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Updated 2025-10-31 06:49
Trump to China: Get on board about North Korea or I go alone
President Donald Trump says if China is not going to solve the nuclear threat from North Korea, he will. This comes ahead of Trump's meeting with the Chinese president this Thursday in Florida.
The slow pace of baseball makes it perfect for its blind fans in Korea
Three baseball fans in South Korea host a popular sports podcast. But most listeners don't know its three hosts are blind.
Climate change might leave a bad taste in your mouth. Literally.
We’re learning more about how erratic weather can affect the flavors of our foods.
Russia is investigating the St. Petersburg metro blast as a suspected 'act of terror'
Around 10 people were feared dead and dozens injured Monday after an explosion rocked the metro system in Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg, according to authorities, who were not ruling out a terror attack.
How to shut down an immigration raid — even if it means getting arrested
Activists in Las Cruces, New Mexico, 45 miles from the southern border, are teaching each other to pit their bodies against Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
Trump praises 'fantastic job' of Egyptian leader widely accused of human rights violations
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi met his counterpart and admirer Donald Trump in Washington Monday for a "reboot" of relations following years of tension with the American president's predecessor.
Globe-trotting pollutants pose a larger threat to public health than previously thought
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, toxic air pollutants produced by combustion, are linked to lung cancer and other serious health problems. Recent findings suggest that these tiny particles travel long distances and significantly increase overall health risks.
Does the idea of a self-driving ambulance freak you out?
If so, you’re not alone.
Satellites are destined to become space junk. But in the future, we may be able to retool them.
Most satellites are engineered to last a long time, but there's no way to repair or refurbish them. They simply become obsolete. Government agencies and private companies are trying to change that.
How this filmmaker went from dealing heroin to working on ‘T2 Trainspotting’
When the first “Trainspotting” movie came out in 1996, Garry Fraser was a young drug addict in Edinburgh. When the sequel came out this year, he was in the credits.
Nebraska farmers are relying on Ukrainian hackers to fix their tractors
Until a few years ago, farmers could fix and upgrade their own large farm equipment, including tractors. But that's changed as tractors have become more high-tech.
French financial companies want a slice of London's business after Brexit
The financial services industry is one of the mainstays of the British economy. But now that the UK is on track to leave the European Union, London's competitors are angling for some of the business.
Why one group of Chinese Americans opposes 'sanctuary' cities
In Maryland, one immigrant community not known to wade into politics is joining the debate — and coming out loudly against sanctuary.
Do civilian deaths in Mosul and Aleppo deserve the same scrutiny?
The cities of Mosul, Iraq and Aleppo, Syria have both been devastated by war. And in both, civilians have suffered greatly as a result. But can the two conflicts really be equated?
Venezuela's political crisis just got even worse
International powers are voicing alarm at Venezuela after its Supreme Court seized power from the legislature on Thursday, a move widely viewed as handing greater authority to President Nicolas Maduro. Now, so is a top official in the president's inner circle.
#BlackWomenAtWork goes viral as women take a stand
Recent media events highlight sexism against women in the public eye, like US Rep. Maxine Waters.
The World's music features this week: Sanam Marvi, Liber Teran and Les Amazones d'Afrique
Each week on the show we feature new music from all over the globe. And every Friday we share it here with you on our Global Hit podcast.
Trump's gamble: Mexico could actually gain more from a NAFTA redo
We’ve heard a lot about renegotiating NAFTA from President Trump’s perspective. But what’s in it for Mexico?
The Israeli Defense Forces paid for this soldier's sex reassignment
He entered Israel's military as a woman. Now he's an officer, and a man, and the IDF paid for his gender transition.
Organizations try to fight 'brain waste' and get highly trained immigrants back to work
Many immigrants' previous professions can slip away because of red tape, economics and hefty requirements. "Welcome Back" centers are trying to help with the hurdles.
Canadians reached out to Syrian refugees. Now they hesitate to let go.
Last year, thousands of Syrian refugees headed to Canada, where families had agreed to sponsor the newcomers. One year later, some wonder if the programs have done enough to promote independence.
Here's a new climate change reality that Trump's new policies ignore
As President Trump turns US government policy away from the realities of climate change, a new scientific study confirms a link between climate pollution and dangerously extreme weather. The irony of the timing is not lost on the study's lead author.
The ultimate supergroup: Rockin' nuns from Peru
These sisters play rock that would make any power band proud.
Israel teaches cybersecurity skills to its high schoolers
A program for gifted 10th-graders teaches them coding, encryption and how to defend a computer network against hacking. Many of the students will end up in Israel's equivalent of the NSA.
Farmers in Northern Ireland know Brexit will be bad for them — they just don't know how bad
With Brexit, many in Northern Ireland feel resentful that they're being dragged out of the European Union against their will.
The US Women's National Hockey Team went after equal pay and fair treatment — and won
Until Wednesday, the team had been locked in a 15-month contract dispute with the sport's national governing body, USA Hockey, over unfair pay and unequal treatment.
This young, LGBT advocate isn’t your average Brexiteer
"Brainwashed." That's how Darren Grimes describes many Britons of his age group who voted to remain in the EU. Grimes, who runs a website touting the benefits of Brexit, says Britain will be much better off on its own.
One of the world's best chefs says you can taste the love in really good food
To Chef Eric Ripert, a Buddhist and author of "32 Yolks, From My Mother's Table to Working the Line," a trip to monasteries in South Korea has led to a spiritual awakening.
Sitting across from ‘the Ghost of ISIS’
Abu Islam al-Iraqi, a former ISIS commander who ran clandestine cells of suicide bombers in the Iraqi town of Kirkuk has had some time to think about what he's done. Author Robin Wright says he has few regrets.
'What a total God shot!' Understand that? Then you speak Christianese.
Linguists call Christianese an emerging religiolect, spoken mainly by evangelical protestants. Christians themselves are divided on whether it's helpful to use such coded language.
Two US coal miners, two very different perspectives on the future of coal
Trump surrounded himself with coal miners when he signed his energy executive order, a very public signal that he was making good on a campaign promise to end the "war on coal." But not all miners agree on the future of their industry.
Brexit: The end of a loveless marriage
The divorce is going to take a while.
Buffalo used to be a city filled with millionaires. It plans to get rich again by betting against Trump.
When you think of American hubs of green energy innovation, you probably don't think of Buffalo, New York. Yes, Buffalo. But guess what, soon, you could.
'How will I live there?' Asylum seekers in Hungary are detained in shipping containers.
A new law takes effect Tuesday in Hungary to lock all asylum-seekers into detention camps made out of shipping containers, while their papers are being processed. Refugees are responding with fear.
Former UN climate chief: Trump's energy order not 'a big deal' for climate agreement
Christiana Figueres says the landmark Paris agreement on climate change is “not at risk” due to Donald Trump's policies.
Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?
The Census Bureau has recommended that a new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) racial category be added to the next census, coming in 2020. This could be interpreted as an alarming development — but advocacy groups have been pushing for it for a while.
Some of the Chibok girls are getting an education and a new future
Boko Haram means "western education is forbidden." But some of the Chibok girls who managed to escape the extremist group are getting that forbidden education.
Tributes pour in for Amhed Kathrada, an anti-apartheid leader imprisoned with Mandela
Kathrada got four college degrees while in prison on South Africa's Robben Island.
‘I saw everything burning’: Iraqi survivors of a suspected US coalition airstrike speak
The Pentagon has confirmed that the ISIS-fighting coalition carried out a strike on March 17 in an area of western Mosul where residents say more than 100 civilians were killed. US officials say they're investigating the incident.
South Sudanese culture is at risk, but this Lost Boy wants to protect it
Dominic Raimondo, a former Lost Boy of Sudan who now lives in the US, visited the Kakuma refugee camp with a mission — to protect Sudanese culture.
See how Tuvan throat singers can sing multiple notes at once
A new video from Science Friday shows how Tuvan throat singers can coax soundscapes from their voices.
Russia's weekend protesters were young, organized, and ready to challenge Putin
Sunday’s rally, organized on social media, proved a test of the power of the internet in Russia — and of the opposition.
Trump aide Jared Kushner set up meetings with world leaders. Now, he faces questions about his Russian contacts.
Jared Kushner, 36, was Trump's main intermediary with foreign governments during the 2016 election campaign and now plays that role in the White House.
Green homes in Buffalo are keeping poor people warm. But Trump’s budget could hurt that.
Like many Rust Belt cities, as industry left the area, Buffalo saw a huge decrease in population and a spike in poverty. But community activists are getting creative, finding ways to help poor people save money and get jobs. And some efforts are fighting climate change too.
Drought doesn't cause famine. People do.
These days, hunger is a political issue spurred on by human conflict.
Automakers are pushing to reverse fuel efficiency gains
Under President Barack Obama, the EPA worked closely with industry to reach a fleet fuel economy standard of about 54 mpg, starting in 2025. Now, the auto industry lobby has asked EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to consider rolling back that standard.
Before plate tectonics, the Earth may have been covered by one giant shell
New research confronts the idea that plate tectonics started when the Earth was formed.
Human moderators do the dirty work of keeping disturbing content off the internet
The task of filtering harmful content from social websites and apps falls largely to humans — and those who do the job say it takes a toll.
If Yemen's Houthis weren't Iranian proxies before, they could be soon
Yemen's Ansar Allah, better known as the Houthis, were a homegrown religious-political movement receiving little more than moral support from Iran. But their war with Saudi Arabia is causing Iran to send weapons, risking a real proxy war.
The 20-year-old biopic on Tejana star Selena almost didn't happen
How a teenage fan convinced her dad to make the movie.
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