Vehicle Hits Pedestrians Near London Mosque; One Arrest Is Made

By Gregory Katz / Associated Press Jun 19, 2017 Eyewitnesses say a van appeared to veer and strike people intentionally. (Update: Authorities are now treating the incident as an act of terrorism against Muslims. One person is dead, and at least 10 are injured.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Let’s Commemorate Victims of Islamic State Attacks in Baghdad and Manchester

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 31, 2017 To combat the terrorist group, we must see what it is doing -- not just in Europe but in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Analyzing the Hypocrisy of U.S. Media Coverage (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2017 Glenn Greenwald (pictured) and Jeremy Scahill, co-founders of The Intercept, join Democracy Now! to discuss imbalanced coverage of terrorism victims and war victims, and the importance of WikiLeaks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ann Coulter May Be Joking, but What She Says Is Far From Funny

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2017 Some see her comments as offbeat political humor, but it’s a telling fact that her writing is highlighted on the websites of extremist organizations, one of them labeled a hate group. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Admonishes NATO Member Countries in Speech (Video)

Emma Niles / Truthdig May 26, 2017 The president spoke at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Brussels on Thursday morning, scolding member countries for "not paying what they should be paying." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Terror and Geopolitics: Manchester in 2017 and in 1996

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 24, 2017 Although decades apart, both terrorist attacks were reactions against a history of colonialism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

22 Killed in Manchester, U.K., in What Police Are Treating as a Terrorist Bombing

By Griff Witte and Peter Holley / The Washington Post May 23, 2017 An explosion ripped through young concertgoers Monday after a performance by the American pop singer Ariana Grande. Evidence points to a suicide attack. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Linking Alzheimer’s to Pollution, Study Finds Toxic Nanoparticles in Human Brains

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Sep 7, 2016 “Abundant” quantities of magnetite and other nanoparticles deemed toxic were found in the brains of people from Mexico City and Manchester, U.K. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientists Say T. Rex Had Three-Ton Bite

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2012 And now for a brief bit of dinosaur geekery: Researchers at the University of Manchester had the fun job of putting together a computer model of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull that gave them a clearer idea about the bygone species' bite, which turns out to be more impressive than previously believed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Homeless, Wrinkles and All

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2012 Life for most of us can be carefully—if unintentionally—structured to avoid confrontation with the sea of human misery, despair and hopelessness around us Whatever his intention, British photographer Lee Jeffries is interrupting the arrangementLife for most of us can be carefully structured to avoid confrontation with the sea of human misery, despair and hopelessness around us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sony vs. the Church of England

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2007 Sony Computer Entertainment is in hot water with the Church of England because of a popular video game that simulates a shootout in the Manchester Cathedral. Among other concerns, the church is appalled that Sony would "encourage people to have gun battles" in a city known for gun crime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )