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New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani departs after speaking during a "March on Wall Street" to call for economic justice on August 28, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) / Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks at the Grand Reopening of Wollman Rink NYC in Central Park on November 14, 2021 in New York City. Wollman Rink NYC is operated by Wollman Park Partners. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Wollman Rink NYC)

Fmr NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio endorses Mamdani in upcoming NYC mayoral race

Former New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio has thrown his support behind Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Portraits of slain Iranians are displayed in an area of Esplanades des Invalides in Paris on July 8, 2025, as part of a campaign led by Comite Iran Liberte and Comite de Soutien aux droits de l'homme en Iran (CSDHI) to stop executions in the Islamic republic. (Photo by Delphine TOUITOU / AFP) (Photo by DELPHINE TOUITOU/AFP via Getty Images)

UN: ‘Major increase in executions’ in Iran, at least 841 people this year

The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office reported that Iranian authorities have executed at least 841 individuals since the beginning of this year.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration defied a federal judge's court order this past weekend in a case related to the deportation of more than 200 alleged Tren de Aragua gang members to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act of 1789. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) / A gender neutral sign is posted outside a bathrooms at Oval Park Grill on May 11, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina. Debate over transgender bathroom access spreads nationwide as the U.S. Department of Justice countersues North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory from enforcing the provisions of House Bill 2 (HB2) that dictate what bathrooms transgender individuals can use. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)

23 U.S. states file emergency request asking SCOTUS to uphold gender-based bathroom policies

23 states have filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to allow South Carolina to enforce its policy requiring students to use school restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their biological sex.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 17: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Gov. Abbott signs new Texas congressional map into law, securing 5 new GOP seats

Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott has signed a new congressional map into law, celebrating Texas Republicans’ five new Senate seats.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 28: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara (C) arrives at a law enforcement briefing following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on August 28, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to Minneapolis Police, a gunman fired through the windows of the Annunciation Church at worshippers sitting in pews during a Catholic school Mass, killing two children and injuring at least 17 others. The gunman reportedly died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Minn. shooter’s mother not cooperating with police, retained defense attorney

The mother of the deranged gunman who killed two children at Annunciation Catholic School has obtained a defense attorney, and is not speaking to police.

(Background) ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA - JUNE 18: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and first lady Gwen Walz attend a candlelight vigil outside the state Capitol building on June 18, 2025 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Law enforcement agencies captured Vance Boelter on June 15th in connection with the killing of DFL State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were shot at their home on June 14th. DFL State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot and hospitalized in a separate incident. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during a press conference that the shooting "appears to be a politically motivated assassination." (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) / (L-Top) Jason Adkins, Executive Director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference. (MCC) (Photo via: mncatholic.org) / (L-Bottom) Tim Benz, President of MINNDEPENDENT. (Photo via: minndependent.org)

Minn. Catholic school leaders’ 2023 plea for enhanced security to Walz and Lt. Gov. went ignored

Two years ago, before the heartbreaking school shooting in Minneapolis claimed the lives of two children, leaders of independent and Catholic schools in Minnesota wrote to Governor Tim Walz and the state’s lieutenant governor asking for help in securing non-public schools and keeping their students safe.