Nation Jun 26 Latest Israel-Gaza conflict sent waves of antisemitism across the U.S. Last month as the latest war between Israel and Hamas escalated, a wave of anger directed at Jews swept across the U.S., with watchdog groups reporting a sharp increase in antisemitic attacks. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky speaks with Rabbi Jill…
World May 25 Inequities in care, misinformation fuel COVID deaths among poor, indigenous Brazilians All across Brazil, slums — known as Favelas — have long been places of crime and poverty, marked by overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. They are among the hardest hit by the pandemic, in a country where the death toll just…
World May 05 Bolsonaro faces criminal investigation, possible impeachment over COVID response in Brazil Brazil formalized a criminal investigation last week into President Jair Bolsonaro’s response to the pandemic. It could lead to his impeachment. The country just passed 400,000 total fatalities so far, with no significant slowdown in sight. With support from the…
Politics Apr 03 Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms In a Congressional hearing last week the heads of Facebook and Twitter said they're taking measures to slow the spread of hate speech and conspiracies on their sites in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection. But a crackdown on…
Nation Mar 13 Extremism in the ranks: some at the January 6 Capitol riot were police, active military Right-wing extremists have infiltrated the ranks of the military and law enforcement, as watchdogs and counterterrorism experts have been warning for years — and some were present at, and later arrested for participating in, the January 6 insurrection at the…
World Oct 18 Dozens dead, ghost towns: Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict devastates region New clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia have erupted over the control of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict, which has been going on for over three weeks, has devastated the region, killing hundreds of soldiers and dozens of civilians. Simon Ostrovsky reports from…
World Oct 15 Despite Russian-brokered cease-fire, fighting rages in Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia and Azerbaijan continue to battle over Nagorno Karabakh, a disputed territory and enclave of ethnic Amenians. At issue are seven districts of Azerbaijan that surround the region. This week, Russian officials pushed the two countries for a cessation of…
World Oct 11 Azerbaijan, Armenia resume fighting, hours after cease-fire A residential building in Azerbaijan’s second largest city was almost completely destroyed and several people were killed after fighting resumed, hours after the Armenia and Azerbaijan limited-cease-fire on Saturday, Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. He is reporting from region with…
World Oct 10 Some urban life resumes in rebel area after temporary Armenia - Azerbaijan truce The former Soviet republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a limited cease-fire on Saturday after warring for two weeks for control over ethnic-Armenian province of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict killed hundreds of soldiers and dozens of civilians. Simon Ostrovsky reports…
World Oct 08 Why fighting between Armenia, Azerbaijan has regional implications Fighting has broken out between two former Soviet republics, Azerbaijan and Armenia, over Nagorno Karabakh, an enclave of ethnic Armenians. Hundreds of lives have been lost since the violence started on September 27th, but with most of the world distracted…