Data shows 133% increase from 2017 to 2025 as anti-ICE and No Kings protests push mobilization against White House
In the year since Donald Trump retook office, the number of protests in the US outpaced those at the same point in his first administration, according to data from the Crowd Counting Consortium, an open-source project collaboration between Harvard University’s Kennedy School and the University of Connecticut.
There were more than 10,700 protests in 2025, a 133% increase from the 4,588 recorded in 2017, the first year of Trump’s first term. According to the data, an overwhelming majority of US counties – including 42% that voted for Trump – have had at least one protest since he was re-inaugurated last year.
‘I wanted Kid ’n Play but the studio said, “Who are these guys?” I replied, “They’ve got platinum records.” I had no idea if they did’
Black music videos weren’t played on MTV in the late 80s. So while I was still at Harvard, I’d make music videos in my head. One day, while listening to Bad Boy/Having a Party by Luther Vandross, I thought: “This could be a great music video or movie.” And I sat down that night and wrote a script for a short film that ended up not only being made but shown at festivals and becoming a big hit in the world of student films. Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It had piqued interest in up-and-coming black film-makers. New Line Cinema saw my short and brought me in for a meeting. I pitched an expanded version of my idea and they said: “Let’s do it.”
Supreme Court to decide if Trump can fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, testing presidential authority over independent agencies in constitutional case.
Footage from the big day at the Croft Hotel in Darlington, Co. Durham, shows bride kicking off yelling “not on my wedding day” as the "officers" come looking for her dad.
Syrian Democratic Forces warns of serious security repercussions that could open door to ‘chaos and terrorism’
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has said it is fighting Syrian government forces near a prison holding Islamic State group detainees on the outskirts of Raqqa, in what it described as an “extremely dangerous development”.
The announcement came less than 24 hours after the Syrian president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said it had agreed a ceasefire with the SDF and would move to dismantle the group’s decade-long control of the country’s north-east.
Reuters obtains letter from union last year raising worries over potholes and power lines amid investigations into cause of devastating crash
King Felipe of Spain has expressed his “concern about the terrible accident” in which at least 39 people have been killed.
Speaking from Greece, the monarch was quoted as having told the media:
We have been in contact with Sánchez and Juanma Moreno to learn the details. As soon as we finish, we will return as soon as possible. I understand the anguish of the families of the victims and the injured.
We know that many residents of Adamuz assisted the victims immediately, and we express our gratitude to them for that.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve less critical to U.S. security as domestic oil production surges under Trump administration policies, economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth explains.
Kodiak AI's autonomous trucks have driven over 3 million miles with impressive safety scores, proving self-driving technology works on real highways today.
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter he sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. Read More
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld reveals how the "Dilbert" creator's daily podcast and philosophy transformed his thinking and helped him become a better version of himself.
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