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The End for Russian Mercenary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
Russia's state news agency Tass reported that the country's most famous mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was on the passenger list for a flight that cra…
2 years, 6 months ago
A Trumpless Debate
Former president Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the Republican presidential primary. And with a healthy lead in the polls, he's skipping the firs…
2 years, 6 months ago
In Puerto Rico, Natural Disasters Take A Mental And Academic Toll On Children
Puerto Rico has seen a string of natural disasters in the past few years – hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and landslides. When COVID-19 hit in 2020…
2 years, 6 months ago
Cities Voted For Progressive Prosecutors. Republican State Leaders Are Pushing Back.
The last few elections have brought a wave of self-styled progressive prosecutors into office. They've won elections by campaigning on issues like ba…
2 years, 6 months ago
Fighting Noise Pollution
A growing body of research makes it clear that noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health. It has been tied to heart disease and…
2 years, 6 months ago
NPR Investigation Reveals 'Barbaric' Conditions in ICE Detention Facilities
The Biden administration is under intense political pressure from Republicans over immigration, who accuse the president of being too lenient toward …
2 years, 6 months ago
COVID Nearly Sunk the Cruise Industry. Now it's Trying to Make a Comeback.
The CDC says that a new omicron variant called EG.5 is causing a summer wave of COVID cases.
Yet, COVID is nowhere near the threat that it was more th…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Georgia Indictment May Be Trump's Most Difficult Legal Challenge
A grand jury in Georgia has indicted Donald Trump for his role in failed efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results, implicat…
2 years, 6 months ago
100,000 Afghans Were Airlifted Out Of Kabul. What Happened To Those Who Weren't?
It's been two years since the Taliban entered Kabul, throwing the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan into chaos. Crowds of people des…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Challenges for a Saudi-Israeli Peace Deal
For the past few months, President Biden's top foreign policy advisors have been working as intermediaries between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Eventuall…
2 years, 6 months ago