THE WALL

Mayor Zohran Mamdani probably cannot have Benjamin Netanyahu arrested in New York City—but the threat still matters. The ICC warrant accuses Netanyahu of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, yet federal law, diplomatic immunity and America’s refusal to recognize ICC authority stand in the way. Mamdani’s proposal may be political theater, but it forces an overdue question: who is international law actually meant to punish?

A jury has found Rick Chow not guilty in the 2023 shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, closing the criminal case but not the broader debate it reignited. The case centered on a false shoplifting accusation, a 130-yard chase, and a disputed final moment in which Cyrus was shot in the back. While the defense argued self-defense, prosecutors maintained the pursuit should never have happened. The verdict has left a community divided and a family still seeking accou

Every new update coming out of Zanzibar makes the death of Ashly Robinson feel both clearer and more confusing at the same time. While social media argues over tweets and dating discourse, investigators are dealing with confiscated passports, conflicting timelines, reported arguments, and unanswered forensic questions. This story stopped being simple a long time ago—and the internet’s obsession with instant conclusions is making it even harder to separate narrative from reali