President Trump Statement Disputes CIA Assessment On Killing Of Khashoggi
From criticism to judges to pushing for more border security funding, President Trump kept up the political tempo, as lawmakers headed home for the Thanksgiving holiday.
European Union Members Prepare To Vote On Great Britain’s Brexit Plan
Scott Simon speaks with journalist Teri Schultz about the European Union’s planned vote on Brexit.
Black Friday Shopping Tradition Spreads Around The World
The post-Thanksgiving shopping spree known as Black Friday has become tradition elsewhere, even without the Thanksgiving holiday hook, such as the South American nation of Colombia.
The U.S., Saudi Arabia and Global Influence
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with writer and former foreign piolicy adviser Robert Kagan about where the United States stands on the global stage.
Spitting Cobra Finds It’s Way Into The Backyard Of NPR’s East Africa Correspondent
A reporter’s notebook from our correspondent in Kenya on finding a cobra in his backyard
In Iraq, A Race To Protect The Crumbling Bricks Of Ancient Babylon
A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.
Readers write: Violence on the left and the right
In the Oct. 25 Monitor Daily story “What mail bombs say – and don’t say – about political discourse,” by Patrik Jonsson, it seems a bit puzzling for the examples to be so evenly split between the left and right when it is not that way at all. Response…
US midterms were not a complete rebuke of Trump, Seoul should be wary of Pyongyang in diplomatic efforts, US foreign policy needs to be stable, Greek business still needs reform, Looking back at World War I
‘During the campaigning for the US midterm congressional elections, former vice president Joe Biden described them as the most important of his lifetime…,” states an editorial. “The question is whether the move had to take place now.
Calculating The Brexit Arithmetic
This weekend, the European Union’s 27 nations vote on the Brexit agreement negotiated with the United Kingdom. The next big hurdle is the British Parliament.
A first step toward prison reform
Among its provisions, it opens up avenues for those in federal prisons to more easily obtain education and training that could increase the likelihood that they lead crime-free lives after release. Sen. Charles Grassley (R) of Iowa, a cosponsor of the…
How Texas wants to save football from concussions
It is 6:30 a.m. on a Monday, and the fields around this small town stir with cows, goats, and of course, the high school football team. Nestled in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Fredericksburg could be any town in the state on this morning in early …
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