Third criminal complaint over journalists targeted and killed by Israel Defense Forces filed with ICC
The Israel-Gaza war has taken an unprecedented toll on Gazan journalists since Israel declared war on Hamas following its attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders announced on May 27 that it had filed a third...
Historic Restoration: A first glimpse of next phase to save Theater, Chapel, and Mansion at Soldiers Home
Milwaukee Independent joined an exclusive media tour of historic sites at the Milwaukee Soldiers Home campus, including the Ward Memorial Theater, Chapel, and Governor’s Mansion, for a look at their decayed environments before renovation work was scheduled to begin later this year.
A Field of Flags 2024: Milwaukee’s War Memorial Center honors fallen soldiers with 27,316 U.S. flags
Milwaukee’s Veterans Park featured more than 27,000 American flags for the annual Memorial Day weekend tribute, representing every Wisconsin resident who has died in service to their country from the Civil War onward. Just in time for the 5th Annual Memorial Day...
Richard Bong: Wisconsin explorers believe they found World War II ace’s downed plane in South Pacific
Searchers announced on May 23 that they have discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II...
Ukraine can finally target Russian-occupied areas with long-range missiles secretly provided by U.S.
Ukraine for the first time began using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea and Russian forces in April. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the...
Severe labor shortage: Business leaders unite in Milwaukee to advocate for Immigrant Work Permits
Leaders from business, labor, and advocacy groups joined elected officials at Milwaukee City Hall on May 22 and called on President Joe Biden to grant work authorization to long-term immigrant contributors in essential industries. Organized by the American Business...
Why Trump’s revival of Operation Wetback is more than just deporting all undocumented immigrants
By Katrina Burgess, Professor of Political Economy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a promise to voters if he were elected again: “Following the Eisenhower model, we...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appeal extradition order to U.S. after London court ruling
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges, a London court ruled on May 20, a decision likely to further drag out an already long legal saga. High Court judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson said...
Humanitarian aid to Syria falters as global attention is drawn away from its 14-year civil war
For years, Syria’s civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar Assad, various opposition groups, and Syrian Kurdish forces. But as the conflict entered its...
Children welcome Milwaukee’s Big Truck Day for third year at the start of National Public Works Week
For the third year consecutive, Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 partnered with the City of Milwaukee to host the Big Truck Day on May 18 at Red Arrow Park. The free public event provided a unique and exciting opportunity for local children and families to explore an array...
Footprints across time: Scientists can make climate clocks by measuring the cosmic rays in rocks
By Shaun Eaves, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington; Jamey Stutz, Assistant Director Polar Rock Repository, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University; Kevin Norton, Associate...
The dream of school integration exists on paper but after 70 years has yet to become a reality
Seventy years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. That decision, the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every American classroom still stands … on paper. But for decades, American schools...
