AvatarR. CurranA teen who spent his free time speaking out against gun violence was shot and killed in Chicagoverified_publisherCNN - Nicole ChavezCNN — A teenager dedicated to fighting Chicago’s gun violence was shot and killed outside his brother’s basketball practice, police and his family said. Delmonte Johnson, 19, was on the sidewalk of a South Side street on Wednesday when someone shot him multiple times from a tan-colored car, police …
AvatarR. CurranUN under siege in Central AmericaFinancial Times - Jude WebberGuatemala parked tanks outside UN offices in the country, terminated the anti-corruption mission’s mandate and banned its chief as a national security threat. Nicaragua expelled a UN team a day after it issued a damning report into abuses by government-sponsored mobs. It has been a turbulent week …
AvatarR. CurranKim Kardashian at White House for clemency review sessionverified_publisherCNN - Jeremy DiamondCNN — Kim Kardashian West arrived at the White House on Wednesday to discuss sentencing reform and clemency issues with White House officials, two White House officials told CNN. The reality TV star and entrepreneur was not expected to meet with President Donald Trump, one White House official said, …
AvatarR. CurranUS urges Nicaragua to avoid path of Venezuela and restart negotiationsunivision.com - UnivisionThe United States and the Organization of American States (OAS) warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that Nicaragua is a threat to …
AvatarR. Curran14 Powerful Portraits Showing the Diversity of Asian-American Feminismverified_publisherVICE - Tiffany Diane TsoThese artists and activists can't be contained by the "model minority" myth. I’ve always felt at home in my Asian-Americanness and my feminism, but there was a time when I felt like the two identities didn’t fit together. My parents, Taiwanese immigrants raising three children in a foreign country, …
AvatarR. CurranLevi's Just Took a Major Stand Against Gun Violence in Americaverified_publisherEsquire - Christine FlammiaCEO Chip Bergh wrote a letter in Fortune explaining his decision. Levi's, the all-American denim brand, has taken an official stance on preventing gun violence. CEO Chip Bergh wrote a letter, published in Fortune this week, describing what led him to the decision. The brand's choice of action is …
