Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Notorious Mexican Drug Lord, Found Guilty On All Counts
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Vice News reporter Keegan Hamilton about the guilty verdict handed to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in New York on Tuesday.
China’s Economy Is Booming, But It’s Still Borrowing Heavily From The World Bank
Despite being the world’s second largest economy, China continues to borrow heavily from the World Bank. Some critics of the bank and China say that should change.
Media Groups Say Journalists Are Being Harassed At U.S.-Mexico Border
U.S. and Mexican authorities have subjected journalists reporting on migrant caravans to excessive questioning and barred a photographer from re-entering Mexico. U.S. media groups call this harassment.
‘All hands on deck’: Can public-private solutions solve Calif. housing crisis?
In his inaugural address last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to create “a Marshall Plan” to alleviate the state’s housing shortage. If the analogy sounded fanciful, he soon backed up his rhetoric, inserting $1.75 billion for affordable hous…
Baffled by Brexit? You’re not alone.
Two British staffers and one confused American staffer talk Brexit in a group message.
Pondering a presidential run, Sherrod Brown stops by for breakfast
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio made his first appearance at a Monitor Breakfast Tuesday, midway through a “listening tour” of early presidential primary states. Throughout his career in public service, Senator Brown says, he never considered running f…
Snowballing peace with North Korea
One way to end the nuclear-tipped military tension on the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, is to think ceaselessly about small steps toward peace. The summit, which is being held in Vietnam, comes with low expectation…
High-Stakes Trial Against Catalan Separatist Leaders Gets Underway In Madrid
The divisive trial could end with prison sentences of up to 25 years for some of the defendants charged for their roles in Catalonia’s 2017 failed independence bid.
No veteran left behind: How an ex-Marine is saving lives back home
Zach Skiles arrived at The Pathway Home in 2010 knowing he needed help yet convinced he had his problems under control. The residential treatment program, located in northern California’s Napa Valley, provided intensive therapy to Iraq and Afghanistan…
At UN, there’s no US ambassador: Here’s who loses
On a recent day at the United Nations, the Security Council debated the impact of organized crime at sea and aired international steps to reduce pirating in the world’s maritime trade corridors. Secretary-General António Guterres announced his agenda …
Wreckage Of WWII Aircraft Carrier Found In The South Pacific Ocean
The Hornet played a role in several key events in the war – including the Doolittle Raid on Japan and the Battle of Midway. Researches have located it three miles below the surface.
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