Top EU Court Blocks Polish Supreme Court Law Forcing Judges To Retire
Since going into effect in July, nearly a third of Poland’s judges have been ousted. Friday’s ruling orders officials to reinstate justices and raise the mandatory retirement age from 65 back to 70.
Saudi State TV: Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Is Dead
Saudi officials confirmed the death of Khashoggi early Saturday local time. According to a report on state TV, he was killed in a fight that broke out during a visit to the Saudi consulate in Turkey.
Brazil’s election: What’s at stake?
Congressman Jair Bolsonaro had an unexpectedly strong showing in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election earlier this month. How did a veteran politician cast himself as the outsider who could save the country? The Social Liberal Party cand…
US businesses begin to increase services for deaf people
Tax preparer Joshua Beal knows well the challenges that a communications barrier can present when it comes to understanding tax policy and the Internal Revenue Service. Add in the extra challenge of being deaf, and overcoming those barriers can seem i…
Risk of a new civil war? Today ‘us and them’ differs from 1850s
Recommended: Neutral no more: Can the Supreme Court survive an era of extreme partisanship? Powerful new communication networks that spread news of all this throughout the United States. Is this a staccato description of the state of America today?
South Korean Women Fight Back Against Spy Cams In Public Bathrooms
Microcameras installed in public bathrooms for surreptitious filming are an everyday concern for women. Police say the number of “illegal filming” crimes sharply increased between 2011 and 2017.
Khashoggi Case: Alleged Murder Intensifies Strained Turkish-Saudi Relations
As the two countries jointly investigate the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey continues to leak damning details implicating the Saudis.
U.N. Calls For Khashoggi Investigation
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly asks the U.N.’s David Kaye about his call for an international investigation into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi — and how the U.N. would conduct one.
Spy Bosses Warn Of Foreign Interference As Feds Unseal New Russia Charges
The intelligence agencies said the threat of foreign interference persists; DOJ unsealed a criminal case against a Russian accused of being the top accountant for Moscow’s disinformation effort.
Dozens Feared Dead As Train Plows Through Crowd Of Revelers In India
One official said the local response was on par with a “war footing” as emergency workers tended to the dead and injured among crowds celebrating a Hindu festival.
After charity sex-abuse scandal in Liberia, a storm of anger, guilt, and grief
When Katie Meyler opened the tuition-free “More Than Me” school for girls in a smart green and white house in the center of Liberia’s capital in 2013, it seemed to many both here and abroad a perfect match. “More Than Me is designed specifically to he…
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