as an essential guardian of the country’s memory of war and repression long after the Franco dictatorship.

Justice Department Chides Phoenix Police Over Civil Rights Violations The department’s report comes after a three-year investigation into complaints of brutality and discrimination by law enforcement that the city says has been burdensome.

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. The post The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95 a…

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says (AP) — Lawson was a close adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who called him ‘the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world.’ The post The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says appeared first on Religion News Service.

One Year of Civil War in Sudan: What We Know About the Conflict Fighting between the military and a powerful paramilitary group has led to massacres, caused millions to flee their homes and now threatens to cause a famine.

How the Movie “Civil War” Echoes Real Political Anxieties “Civil War” has tapped into a dark set of national angst. In polls and in interviews, a segment of voters say they fear the country’s divides may lead to actual, not just rhetorical, battles.