How El Paso copes as ground zero of the border crisis
For Israel Cabrera, it started five weeks ago. Immigration agents would be releasing 152 migrants, their processing and background checks completed. Mr. Cabrera, an associate pastor at the Caminos de Vida church, said he needed time to think.
U.S. Strips Visa From Intl. Criminal Court Prosecutor Pursuing War-Crimes Inquiry
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s office has previously said it found reasonable basis to think that U.S. personnel “committed acts of torture” and other crimes in Afghanistan.
The force of peace in Algeria’s protests
An iconic image of the 1960s shows a young American placing flowers in the barrels of soldiers’ rifles during protests against the Vietnam War. Something like that is now happening in Algeria. Since February, millions of pro-democracy protesters in t…
Northern composure: Can Canada stave off the West’s populist anger?
This is Canada, under the leadership of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose “sunny ways” have been symbolizing all that is right about Canada – and all that seems to be going so very wrong in the rest of the world. There’s a much longer histo…
Pete Buttigieg tried to revive South Bend by tearing down homes. Did it work?
Stepping over mounds of boxes and tools, Stacey Odom makes her way to a newly-painted white wall and stands in front of it, beaming. Four years ago, Ms. Odom – a property manager and business owner – had never picked up a hammer. Now, after watching …
Wildfire Rips Along South Korea’s Eastern Coast, Prompting National Emergency
“I escaped from the burning house right after I brought out my dog. I couldn’t bring anything else with me,” one man says of the rush to flee the fire.
How Israel Has Changed Under Netanyahu
A decade ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly backed a Palestinian state. Now as Israel heads to elections, he has campaigned on his opposition to one.
Points of Progress: Robots replace child camel jockeys, and more
Robots are taking the place of child jockeys in a major traditional Egyptian camel racing festival. The Bedouin sport has long used children for their small size and light weight, but the practice has come under criticism by human rights organizations…
News Brief: Boeing Latest, Trump Border Trip
We look at how Boeing is responding to Ethiopian investigators who found that despite following all of the safety procedures provided by Boeing, the crew was unable to prevent the crash.
U.S. Resettling Record Low Numbers Of Refugees
Despite a global refugee crisis, the United States is closing its doors. Refugee resettlement is near record lows, even for minorities whose plight the Trump administration has highlighted.
The U.S., China And The Semiconductor Industry
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra about his stance on the U.S. government supporting the domestic semiconductor industry and China’s semiconductor ambitions.
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