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Updated 2025-07-02 13:46
Here's what more than a month’s worth of snow in Moscow looks like
It's being called “the snowfall of the century.’’
#MeToo echoes through play about Nigeria: ‘I am a force, a tidal wave, and I won’t hide’
Nigerian playwright Ifeoma Fafunwa tells stories of sexual harassment. But her latest work puts the onus on women to fight their oppressors.
Why CEOs are becoming activists
Today's CEOs don't just stay in their lane. We're seeing more business leaders going public with stances on social issues.
Bitcoin, the virtual currency, has become a massive energy hog
Bitcoin, the most popular of the new digital currencies, has shot up in value in the past year, and even though you can’t hold one in your hand, bitcoins require huge amounts of energy.
Trees that helped save America's farms during the Dust Bowl are now under threat
The Great Plains were the nation’s breadbasket, but drought in the 1930s created the Dust Bowl. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s solution was to plant trees as a shelterbelt to help hold back the dust. The plan worked, but now some farmers, forced by economic necessity to maximize crop yields, are cutting them down.
Canada's national anthem gets an inclusive update
Lawmakers passed a bill this week changing the line “true patriot love in all thy sons command,” to “true patriot love in all of us command.”
International court probes possible war crimes in Afghanistan, including by the US
The International Criminal Court in The Hague is considering whether to authorize an official war crimes inquiry for Afghanistan. Suspected perpetrators include not only the Taliban and ISIS, but also Afghan government forces, and even the US CIA.
Why some Iranian women are taking off their headscarves and hanging them on a stick
Last December, a woman in Tehran stood on top of a utility box, hung her white headscarf on a stick and started waving it silently. She was protesting the compulsory covering of women in the Islamic Republic. Since then, some others have followed.
She started #NotYourHabibti to shine a light on sexual harassment in the Palestinian territories
The 21-year-old activist is gathering women’s stories of sexual harassment and carefully typing them out on her antiquated machine.
In President Sisi's Egypt, human rights are under threat
"Fear has returned," says an Egyptian human rights activist. President Sisi is likely to win re-election next month easily. But the human rights situation under him is grim.
For immigrant Republicans, Trump’s turn to limit legal immigration creates divisions
They haven’t changed their positions on illegal immigration, but conservative immigrants are now contending with the Trump administration’s proposals to curb legal immigration.
A Syrian with Temporary Protected Status says it's a matter of life or death
The Trump Administration announced Wednesday that Temporary Protected Status for Syrians will be extended for 18 months beyond its expiration date in March. TPS has enabled a young Syrian man named Amr Sinna to live, work, study and buy property in the US. He's been anxiously awaiting yesterday's announcement, along with almost 7,000 other Syrians living in the US with TPS.
Adoptees return to their Chinese village to help friends who were left behind
Two girls, Abigail Anderson and Bingjie Turner, were adopted from an orphanage when they were 13 years old and brought to the US. They returned to their village recently to see what had happened to friends who were not adopted — called "left-behinds."
Rufus Wainwright: Music won't save your life
A lot of singer-songwriters pour their misery into their lyrics. But for Rufus Wainwright, it isn’t necessarily cathartic.
Saxophonist Joshua Redman on recording with his famous father
The saxophonist Joshua Redman didn’t spend much time with his father growing up. But he spent a lot of time with his father’s music.
The ballad of Sean and Yoko
John and Yoko’s son talks about growing up in their shadow ... and then stepping out of it.
Guilty pleasure: ‘Do that to me one more time’
Singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash makes the case for why this pop song from 1980 is worth a deeper listen.
Decades after an immigration policy separated his family, a man searches for his ancestral village
As Trump steers immigration policies away from family reunion, the Chinese Exclusion Act is a reminder of the human cost at stake.
South Yemen's separatists speak through a Michigan mom
Summer Ahmed was born in Aden, Yemen. She grew up in Michigan, but keeps her Adeni connection. In fact, she is the social media voice of the southern Yemeni separatists who have seized power in Aden.
The 'alien threat' street gang MS-13 was actually made in the USA
Alex Sanchez, a former MS-13 member, says "people don't see that we're human and that we could change."
Cleveland Indians will ditch 'Chief Wahoo' logo on uniforms next year
Many consider it to be a "grotesque caricature of native people."
Violence in Kabul is so extreme, citizens are carrying around 'in case I die' notes
A string of attacks in Afghanistan's capital has left Kabul residents on edge. Some have started carrying notes in their pockets that detail crucial information in case of an emergency: Name, age, blood type.
The Quapaw tribe hopes a cattle slaughterhouse will provide jobs in rural Oklahoma
Native American tribes in Oklahoma contribute billions of dollars to the state's economy, including the cattle industry. One tribe in Oklahoma is providing a much-needed service in that industry — a processing plant where other ranchers can take their cattle to get grocery-store ready.
Another 'Miracle on Ice?' American unknowns to take on star-studded Russian team.
Men’s Ice Hockey at this year’s Winter Olympics is going to look pretty different — gone are the stars. For the first time in 20 years, the NHL won’t be going on hiatus and allowing its players to represent their nations. And that has Team USA, as well as Team Canada and others, sending line-ups of largely unknowns.
Russia reacts to the 'oligarch list'
On Tuesday afternoon, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers that the Trump administration intends to levy new sanctions based on the list published late Monday.
Soul captured James Hunter's heart at a young age
James Hunter loves soul and he's been a fan of the genre for a long time. He admits a lot of musicians in the UK try to emulate it, but the "results are mixed at best, I suppose." Hunter tells us who his favorite soul artists and picks a couple of tracks from his new album.
Why you'll find people named Lenin, Stalin and Krushchev on the roads of Kerala, India
Do names determine destiny? Many parents in the Indian state of Kerala hope so, even if the names they chose for their children are going out of fashion.
Will Russia get involved in the 2018 elections?
Russian meddling didn't end after Trump was inaugurated. Peter Singer takes us inside Russia's plans for 2018.
Fishermen in Greenland are doing better than ever. That might be thanks to climate change.
As the waters warm, the fishermen are catching more fish, and more varieties of fish, than before.
The Rohingya crisis lead to a falling out between Bill Richardson and Aung San Suu Kyi
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson resigned last week from a panel looking into solutions to the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. And on his way out he blasted Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi for lacking "moral leadership" on the issue.
A Republican congressman walks the tricky middle ground on immigration reform
Colorado Republican Congressman Mike Coffman represents one of the most diverse districts in the US. He's become a leading moderate voice on immigration. But is he doing enough for his constituents?
2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that America suffered a record amount of damage in 2017 from natural disasters, with a tab of more than $306 billion.
Lula’s limbo between prison and presidency looms over 2018 Brazil race
South America’s largest country is electing its next president later this year — and it’s in the thick of a legal battle about whether the top-polling candidate will be in jail by that time.
LA's Little Tokyo is gentrifying and pushing out some of the city's most prominent artists
A tight community of artists in LA are pushing back against rising rents. But they worry they may lose the battle.
Four things to know about Trump’s latest immigration proposal
What you need to know ahead of a tumultuous immigration debate in Congress.
This Lebanese filmmaker is getting global acclaim, but back home he got arrested
Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri was very happy when his new movie "The Insult" won a prize in Venice. But when he returned to Lebanon, he was promptly detained by authorities.
How human remains from a forgotten genocide were stolen and collected in New York City
Anthropologists gathered human remains during the genocide of the Herero people. Some of those remains are in a New York's Museum of Natural History and the descendants of the murdered want them back.
What a camel beauty contest can tell us about the future of Saudi Arabia
The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival is a monthlong extravaganza honoring the “ships of the desert” and their place in Saudi Arabia’s history. But this year, it's about more than just camels — it's about a closed-off kingdom showing signs it wants to open up.
'There's something missing in African American music today.'
Cedric Watson is known for playing Cajun, Creole and zydeco music on his violin. He's from Lafayette, Louisiana. Watson appears on the new album by Malian guitarist Boubacar Traoré. And through that collaboration, Cedric Watson has been able to find where the music from Louisiana and Mali meet.
Gold medalist Dominique Moceanu warned us 10 years ago about abuse in USA Gymnastics
When she accused her coaches and father of verbal and physical abuse, nobody listened.
Across the US, many illicit massage parlors avoid police detection
Prosecutors from Massachusetts to Minnesota detail cases where mostly foreign-born women work seven days a week, 12-24 hours a day, sleeping in parlors or nearby flophouses, and are managed by a network of interstate traffickers and business people.
Blockchain seems to be all the hype these days. But what, exactly, is it?
In recent years there's been a lot of hype surrounding blockchain and the system's applications — particularly as it applies to cryptocurrencies. But what, exactly, is blockchain? And how does it work?
Leonardo da Vinci: Theater impresario
Why The Last Supper was clearly painted by a theater nerd.
Aha Moment: ‘Practical Magic’
How a cheesy movie helped a listener through some serious grief.
Every picture tells a story
Bestselling authors write short stories based on this painter’s haunting pictures.
The fantastic woman who plays ‘A Fantastic Woman’
In the face of bigotry, Chilean actress Daniela Vega looks toward a more hopeful future.
Madeleine Albright: 'Many of the best diplomats are women'
Does gender play a role in the art of diplomacy? A discussion with Madeleine Albright and Wendy Sherman on gender, diplomacy and the Trump administration.
When health care comes with harassment: Photographing abortion clinic protests
Wendi Kent photographs protesters outside of family planning clinics. She says she tries hard to stay away from creating any kind of spin around the photos.
Saudi Arabia promises $1.5 billion in aid to Yemen — but it's still bombing the country
Saudi Arabia announced $1.5 billion in new aid for Yemen this week, a move it says is aimed at alleviating the country’s humanitarian crisis nearly three years into a Saudi-led military campaign there. But critics, among them a number of Yemenis, have questioned the motives behind the donation, given the Saudis’ own role in prolonging the crisis.
He argues for rolling back abortion rights in the US
Clarke Forsythe has worked with Americans United for Life in the courts and state legislatures to restrict abortion, always with an eye on overturning Roe v. Wade.
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