Netanyahu snubs President Biden by rejecting talk of Palestinian Statehood while depending on U.S. funding
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on January 18 rejected calls from the United States to scale back Israel’s brutal military offensive in the Gaza Strip, or even consider taking steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state after the...
Macintosh at 40: Apple launched a technology revolution with an innovation of the user experience
By Jacob O. Wobbrock, Professor of Information, University of Washington Technology innovation requires solving hard technical problems, right? Well, yes. And no. As the Apple Macintosh turns 40, what began as Apple prioritizing the squishy concept of “user...
Dwyane Wade: Marquette alumnus and NBA Hall of Famer gives $3M gift to grow literacy for local kids
Dwyane Wade is donating $3 million to Marquette University, just over two decades after leading the Golden Eagles to their last Final Four appearance. Marquette announced the gift on January 15 as the Hall of Fame guard attended the 17th-ranked Golden Eagles’...
Purple Hibiscus: A generation of African writers have followed in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s footsteps
By Simon Lewis, Professor of English, College of Charleston Twenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto the North American publishing scene with her debut novel,“ Purple Hibiscus.” Since then, Adichie’s literary...
Scathing federal report details cascading failures by law enforcement in handing Uvalde school shooting
Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation, according to a Justice Department report released on...
A Confluence of Conflicts: Why Milwaukee’s economy remains vulnerable to turmoil in the Middle East
A region long synonymous with volatile politics and a tangled religious history, the Middle East entered 2024 grappling with a complex confluence of conflicts that stretch across national borders and ideologies. The current clash of regional powers, sectarian divides,...
Wisconsin judge suspends criminal case against defrocked Cardinal McCarrick for sexual abuse
A Wisconsin judge suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling on January 10 that the former cleric is incompetent for trial because of dementia. The decision will be reviewed...
New legislative maps would see Wisconsin Republicans keep their majority but with shrinking numbers
Most of the newly ordered maps redrawing Wisconsin’s political boundaries for the state Legislature would keep Republicans in majority control, but their dominance would be reduced, according to an independent analysis of the plans. Seven sets of new state...
MLK’s daughter urges nations to adopt philosophy of “Kingian nonviolence” as conflict threatens humanity
Citing gun violence in the U.S., the deaths of families in Ukraine and Gaza from war, and threats from artificial intelligence, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter said the world urgently needs to study and adopt her father’s philosophy of...
Collective punishment: How Netanyahu’s retribution on Palestinian civilians has transformed the region
GRAPHIC PHOTO WARNING: This gallery contains news images from war that some viewers may find disturbing. January 14 marks 100 days that Israel and Hamas have been at war. The conflict already is the longest and deadliest between Israel and the Palestinians since...
Korean American Day: Celebrating cultural heritage, economic contributions, and community influence
The city of Milwaukee celebrates Korean American Day on January 13, highlighting the rich cultural heritage of Korea and its growing influence in the local community and across the United States. This year’s festivities are expected to showcase the deep-rooted...
A shared struggle: Nelson Mandela’s support for Palestinians endures with genocide case against Israel
Barely two weeks after he was released from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela flew to Zambia to meet with African leaders who had supported his fight against South Africa’s apartheid system of forced racial segregation. One figure stood out among the men in dark...
