Lin-Manuel Miranda and Wife Vanessa Are Expecting Their Second Child

What comes next? Another member of the Miranda brood! Lin-Manuel Miranda and his wife, Vanessa Nadal, are expecting their second child, he confirmed Sunday on Twitter. The Tony-winning creator of Hamilton and his wife stepped out on the red carpet at the 2017 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards, with Nadal sporting what appeared to be…

In Display of 'Outrageous, McCarthyite Repression,' U.S. Bars BDS Leader Omar Bargouti Entering Country

Civil liberties advocates and press freedom groups were appalled Thursday when the Donald Trump administration announced that Omar Barghouti—a Palestinian activist at the forefront of efforts to use nonviolent tactics to end the Israeli occupation—was barred from entering the United States.  According to the Arab American Institute, Barghouti was denied access to a plane to…

13-Year-Old US Activist Hailed as Glorious 'Threat' to Those Driving Planetary Disaster With Climate Denialism

She’s just 13 years old, but she’s “a threat.” That’s climate activist Alexandria Villaseñor, who explained in an interview Friday morning, “My generation is going to have to live in a climate-changed world, and the fact that nothing was done in order to make sure that we don’t live in planetary catastrophe—it’s very disappointing and…

Ben Affleck Says He’s a Bit More Lenient with His Kids Than Jennifer Garner 

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner may no longer be together, but when it comes to co-parenting their three kids, Violet, 11, Seraphina, 8, and Samuel, 5, they work as a team.  “You have to be on the same page. You have to cooperate,” Affleck told Today.com. “If you recognize that you both have the best…

"I'm Not Willing to Do That": Trump Says He Won't Take Climate Action Because It Would Threaten Corporate Profits

Atmospheric carbon dioxide is at a record high, Europe is in the midst of a hellish heat wave, and extreme weather is ravaging large swaths of the globe, but President Donald Trump dismissed the need for climate action during the G20 summit in Japan on Saturday and falsely claimed that air and water in the…

Meghan Markle Lets Her Collarbones Breathe in an Already-Sold-Out Top

During the visit, Markle’s outfit wasn’t the only thing that was swoon-worthy. Harry’s fiancée also spoke to people in the crowds and revealed something about her future husband: he’s a feminist, too. RELATED: Meghan Markle’s First Official Royal Gift Is Something You Probably Have in Your Kitchen “She was so lovely,” Jessica Phillips told reporters…

#PrayForAmazonia Goes Viral as Twitter Users Call Attention to 'International Emergency' of Fires Devastating Brazil's Rainforest

The hashtag #PrayForAmazonia went viral on Tuesday as social media users attempted to draw the world’s attention to the Amazon rainforest, which has been devastated for weeks by fires so intense they can be seen from space. According to Euro News, it is unclear whether the fires were caused by agricultural activity or deforestation. Both…

As Deadly Heat Waves Sweep Globe, Research Shows Planet Warming at Rate Not Seen in 2,000 Years

As France, India, the U.S., and other nations face unprecedented and deadly heat waves, new research published Wednesday showed the planet has warmed more quickly in recent decades than at any point in the past 2,000 years. The new research, published in the journals Nature and Nature Geoscience, draws upon historical data which demonstrates warming…