In 2018, More Than 50 Journalists Were Killed Doing Their Job
David Greene talks to Elana Beiser, editorial director at the Committee to Protect Journalists, about how reprisal killings have nearly doubled since last year.
Some Syrians React To U.S. Withdrawal With Worry, Fear
Syrians who’ve allied with U.S. forces in the fight against ISIS are now worried about their security and future after President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw troops from the country.
In 2018, Thousands Of Migrants Traveled To The U.S. In Caravans, Escaping Violence, Poverty
2018 saw a surge of so-called migrant caravans from Central America — thousands of people driven to make the dangerous trek north by violence and poverty in their home countries.
How Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal reverberated across Syria
When President Trump turned to Twitter to announce the imminent withdrawal of American troops from Syria, he triggered the resignation of two top United States defense officials and surprised foreign allies and adversaries alike. For many Syrian oppos…
Rerouted Cruise Ship Rescues Two Fisherman Stranded In The Caribbean
The Empress of the Sea was headed for Cuba, but changed its course for Jamaica due to weather. That’s how it ended up in the path of two fishermen from Costa Rica who had been adrift for 20 days.
America’s Christmas tree: The hunt for the iconic Rockefeller tree
Heather Gianfriddo and her mother Jane D’Alessandro are standing in the middle of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, waiting to fulfill a lifelong dream. For the past 30 years or so, since Heather was a 4-year-old girl, they’ve been watching the lightin…
Christmas shutdown: Why Washington let the government close
The government partially shut down at midnight Friday after Congress and the White House failed to agree on a spending package, the third shutdown this year. WHY DID THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN? In many Republican leaders’ eyes, Friday was the GOP’s las…
When Christmas bells ring
He had a lot to weigh him down. His wife had died in a tragic fire just three years earlier. The Civil War had been raging for more than two years with no end in sight. Against his wishes, his oldest son, Charles, just 17 years of age, had left their C…
Love The Holidays? The Philippines Celebrates 4 Months Of Christmas Mania
Counting down from September, nine days of Mass, heaps of roast pig, colorful lights and festivities all over the place — the Filipinos know how to make the season bright, and eternal.
Haifa’s Happy Holidays: Three religions, one giant block party
It’s rush hour and news blares from car radios across Israel’s traffic-clogged roads about one overarching story of the day: Hamas militants in Gaza have fired 400 rockets into southern Israel over the past 24 hours. It is planned as a centerpiece of …
Government Shutdown Won’t Affect Santa Tracker, NORAD Says
While the partial government shutdown means that fewer creatures are stirring at federal facilities, one of the government services that will be staffed at full strength is the NORAD Santa Tracker.
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