What Caused The Unrest In Haiti
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks to reporter Jacqueline Charles of The Miami Herald about the unrest in Haiti that caused the prime minister and his cabinet to resign.
Overturning Roe might be simple; the politics that follow won’t be
Roe, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion in the US, has been at the heart of a heated culture war that’s split the nation largely along partisan lines. Would America be flung back into an age of back alleys – or forward into a “Handmaid’s Tale” dy…
A Sumatran fishing town’s message for Rohingya refugees: Welcome
The plan was to go to Malaysia. Nur might have made it there if it weren’t for the two Thai Navy ships that intercepted the wooden boat he shared with 78 fellow Rohingya refugees. Instead, the Navy escorted the boat toward the Indonesian island of Su…
South Africa revives a Mandela legacy
All this year, South Africa is using the centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birthday to take stock of his legacy. Under a new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, the government hinted earlier this month that it might reverse a controversial decision in 2016 to w…
Transcript: Dan Coats’ Warning On Continuing Russian Cyberattacks
“Today, the digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack,” the director of National Intelligence told a D.C. think tank on July 13. Here is the full transcript.
Riled by Trump’s tariffs, Canadians get behind ‘buy domestic’ movement
Mayor Rick Bonnette boasts that his municipality outside Toronto is the most patriotic in all of Canada: on the country’s 150th birthday last year, a population of 61,000 raised approximately 57,000 Canadian flags. It encourages Halton Hills residents…
Justice Department Calls Russian Woman, Maria Butina, A Flight Risk
The Russian woman living in the U.S. has been charged with working as an unregistered foreign agent. The Justice Department wants her detained until trial.
In ‘Crux,’ A Journalist Investigates The Troubled Life Of Her Own Father
At age 11, Jean Guerrero’s mother told her that her dad had schizophrenia. Years later, the author is unable to verify the diagnosis — and refuses to accept it.
Fake News Turns Deadly In India
In recent months, about two dozen people across India have been beaten to death by mobs driven to violence by what they’ve read on social media and messaging apps.
Thai Boys Speak Out On Cave Rescue
The group of Thai boys who were trapped in a cave have spoken to the media for the first time in a news conference.
EU Hits Google With $5 Billion Fine For Pushing Apps On Android Users
The European Commission found that the tech giant had broken EU antitrust rules by requiring manufacturers to pre-install the Google and Chrome apps. Google plans to appeal.
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