Khaleda Rahman
Senior News Reporter
Khaleda Rahman is Newsweek's Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on abortion rights, race, education and capital punishment. Khaleda joined Newsweek in 2019 and had previously worked at the MailOnline in London, New York and Sydney. She is a graduate of University College London. Languages: English.
You can get in touch with Khaleda by emailing [email protected]
Idaho murder victims' lives detailed in chilling new book
J. Reuben Appelman spent months researching and writing a book about the murders of four University of Idaho students and the hunt for their killer.
Donald Trump Loyalists Compared to Nazis by Retired Four-Star General
What the U.S. is seeing today with Trump-supporting Republicans "is a parallel to the 1930s in Nazi Germany," said Barry McCaffrey.
Donald Trump Accused of Filling Auto Rally With Non-Union Crowd
The former president spoke at a non-unionized auto parts supplier in Michigan as he worked to win over blue-collar voters.
Student debt update: Democrats propose wiping out lunch costs
Sens. John Fetterman, Sheldon Whitehouse and Peter Welch introduced legislation that would wipe out the nation's student meal debt.
Philadelphia looting videos show multiple stores being ransacked
Police arrested at least 20 people overnight, many of them juveniles.
Republican warns Trump "walls are closing in" on being removed from ballot
Republican John Castro made the comment after a judge overseeing a lawsuit to bar Trump from Colorado's 2024 presidential ballot issued a protective order.
How mortgage rates have skyrocketed under Joe Biden
The average rate on a 30-year fixed home loan rose to 7.51 percent on Monday.
MAGA Republicans protest US paying thousands of Ukrainian salaries
Some Republicans were outraged at U.S. money being spent to pay the salaries of 57,000 first responders in Ukraine.
Stimulus check update: Thousands in California to get late payments
The state's Franchise Tax Board said payments will be issued by the end of September for those who qualified for the Middle Class Tax Refund but never got it.
Joe Biden gets unlikely legal win from Texas judge
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk upheld a rule that allows employee retirement plans to consider environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions.
US will pay salaries to thousands of Ukrainians during government shutdown
Many federal employees won't receive paychecks if the government shuts down on October 1.
Donald Trump demands investigation into NBC News: "Enemy of the people"
Trump claimed the "vicious" coverage by NBC News and its affiliates was effectively a "big" campaign contribution to the Democratic Party.
Questions raised as child dies after finding fentanyl at Bronx day care
Police said a package containing several thousand dollars worth of fentanyl was found inside the New York City day care.
Mask mandate update: Full list of states with some restrictions in place
New mask requirements have been introduced in health care facilities and other locations in California, Ohio and New York in recent days.
Lauren Boebert slammed by conservative host over theater scandal
"Girl, your integrity went south in the things you ain't talking about," commentator Brandon Tatum said on his show.
Walmart shooting leaves two people dead in Georgia
A man and woman have died in an apparent murder-suicide inside the Walmart Supercenter in Hiram.
Student loan repayments will affect these 10 states most
Millions of Americans will have to start making payments starting in October when a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end.
Virginia father says he's not concerned about missing wife and children
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Virginia continues searching for Lauren Cook, 30, and her three children.
Anne Frank book gets Texas teacher fired
A middle school teacher reportedly lost her job after reading from a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank to her eighth grade students.
Republican candidate admits she worked for escort service
Gabrielle Hanson has been running what one local TV channel in Tennessee has described as a "morality campaign."
Who Is Anthony Sanchez? Oklahoma to Execute Man for Ballerina's Murder
Sanchez, 44, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester on September 21.
"Frail" Joe Biden risks being eaten alive by Trump, Geraldo Rivera warns
"The frailty of the incumbent president is Trump's best weapon," the former Fox host said, adding: "It looks like he could eat Joe Biden on stage."
Republican leader's boat capsizes in 40-foot wave: "wall of water"
Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham, the Maine House Republican leader, was thrown overboard when a giant wave capsized his vessel.
Lauren Boebert's excuse for theater fondling raises questions
"I learned to check party affiliations before you go on a date," the Colorado congresswoman told a TMZ photographer.
Hurricane Nigel spaghetti models show path of strengthening Atlantic storm
The National Hurricane Center says Nigel is expected to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane, but poses no immediate threat to land.
Donald Trump just destroyed his own defense
"It was my decision," Trump said on NBC's Meet the Press, on concluding that the election was "rigged" against him.
Donald Trump's ominous warning to U.S. Jews sparks horror: "Full-on Nazi"
Trump blamed "liberal Jews" for voting to "destroy America and Israel" while wishing them a happy new year.
Secret Service faces scrutiny over armed protester outside Joe Biden's home
A lone protester with a gun apparently in his holster was seen near the president's home in Wilmington, Delaware.
Nancy Pelosi fires back at Donald Trump's "Meet the Press" interview
The former president "has always been about projection," Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said on MSNBC.
The Fox lawsuits piling up on Rupert Murdoch's desk
New York City's pension funds and the state of Oregon are the latest to sue Fox News over the broadcasting of falsehoods about the 2020 election.
