Paul Erickson, Boyfriend Of Russian Agent Maria Butina, Charged In Fraud Scheme
Erickson has pleaded not guilty. An attorney representing him told NPR the charges are “unfounded” and “will be met with a vigorous defense.”
As crisis in Va. government deepens, could Northam hang on?
The state’s government has been in crisis ever since that now-infamous picture surfaced from Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page – showing one man in blackface and another in KKK garb. At first, Governor Northam apologize…
In Iran, a hardline hunt for ‘infiltrators’ has political target, too
Dr. Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi, a research fellow at the Australian National University and citizen of both Iran and Australia, was released from prison in late January. Environmentalists, women’s rights activists, and lawyers have increasingly been t…
In Mueller investigation, one big question: ‘Why are so many people lying?’
If there is one unifying feature of the Trump-Russia investigation so far, it is the significant number of President Trump’s associates who have been charged with lying to federal agents or to Congress. Former Trump national security adviser Michael F…
To take Spain left, prime minister digs up civil war’s legacy
As symbolic gestures go, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez went all out. Shortly after his surprise elevation to high office in early June, Mr. Sánchez ordered the exhumation of Gen. Francisco Franco’s remains, with the intent to separate the forme…
Satellite Imagery Suggests Second Iranian Space Launch Has Failed
The rocket was supposed to carry a small satellite into orbit. The suspected failure comes just weeks after another launch attempt fell short.
A contest of butter vs. guns in Venezuela
In a clichéd sort of way, the tense crisis in Venezuela over who rules the country has come down to this: guns vs. butter. Crates of food and other supplies from foreign countries that regard Juan Guaidó as the acting president are piling up at the bo…
The 2019 Report Card For The Fight To End Female Genital Mutilation
On this day of “zero tolerance” for FGM, how is the world doing in its campaign to halt the practice?
‘Feels like home’: Israeli school for migrant kids wins by bridging worlds
The second-graders have their pencil cases out and their notebooks open as they write down the words to a classic Hebrew song made famous by an icon of Israeli music. Most of the children were born in Israel. On the walls are letters of the Hebrew al…
China Investigating Reports Of HIV-Tainted Medication
The suspect batch contains more than 12,000 treatments of human immunoglobulin meant to boost patients’ weakened immune systems. It’s not yet clear if anyone contracted HIV from the product.
7-Year-Old Dies In Tent Fire In Syrian Refugee Camp
The story of a mother who lost her 7-year-old daughter when their tent caught fire in a Syrian camp shows the brutal situation for those living there.
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