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Updated 2025-07-02 13:46
The US bombs path of ISIS convoy in Syria after a controversial withdrawal deal
Over 600 people including ISIS fighters and their families were escorted from the Lebanon border by Syrian government forces. That angered the US, which launched airstrikes to block their path to a town near Iraq.
Ancient volcanoes may contain vast deposits of lithium, a crucial element in modern batteries
As the world tries to move away from fossil fuels and as more and more millions of people own smartphones or drive hybrid vehicles, the demand for battery power is soaring. So is the demand for lithium, the fundamental element in modern battery technology.
North Korea's latest missile tests rattle nerves around the world
Pyongyang fired the missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean, in a major escalation that triggered global alarm and a furious response from Tokyo.
A looming immigration law is hurting Houston’s ability to help undocumented residents in wake of Harvey
What's happening in Texas is part of a larger national debate about how local and state law enforcement policies can affect public safety.
Mexican officials ignore Trump’s disparaging tweets and reach out a hand to Texas
Hours after a tweet from President Donald Trump insisting Mexicans pay for a border wall, Mexican officials offered aid to Harvey victims in the United States.
Where using plastic bags can land you a $38,000 fine
Producing, selling and using plastic bags is now illegal in Kenya. The East African nation joins 40 other countries worldwide in banning, partially banning or taxing single use plastic bags.
With Harvey approaching, ICE left 50 immigrant women and children stranded at a bus station
On Friday, ICE officials dropped 50 women and their children at a bus station, after their asylum applications were approved. But with Harvey approaching, bus routes were canceled, leaving the women and children stranded.
Are young Chinese liberalizing as China's political leaders crack down?
Young Chinese have grown up in a time of epic change, as China has become more prosperous and powerful, more urban, more educated, more connected with the world through technology, travel, television and more. Chinese have also become more connected with each other, with some 800 million of them online. And despite an ongoing government crackdown on free speech, especially dissent, and even the discussion of Western ideas such as democracy, human rights and rule of law, attitudes and expectations are radically different among young Chinese than for many previous generations in China, in ways that could affect not just China, but the world, in this century.
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on the lives of women farmers in Fiji
Scientists say warming ocean temperatures are a factor behind stronger storms and changing weather patterns in the South Pacific.
Trump's Arpaio pardon draws bipartisan criticism
President Donald Trump had been hinting at clemency for Arpaio for over a week, and on Friday, the White House officially announced his pardon.
Sweating is an essential and uniquely human function
Humans evolved to sweat and it is a necessary mechanism, scientists say, especially for very young children.
America's restaurants have evolved with American culture
Hungry for information? Then learn about the history of the American restaurant.
New developments in human gene editing face an ethical and regulatory quagmire in the US
For the first time in the US, researchers have genetically edited human embryos. The technique could save lives, but faces an ethical and regulatory quagmire.
Why are humans so curious?
Curiosity seems to be a fundamental part of what makes humans tick, but where does it come from? Do we all have the same kind, or amount, of curiosity? What drives the inquisitive minds of people who can’t seem to stop asking questions about everything they encounter?
How secure are America’s voting machines?
In June, a leaked National Security Agency report described Russian intelligence efforts to interfere with the US elections, targeting voter registration and local election officials. Now, people want to know: How secure are America’s elections from a cyber attack?
Of global warming, plastic waste and velociraptors
Earth's temperatures are rising, plastic trash is choking the oceans —and don't even think about trying to outrun a velociraptor.
The far right in Quebec gets more inspiration from Europe than the US
Quebec's "La Muete" (Wolf Pack) group, started as an online effort to oppose Islamic extremism, but now it has shifted its focus to illegal immigration.
New White House guidelines leave transgender service members and vets in limbo
New policies toward transgender troops in the US Armed Forces take a hefty emotional and practical toll for soldiers and vets.
Hero sheepdogs protect flock for 20 days in a Canadian wildfire
Do you think your dog is awesome? Trust us, your pooch has nothing on Tad and Sophie.
Is climate change making hurricanes worse?
Scientists predict climate change will make hurricanes and tropical cyclones more frequent and intense. But past data make it hard to pinpoint exact links to specific storms.
ISIS says it wants to rebuild the Muslim caliphate in Spain
A week after the attack in Barcelona, ISIS released a slick new video saying it wants to restore al-Andalus to the Muslim world. Al-Andalus was the word for Muslim-ruled areas of Spain and Portugal in the Middle Ages.
After a 10-year saga, Tucson teachers are validated when a judge calls state law racist
It took 10 years, but Tucson teachers feel validated by a judge's finding that an Arizona state law is racist toward Mexican American students.
Immigrants fearing Trump are heading to Canada in droves. But will they be able to stay?
Haitian migrants and others afraid of being deported from the US are crossing illegally into Québec in hopes of a better fate there. They're being welcomed in Montreal but it's uncertain how many of them will be able to stay in the country.
This year's US Open is as much about who couldn't make it as who's competing
There's a crop of young, talented players from around the globe who are eager to make a mark.
Is Syria 'the war of our time, a humanitarian test of our time?'
ISIS militants are being squeezed out of their final strongholds in eastern Syria.
There are parallels between Polish and American white nationalist movements
There’s been a measurable increase in hate crimes and hate speech in Poland since the far-right Law and Justice party came to power in 2015.
How to build the perfect musical
Jack Viertel gives a master class in American musical theater.
Day jobs: Opera titles cue-caller
Soprano Lily Arbisser shares her secrets for the perfectly-timed subtitle.
Frank Langella isn’t scared of epic problems
Frank Langella knows all about aging gracefully.
An anonymous psych patient is now acclaimed as a master artist of the immigrant experience
For years, Mexican artist Martín Ramírez was only known as a psychiatric patient who made drawings. That narrative is changing.
Instant divorce is unconstitutional in India, finally
According to a Muslim custom that is rooted in tradition but not Islamic law, men have to say just three words to their wives if they want to dissolve their marriages.
Native American musicians and the ‘Rumble’ beginnings of rock
A new documentary traces the long influence of Native American artists on the American music landscape.
Trump's Phoenix rally leads to protests and clashes with police
Freelance journalist and Phoenix native Marcos Najera described a "chaotic stampede" after police released tear gas and pepper spray on the crowd of protesters.
US Navy pauses global operations and fires an admiral after another collision at sea
The Navy removed a fleet's commander after another deadly collision. It's also putting all international operations on hold to remind its sailors of the fundamentals of seamanship.
Deciphering the lingo of pro-Trump trolls
In the run-up to the US presidential election, Cristina López came across language online that she didn’t understand — terms like “meme magic,” “red-pilled” and “nimble navigator.” They kept popping up in Reddit and 4chan where Donald Trump supporters posted. López and her colleagues at nonprofit Media Matters for America have spent many hours lurking on these message boards, deciphering what she calls the pro-Trump troll dialect. This week on the podcast, López explains some of the dialect.
Humans are damaging the fragile Galapagos ecosystem. Maybe coffee can help save it.
The Galapagos Islands are known for the astonishing wildlife that inspired Charles Darwin. But the unique ecosystem of the isolated Pacific islands is in trouble, and now it’s getting an assist from an unexpected source: a local coffee plantation.
Inside the Philippines’ women-run crime ring selling abortion elixirs
For poor Filipinas with unwanted pregnancies, this is what reproductive care looks like.
A Danish inventor is suspected in the dismemberment and death of a journalist
Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been accused of the negligent manslaughter of the 30-year-old reporter, who went to interview him aboard his 60-foot submarine on August 10.
Watch live: Trump speech in Reno calls for healing 'wounds that have divided us'
The president is talking to the National Convention of the American Legion, and he also plans to sign the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act.
Watch: President Trump heads to Arizona with hopes of energizing his base
Trump departed Washington for the border town of Yuma, Arizona, where aides say he will tour a stretch of border fence before heading to Phoenix for a raucous campaign-style rally.
Pakistanis alarmed at Trump’s new policy on Afghanistan
Pakistanis are not happy with President Donald Trump's Monday night speech on Afghanistan. Trump singled out Pakistan for sheltering terror groups and destabilizing the region. Trump threatened to cut US aid and to make an alliance with Pakistan's mortal enemy, India.
When life gives you too much rain, make beer with it
Amsterdam has a beer habit. It also has a big flooding problem. Now a local entrepreneur is trying to put the city's thirst for beer to use in reducing its flood risk.
Chile eases one of the world's strictest abortion bans
Until now, Chile has had one of the world's most draconian policies toward abortion. That changed Monday.
Immigration limbo is a ‘tug of emotions.’ It’s also a mental health issue.
With millions of lives in immigration limbo, the long-term effects of uncertainty are beginning to worry mental health experts.
In Kenya this month, prisoners voted for president for the first time ever
On Aug. 8, all across Kenya, people spent hours in long, chaotic lines waiting to cast their votes in the election. At the polling station inside Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, the scene was a bit different.
Awestruck viewers watch total eclipse sweep across US
Eclipse watchers flocking to the path of totality let out whoops and cheers as the moon covered the sun in the first coast-to-coast total eclipse in nearly 100 years.
What to expect as Trump unveils his decision on Afghanistan
President Trump is set to announce a long-awaited shift in strategy for the Afghanistan conflict in a rare prime-time address to the American people Monday evening.
A new digital platform in West Africa targets speakers of the Pidgin language
Pidgin unites West Africans of different ethnicities and nationalities. Now speakers can get their news in that language as well.
For this Vatican astronomer, the solar eclipse is divine coincidence
Guy Consolmagno watched his first solar eclipse on Monday. It’s a pretty big deal for this Jesuit priest who’s also the director of the Vatican Observatory.
After a long manhunt, Catalan police find and kill suspect in the Barcelona attack
Spanish police on Monday shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected driver of a van that mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona, after a massive manhunt for the Moroccan national who was wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt when he was killed.
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