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Updated 2025-09-18 13:03
There's a hospital in the United Arab Emirates that serves only falcons
The US has the bald eagle. The United Arab Emirates has falcons. The bird is rooted in the country's culture and tradition. And a hospital near Abu Dhabi is helping preserve that tradition.
How can we save California's forests?
Drought, warmer temperatures and surging bark beetle populations are leading to unprecedented mortality rates for trees in California.
Cars in the cloud
How will cars of the future connect to each other — and improve driving for us?
Paris moves to ban older, polluting cars from its streets
Paris is famous for many things: fashion, art, cafes — and revolution. Now the City of Light is attempting a new kind of revolution: it now bans cars built before 1997 from the city’s streets during the busy part of weekdays.
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein is calling for a 'Green New Deal'
Dr. Jill Stein is the 2016 Green Party nominee for president of the United States.
The SEC is investigating how ExxonMobil values its fossil fuel holdings
In order to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or less by the end of the century, oil and gas companies will eventually have to limit how much fossil fuel they extract. Most oil companies are facing this reality and writing down the value of their future oil assets. ExxonMobil is not, and the SEC wants to know why.
What makes a presidential campaign like a Bruce Springsteen tour?
A peek into the theatrics of campaign appearances.
Russia chooses myth over history in new WWII movie
A new state-sponsored movie in Russia commemorates the sacrifice of “Panfilov's 28” in the WWII battle for Moscow. Their story is as iconic for Russians as the flag-raising over Iwo Jima is for Americans. The only problem is, it's not quite true.
In Mumbai, 'shock and horror' over Trump’s statements about women
“This is happening in a country we look up to as a progressive, and really a developed nation.”
US involvement in the Yemen war just got deeper
The US fired cruise missiles to defend its ships in the Red Sea — and got drawn deeper into the civil war in Yemen.
Here's where 'gaslighting' got its name
'Gaslighting' has been all over the press lately, mainly in reference to Donald Trump. But the term dates all the way back to the 1930s.
How improving US-Cuba relations has helped this jazz musician
For almost two years now, Cubans, like Harold López-Nussa, have witnessed enormous changes taking place in their country. Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States have been restored. And for the younger generation, the future sure looks bright. López-Nussa has witnessed that change personally. Not only is it easier to travel, but he's been signed to a record label here in the States.
How the Miami Tribe got its language back
What happens when the last native speaker of a language has died? Is that language "dead" or just "sleeping?" And can it be woken up again?
These bomb detectors were proved phony years ago, yet they're still used in the Middle East
Thousands of fake bomb detectors were marketed and sold in the Middle East. But even though the manufacturers have been jailed for fraud, security guards are still using the phony detectors.
Even the store mannequins in Bangkok were wearing black on Friday
Thailand begins a year of mourning for its late king.
Driving without headlights in besieged eastern Aleppo
The only female obstetrician left in eastern Aleppo says she's living in a ghost town.
The path of the Thai royal family in Massachusetts
A woman from Thailand has spent decades finding and commemorating places in the US state where the Thai royal family lived 100 years ago, and where the late Thai King Bhumibol was born.
US rock poet Bob Dylan wins Nobel Literature Prize
The music legend, whose poetic lyrics have influenced generations of fans, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday — the first songwriter to win the award in a decision that stunned prize watchers.
With Thailand’s king dead, his country is swallowed by grief and angst
Though this event has been discussed in whispers for years, open talk of the king’s passing has been effectively criminalized — thus stifling any real public reckoning in advance of this long-dreaded day.
What you need to know about the criminal case against Sheriff Joe Arpaio
US Department of Justice lawyers said in federal court Tuesday they will pursue criminal contempt of court charges against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his violation of a federal judge’s order in a racial profiling case.
My sins are cleared for the year, but the chicken wasn't so lucky
This is a personal tale of atonement and chickens: Sarah Birnbaum and her mom went to Brooklyn to take part in a Jewish ritual called Kaparot.
The Russian hackers going after Clinton also tried to destroy a French TV network
News has emerged that a sophisticated cyber-attack that aimed to destroy a TV network in France was the work of the same Russian hacking group that has targeted the Hillary Clinton campaign.
China's atheist leaders issue some striking new rules on religion
The Chinese Communist Party is officially atheistic. But it now recognizes the role that religion can play in building social harmony. Will this be good or bad for the faithful?
How ISIS adapts and innovates on the battlefield
ISIS appears to have weaponized drones. It's the latest example of the terror group's ability to adapt and innovate on the battlefield.
Explaining Muslim diversity through music
Composer Mehmet Ali Sanlikol is a Turkish-born Muslim American. He says his latest album is "Sufi-influenced contemporary jazz."
When half a million drug users surrendered in the Philippines, authorities sent some of them to Zumba
When President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June, he promised mercy for drug addicts who turned themselves in. But there are very few drug rehab programs in the Philippines, and now some of the users who surrendered are being killed by masked gunmen.
Five ways to talk with anyone about depression
Depression shouldn't be stigmatized — it should be spoken about openly and with respect.
Terry Anderson's daughter comes face-to-face with her father's kidnapper
Her mother was pregnant when assailants bundled her father into the back of a car in Beirut in 1985. Six years later he was released, but the family's life would never be the same.
Trump vows to take on Chinese steel, but he also buys it
Donald Trump brought up China dumping steel in the US, to which Hillary Clinton responded, “And Donald Trump is buying it to build his buildings.”
Cholera spreads in Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew
More than one million people in Haiti need urgent help after Hurricane Matthew smashed homes, crops and infrastructure last week. Now the deadly water-borne disease of cholera is spreading.
A French eatery in London adapts to Brexit by buying local
The UK government won't start the process of leaving the EU until early 2017, but businesses are already feeling the effects.
Samsung halts production of exploding phone due to explosions
Samsung tried to fix the problem. But it didn't work.
Middle-aged Colombians want to experience peace for the first time
There's still hope. Many middle-aged Colombians, who have never experienced their country at peace, remain hopeful that the government can come to another peace deal with the guerrilla group, FARC.
WATCH: Inside the awkward US-Saudi alliance against ISIS
This is part of why Obama’s plan to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS is taking so long.
The war over wine, water and fuel in New York’s Finger Lakes
A plan to store natural gas and propane in caverns beneath Lake Seneca, in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes wine region, has some local residents and wineries concerned.
Denver recognizes its Native American past, present, and future
Native American activists say they have a lot history to correct, teach and re-learn. They hope Indigenous Peoples Day will start a public conversation.
Post debate, Trump and Clinton are both pretty unpopular in Turkey
"I’m not really sure sure that either candidate is really going to comfort the Turks," says one reporter based in Istanbul.
Environmentalists to millennials: Donald Trump's climate policies are dangerous
One new group is trying to motivate young people to go to the polls to protect the planet and fight climate change by voting against Donald Trump.
Trump made history in threatening to jail Clinton if he becomes president
Trump made history Sunday night at the second presidential debate when he threatened to jail his opponent if he were to win. Is that legal?
Why a tour for refugees is a 'no-brainer' for Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and others are taking part in an 11-date tour that they hope will raise money and awareness about global refugee crises.
President Obama just created the Atlantic's first national marine monument. What is it?
Think of it like an (underwater) national park, off the coast of Massachusetts
Can a lawsuit against the EPA help solve ocean acidification?
The lawsuit says that the Environmental Protection Agency hasn’t set appropriate standards to protect US coastal waters.
One of the largest ‘test tubes’ in science is an 8,000-acre forest in New Hampshire
The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest is best known for breakthroughs in acid rain research. And it is still helping scientists learn — now about the effects of clear-cutting and climate change.
Is 'last-chance tourism' good or bad for endangered places?
Planning a visit to see retreating glaciers, the Great Barrier Reef or Machu Picchu? Tread lightly, one travel reporter says.
Scientists try to save this frog species from being wiped out by fungus
In recent years, chytrid fungus has devastated hundreds of amphibian species around the world, like the mountain yellow-legged frog. Can inoculating them against the fungus help?
It’s OK if you only hit 8,500 steps today — and sit while you work. Fitness myths, debunked.
What makes 10,000 daily steps the magic number? Why does everyone at the office suddenly have a standing desk? Both have less to do with scientific evidence than you may think.
A reminder from Arizona Latinos: ‘Immigration is not the only issue that moves us.’
November’s election is set to be a wake-up call for both major parties. Arizona, long a red state, just might swing for Clinton. And the Latino vote will matter.
5 challenges facing the next president — whoever it is
Some of the problems that will have to be solved by the next president will require innovation and ingenuity.
The US just condemned Israeli settlement building. What Israel’s former foreign minister thinks.
Last month, America Abroad spoke with former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, to discuss the relationship with the US and the stagnated peace process. The settlement issue came up quickly.
Meet a 'Dreamer' who started his own company to get out the vote
As an undocumented teenager, Antonio Valdovinos couldn’t become a Marine. He went on to start a civic engagement organization instead.
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