A sudden wind for clean governance in Central Europe
Until a few months ago, few people in Slovakia had ever heard of a woman named Zuzana Čaputová. If she captures the post in a final round later this month, she will have broken a stereotype about the former communist countries of Central Europe – that…
Criminal charges for school leaders? Florida eyes as tool for school safety
More than a year after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, public officials are wrestling with who to blame. Some fault has fallen to law enforcement agencies, and controversies still swirl around ma…
Murder Trial To Proceed Against 2nd Woman In Killing Of Kim Jong Un’s Half-Brother
Malaysian authorities dropped charges this week against the Indonesian woman accused of smearing poison on the face of Kim Jong Nam. But they won’t drop charges against Doan Thi Huong.
This woman is conquering a food desert with community gardens
Some five years ago, Nefertari Muhammad was looking to make a change to her diet and the sources of her food. “I have learned more about the food that we are eating, which is not healthy for us,” says Ms. Muhammad, who is concerned about genetically m…
Yazidis Tell Their Stories About Life Under ISIS
Children who’ve forgotten their native language and cultural identities and women repeatedly sold into slavery are among the Yazidis kidnapped by ISIS and now finding freedom.
Update On Venezuela’s Blackouts
In Venezuela, oil production and exports have been disrupted by the political and economic crisis that has caused massive blackouts and supply shortages.
Dozens Of School Children Feared Dead In Nigerian Building Collapse
The three-story structure crumpled into a pile of concrete slabs Wednesday. About 100 nursery and primary school students are believed to have been inside. At least 37 people have been rescued.
Some Schoolchildren Reported Dead After Building Collapses In Lagos, Nigeria
Scores of schoolchildren were in a four-story building in Lagos, Nigeria, when it collapsed. Officials say they have pulled some survivors, but they know that some schoolchildren died.
A big player in becoming a US citizen? Your ZIP code
The ties are straightened, hair combed, and jewelry gleaming here, and the line to get into the federal courthouse is spilling outside into a chilly morning. Two U.S. airmen from nearby Goodfellow Air Force Base, here to sing patriotic songs, joke abo…
Amid Mosul’s lasting rubble, grounds for an ISIS revival?
Nearly two years after the liberation of Mosul from Islamic State militants, what hasn’t changed is that much of Iraq’s second city remains rubble, with limited services and little rebuilding. What has changed is that the high expectations from that J…
Where Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn’t Want It?
Last year, China drastically cut back its imports of plastic waste to recycle. Now the U.S. and other wealthy nations must figure out what to do with their discards.
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