Speculation Continues In Britain After Ex-Russian Spy Was Poisoned By Nerve Agent
Four days after a former Russian spy was poisoned by a nerve agent in the U.K., British authorities have yet to publicly accuse anyone of the attack. Yet speculation swirls about Russian involvement, and, as Luke Harding of The Guardian says, the poiso…
Why A Guatemala Justice Experiment Is Struggling To Survive
Guatemala is the site of a radical, internationally-led experiment in bringing the brutal and corrupt to justice. The project has had some breathtaking successes but is fighting to survive.
Europeans Are Running Late After Clocks Slow Down By Almost 6 Minutes
Europeans seem to be running later than usual recently, it’s not their fault — it’s the clocks.An electric grid linking 25 European countries, has experienced a shortage of power supply since mid-January. This power supply shortage has caused all the n…
In Texas midterms, ‘blue wave’ may look more like a ripple
Fernanda Hernandez was one of them, dashing to a polling site in south San Antonio during a work break on Tuesday. Could the long-predicted shift from red to blue in Texas finally be happening? Recommended: How much do you know about Texas?
Suing California: What Washington’s move means for future conflicts
In 2017, the state of California filed 24 cases against the Trump administration over issues that range from Obamacare to oil royalties. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday evening in Federal District Court in Sacramento, asks to block three “sanctuary” laws e…
Behold Greeks bearing a gift
The family of 28 nations known as the European Union has had a rough decade of near divorces. In other parts of Europe, similar parties have advanced. In 2009, the country of 11 million nearly brought down the eurozone and came close to exiting the E…
For Russians, PyeongChang was a success. But doping’s shadow still hard to escape.
Russian TV audiences were riveted, and social media exploded, when a hockey team of “athletes from Russia” won gold by defeating a German team in the final days of the PyeongChang Olympics and then, in defiance of the ban on Russian national symbols, l…
In Nigeria’s diverse Middle Belt, a drying landscape deepens violent divides
The attacks, which began on New Year’s Eve in remote parts of Benue, left 73 people dead. Violent clashes between semi-nomadic cattle herders like the Fulani and farming communities have increased in recent years – particularly in Nigeria’s Middle Bel…
Danish Inventor Denies Murder As Trial Opens For Gruesome Submarine Death
For months investigators have been surfacing graphic details about Swedish reporter Kim Wall’s death aboard Peter Madsen’s private sub. Now, the man is defending his account in a Copenhagen courtroom.
7 Gutsy Women To Know For International Women’s Day
We’ve profiled some extraordinary women on the Goats and Soda blog. They did not let poverty, war or prejudice keep them from pursuing their goals.
TPP Goes Forward Without The U.S.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will be ratified today by 11 countries. The U.S. was instrumental in organizing the pact, but President Trump pulled out soon after taking office.
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