Business Leaders, Workers Tied To Mexico’s Export Economy React To Threat Of Tariffs
Businesses in Mexico are not too worried that President Trump is going to actually tax all of their goods into the the U.S. They are hoping for a quick, amicable resolution.
To impeach or not to impeach? That may be the wrong question
Yes or no: Do you favor impeaching President Donald Trump? Support for impeachment has been slowly rising among Democrats in Congress, within the large Democratic presidential field, and among the American people. Now that retired special counsel Rob…
Conflict shut schools. A teen teaches himself, one toy car at a time.
When separatist violence forced 16-year-old Awa Bless Chi to flee his home in Cameroon’s North West region earlier this year, there were many things he had to leave behind.
Redefining the future for capitalism
This summer, the federal agency that regulates Wall Street will take a farsighted move. It will hold a public “roundtable” to gather ideas on how to deal with short-term thinking in capital markets. Too many companies, says the U.S. Securities and Ex…
Deadly Shooting Shocks Australia, Known For Tough Gun Control Laws
Four people were fatally shot in the city of Darwin. Police said they believe the suspect used a shotgun that was stolen as far back as 1997. The country enacted strict gun laws after a 1996 massacre.
In Netanyahu’s Israel, concern for a democracy pushed to its limits
Almost instantly it was recognized as a spoof, offering one of the only moments of comic relief on a night of political crisis as Mr. Netanyahu scrambled last Wednesday in a failed bid to meet the deadline for forming a new coalition government. The i…
‘A War For Kindness’ Favors The Practical Over Polemical
If you want a clarion call to action, Jamil Zaki’s new book might not be it. But if you want a wide-ranging practical guide to making the world better, then you’re in luck.
D-Day: Allies Commemorate Pivotal World War II Invasion, 75 Years Later
“The fate of the world depended on their success,” Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
An Artist And A Warrior: Colleague Remembers Fallen NPR Photographer David Gilkey
Three years ago, NPR’s David Gilkey was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan. A longtime colleague pays tribute to his life and passion: “He played the role of witness for us all.”
Yazidi Women Hide Among ISIS Wives In Syria Detention Camp
Dozens of Yazidi women who were enslaved by ISIS in Iraq in 2014 are living in a detention camp in Syria. Some only now feel free to tell anyone who they are out of fear for their lives.
Museum Visitor Unlocks Safe That Couldn’t Be Cracked
For 40 years, a museum in the Canadian town of Vermilion had a safe that no locksmith could open. What was in it when it finally opened? An old pad with restaurant orders and a pay-slip from the ’70s.
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