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‘It’s hidden’: Female genital mutilation and the secret shame of Minnesota’s Somalis

February 22, 2026

More than half a million women and girls in the United States are living with the physical and psychological scars of female genital mutilation — including many in Minnesota, home to a large Somali community from a country where roughly 98% of women have undergone the procedure, according to United Nations data. Yet despite a state law that makes performing the procedures a felony, Minnesota has never secured...

Greenland rejects Trump’s hospital ship proposal, citing existing free healthcare system

February 22, 2026

Greenland’s prime minister publicly rebuked President Donald Trump on Sunday, rejecting his proposal to send a U.S. hospital ship to the Arctic territory and urging him to stop making “random” social media posts about its future. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen issued the response in a pointed Facebook post following Trump’s announcement. “We say no thank you from here,” Nielsen wrote. “President Trump’s idea of ​​sending an American hospital...

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Iran launched missile and drone strikes targeting U.S. military facilities in multiple Middle Eastern countries Friday, retaliating after coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes on …

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers are on the cusp of working without pay, and there is no backup plan in place to …