Nation Jul 13 Vanessa Guillen’s murder prompts veterans to come forward with their stories of sexual assault and abuse Hundreds of mostly female veterans to speak out on social media, using the hashtag #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN, to share their stories -- many for the first time -- after Guillen’s remains were found more than two months after she went missing.
World Jul 07 In government’s absence, Mexicans turn to cartels for pandemic aid President Trump will welcome the president of Mexico to the White House on Wednesday. The country has more than 215,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the second-highest total in Latin America. More than 20,000 deaths have been recorded from the pandemic…
World Jun 29 Japan helps 5 South Sudanese runners keep their Olympic dreams alive The young African nation of South Sudan is facing two growing challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and ethnic violence. The dual threats mean little time or investment is left for athletes looking to compete in the Olympics -- so Japan, the…
Nation Jun 25 ‘We have been through this before.’ Why anti-Asian hate crimes are rising amid coronavirus The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said last month it was concerned about how the pandemic was contributing to anti-Asian racism, noting in a list of recommendations for federal agencies that this kind of discrimination can not only lead to…
Nation Jun 12 Is this the end for public monuments to the Confederacy? More than 150 years after the Civil War, monuments, schools and roads across the country still bear the names of Confederate leaders. But amidst recent protests demanding racial equality, there is a renewed push to take down the monuments and…
World May 13 An exclusive interview with family of American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan Relatives of Mark Frerichs, an American being held hostage in Afghanistan, are urging the Trump administration to pause negotiations over ending the nearly two-decade-long conflict with the Taliban until Frerichs is released.
World May 12 Inside the botched Venezuela raid that Maduro is trying to exploit The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to depose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as his country spirals deeper into economic and humanitarian disaster. But earlier in May, a seemingly private operation to invade and kidnap Maduro shocked…
World May 06 In Libya and Yemen war zones, COVID-19 adds a 2nd front In Yemen, Houthi rebels have been battling a government in exile, backed by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, for years. The fighting has resulted in a catastrophic humanitarian crisis that the coronavirus pandemic is making even more grim. Meanwhile, similar…
World Apr 20 Brazil’s people fear a COVID-19 threat their president denies How does a country mobilize to fight COVID-19 when its own president says the virus isn’t a serious matter? Brazil is in the process of finding out, as President Jair Bolsonaro prioritizes Latin America’s largest economy in the face of…
World Mar 24 Italian doctors urge the U.S. to learn from their country’s mistakes With close to 7,000 deaths, Italy is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic so far. Its health care system, one of Europe’s best, is mustering all its resources to respond to the flood of patients infected with COVID-19.