A new candidate class: schoolteachers running for office
When public school teachers in West Virginia heard last winter that their health insurance premiums would skyrocket, Brianne Solomon wasn’t sure anything could be done about it. The ensuing walkout by nearly 20,000 West Virginia teachers – the first o…
Video Footage Shows Apparent Khashoggi ‘Body Double’ Exiting Consulate
A Turkish ruling party official described the newly released surveillance footage as evidence of a Saudi cover-up. Saudi Arabia has confirmed that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died.
How Syrian refugees strain – and strengthen – Jordan
Down to one janitor, four administrators, and a handful of teachers for more than 1,000 students, administrator Manal al Adwan says she is fighting “an uphill battle” each day to keep Al Hussein Secondary School running. It now also copes with 500 mor…
Thousands Of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their Skin
Proponents of the chips say they’re safe and largely protected from hacking, but one scientist is raising privacy concerns around the kind of personal health data that might be stored on the devices.
Rent control on ballot as California seeks a fix for housing costs
The startling dimensions of California’s housing crisis take shape through numbers. The state needs to add an estimated 3.5 million new housing units by 2025 to satisfy demand as the population grows. The proposed solutions, on the other hand, elicit…
Khashoggi’s Death Shines A Light On Saudi Influence In Washington
David Greene talks to Gerald Feierstein, director of government relations, policy and programs at the Middle East Institute and a former U.S. ambassador to Yemen, about Jamal Khashoggi’s death.
Morning News Brief
Thousands of mostly Honduran migrants trek toward the U.S. Trump says the U.S. will withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia. And, why Georgia purges more than half a million voters from its rolls.
Millions Of Afghans Vote In Violence-Marred Elections
Voters turned out in large numbers to vote in Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections on Saturday — despite violence and threats leading up to the day of the election.
The MeToo Movement In India Picks Up Steam
A Bollywood actress pilloried 10 years ago for complaining about sexual harassment is now reviving her complaint against a famous actor — and finding support from India’s new #MeToo movement.
Migrant Caravan Moving Toward The U.S. Swells To About 5,000 People
A growing crowd of Central American migrants in southern Mexico resumed its march toward the U.S. border on Sunday. The advance overwhelmed attempts by Mexican authorities to stop them at the border.
Trump Plans To Pull Out Of Cold-War Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia
Steve Inskeep talks to Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner about the Kremlin’s reaction to the U.S. withdrawing from a nuclear weapons treaty that eliminated short and intermediate nuclear missiles.
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