• Drought and famine threaten life for nomadic Somali herders

    Drought and famine threaten life for nomadic Somali herders

    Jul 19, 2017 01:32 AM EDT

    ... vulnerable to drought: pregnant women and children. At this clinic in the village of Gabiley, babies are measured and weighed. A simple test with an armband determines their level of nutrition. Yellow means moderate malnutrition. Red means severe. If there's malnourishment, the mothers are given packets of peanut paste ...

  • This innovator is trying to make sanitary pads affordable for women in India

    This innovator is trying to make sanitary pads affordable for women in India

    Apr 17, 2017 11:47 PM EDT

    ARUNACHALAM MURUGANANTHAM: I want to make this as a low-cost sanitary pad movement across the globe. FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Helped by awards and his own advocacy, more than 4,000 small factories have started making his sanitary pads across India, each with its own local branding and language ...

  • Is socialism in the United States having a moment?

    Is socialism in the United States having a moment?

    Mar 27, 2017 08:37 PM EDT

    ... today’s socialist movement has changed with the times in some ways. Activists add rose emojis to their Twitter profiles, instead of wearing the black armbands that were popular when Debs was a perennial White House contender. But 21st century socialist groups in the U.S. have continued struggling to ...

  • Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants

    Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants

    Nov 30, 2016 06:05 PM EDT

    ... or release people was not at issue before the court. "We're just talking about the need for an inquiry, the need for a hearing," Arulanantham said. But the court's conservative justices sounded skeptical of Arulanantham's and the appeals court's reading of immigration law. "The problem is ...

  • Democratic party accuses Republicans of voter intimidation in federal court

    Democratic party accuses Republicans of voter intimidation in federal court

    Nov 04, 2016 05:45 PM EDT

    ... New Jersey's Republican party allegedly had off-duty law enforcement officers stand at polling places in urban areas wearing "National Ballot Security Task Force" armbands. Some had guns visible. The RNC admitted no wrongdoing, but agreed to the decree to settle the case. The decree only regulates work done ...

  • How do you turn passion into a MacArthur genius grant?

    How do you turn passion into a MacArthur genius grant?

    Sep 22, 2016 05:50 PM EDT

    ... work on something you’re really curious about and try to understand the fundamental question of 'why.'" Here's the full list of awardees: Ahilan Arulanantham, Human Rights Lawyer Daryl Baldwin, Linguist and Cultural Preservationist Anne Basting, Theater Artist and Educator Vincent Fecteau, Sculptor Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Playwright Kellie Jones ...

  • The average person is better off without a fitness wearable, weight loss study finds

    The average person is better off without a fitness wearable, weight loss study finds

    Sep 20, 2016 03:21 PM EDT

    ... counseling, text message reminders and access to a health website as means of accountability. At this stage, half of the subjects randomly received a BodyMedia armband wearable that tracked their moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), the national standard for fitness measurements. The weight loss program shrank tummies across the ...

  • News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January

    News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January

    Aug 23, 2016 11:21 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Tuesday, an American soldier died in Afghanistan -- the first U.S. combat death in the country since January. The soldier’s patrol in the Helmand province triggered a roadside bomb that also wounded another U.S. service member and six Afghan soldiers. Also, UNICEF reports staggering new numbers on the flow of unaccompanied...

  • Boko Haram militants offer to trade kidnapped girls for fighters

    Boko Haram militants offer to trade kidnapped girls for fighters

    Aug 15, 2016 05:22 PM EDT

    The Islamic militant group Boko Haram said in a video Sunday that it would free some of the more than 200 schoolgirls who were snatched in eastern Nigeria two years ago, in exchange for the release of its fighters.

  • Will Mike Pence help change the tone of the RNC?

    Will Mike Pence help change the tone of the RNC?

    Jul 20, 2016 11:49 PM EDT

    Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill speak with New York Times columnist David Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report about Wednesday night’s main RNC speaker Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and his influence at the convention.