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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
A large American flag is flying upside down from a 7,000-foot peak in Tahoe National Forest. The distress signal has been featured in several anti-Trump protests, to signal federal land and federal workers are under threat. A similar protest was mounted by Yosemite workers who hung an upended Stars and Stripes from El Capitan in February. The U.S. Forest Service has been contacted for comment via email.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
Some grassroots organizers are floating the idea of a female-led sex strike following the House's passage of the SAVE Act. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act passed the House of Representatives Thursday, despite critics saying it will make it harder for married women, rural people, troops overseas, racial minorities, and disabled people to register to vote. In response, some organizers online are posting about the idea of having a sex strike to draw attention to the SAVE Act.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is a bill that will require all people registering to vote to bring proof of citizenship in person to a voter registration site. It eliminates voters' ability to register to vote by mail or online. Supporters of the bill say it will eliminate noncitizen voting. Detractors say that multiple studies have found no evidence of widespread voter fraud and that this will only make voting harder for citizens.
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1 week ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
By Sophie Clark 🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Four Democratic Representatives broke from their party on Thursday to help pass a bill requiring in-person proof of citizenship to register to vote. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a Republican bill, seeks to codify an executive order issued by Presidnet Donald Trump in March.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to Denmark has advocated for turning Greenland into a libertarian "freedom city," according to Reuters. Ken Howery, a PayPal co-founder and friend of Elon Musk, is an advocate for cities that serve as low-regulation tech hubs and believes this could apply to the autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark, despite Greenland and Denmark both rejecting U.S. advances regarding the island. Newsweek has contacted Howery via email for comment.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
Republicans in the House of Representatives blocked an amendment to the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which would protect married women's ability to register to vote. They also blocked amendments brought forward by Oregon Representative Maxine Dexter which would protect several other groups of people from the strict parameters for voter registration put forward by SAVE. Representatives Maxine Dexter and Chip Roy have been contacted via email for comment.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
A seven-month-old baby girl was killed in a dog attack in Ohio on Wednesday. The incident occurred at a home in south Columbus on Wednesday morning. Authorities were notified of the baby's injuries when her mother rushed her to a nearby fire station. The baby was then taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital, but was later pronounced dead just before midday, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Newsweek has contacted the Columbus Division of Police for comment outside of normal working hours.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
As Congress nears a vote on the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility Act, which could make it harder for married women to register to vote, warnings about the legislation are rising across social media. On Wednesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote about the SAVE Act on X, formerly Twitter: "Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
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2 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
The Menendez Brothers are the subject of a new TV special featuring an exclusive audio interview with the brothers from prison. TMZ Presents: The Menendez Brothers was interspersed with other interviews with people familiar with their case and personalities, including the detective on the brothers' case and a rapper who served time alongside them in prison. Here's what we know about the brothers nearly 30 years since they were sentenced to life in prison. What did the Menendez Brothers do?
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2 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Sophie Grace Clark
A video of a Dunkin' Donuts in Chicago has gone viral after bulletproof glass was seemingly installed around the store. The video, posted by influencer Keez Carter, @richoffimpact on Instagram, shows a Dunkin' Donuts in Chicago where the work and serving stations are covered completely in glass. While some commenters are angry about this development, others are saying "it's our own fault."Newsweek has contacted Dunkin' Donuts for comment via email outside of working hours.
