
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

October 5, 2026, New York, New York, USA: The Stop Funding Billionaires Coalition of community and climate organizations demonstrate at City Hall ahead of a City Council hearing on the dangers of AI with representatives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta. Attendees hold signs that read ‘STOP FUNDING BILLIONAIRES’ ‘UNPLUG AI’ ‘WE CAN’T DRINK DATA’ ‘STOP DATA CENTERS FOOD and WATER WATCH.’ Protesters call for the Council to regulate the technology and ‘Listen to New Yorkers, Not Billionaires. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

LEAD IMAGE: October 17, 2026, Paris, France: A man throws a chunk of concrete toward a line of riot police amid tear gas during demonstrations in Paris. Students and Yellow Vest protesters demonstrated over rising living costs and conditions in education. (Credit Image: © Orin Louis/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

October 1, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Elected officials, union members, immigrant advocacy and community organizations join Hands Off NYC and Common Cause NY at a press conference and rally on the steps of the iconic Midtown Manhattan Farley Building Post Office, denouncing President Trump and his administration for attacks on mail-in voting during the upcoming midterm elections. Participants hold a banner and signs that read ‘HANDS OFF OUR VOTE! NO ONE KEEPS US FROM VOTING! VOLUNTEER WITH ELECTION PROTECTION’ ‘MAIL OUR BALLOTS’ ‘PEOPLE POWER.’ Organizers cite tactics such as ICE and Federal Agents targeting voting rights organizers and poll workers as sabotage of free elections. The Hands Off Our Vote campaign calls for New Yorkers to protect the right to vote and prepare to respond if elections are undermined. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press



ZUMA photojournalist Kenneth Martin speaks about his photos in the Boston area at the time of the 9/11attacks during a presentation at Suffolk Univeristy School of Communication, Journalism & Media Department Open House.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

October 1, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Elected officials, union members, immigrant advocacy and community organizations join Hands Off NYC and Common Cause NY at a press conference and rally on the steps of the iconic Midtown Manhattan Farley Building Post Office, denouncing President Trump and his administration for attacks on mail-in voting during the upcoming midterm elections. Participants hold signs that read ‘HANDS OFF OUR VOTE’ ‘THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.’ Organizers cite tactics such as ICE and Federal Agents targeting voting rights organizers and poll workers as sabotage of free elections. The Hands Off Our Vote campaign calls for New Yorkers to protect the right to vote and prepare to respond if elections are undermined. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

October 8, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Hundreds rally in Foley Square outside the New York State Supreme Court building in Lower Manhattan under the banner .’#StopSexualViolence: From the Frat House to the White House’ joining rallies and campus walkouts around the country demanding justice for Cornell’s Jane Doe. A sign reads ‘I am Jane Doe. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

October 8, 2026, New York, New York, USA: A demonstrator holds a sign that reads ‘SAFETY for GIRLS’ joining hundreds at a rally in Foley Square outside the New York State Supreme Court building in Lower Manhattan under the banner .’#StopSexualViolence: From the Frat House to the White House.’ The protest is one of many rallies and campus walkouts around the country demanding justice for Cornell’s Jane Doe. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

April 30, 2026, New York, New York, USA: New York City Democratic Socialists of America hold a Tax the Rich rally outside Governor Hochul’s office. Attendees hold signs with an image of Governor Hochul and that read ‘TAX THE RICH, STOP THE CUTS’ ‘HOCHUL TAX THE RICH. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press