• Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory

    Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory

    Aug 15, 2025 11:57 AM EDT

    ... members who returned from Taiwan. He said he worries about the growing global tension and hopes there will be no war in his lifetime. He lamented that many Japanese have lost pride and a love of their homeland. In an editorial Friday, the Mainichi newspaper noted that Japan’s pacifist ...

  • Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe dies 2 months after being shot in the head during a rally

    Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe dies 2 months after being shot in the head during a rally

    Aug 11, 2025 03:02 PM EDT

    ... streets dressed in white and waving the Colombian flag to reject the violence. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was among the politicians who lamented the senator's death. "The United States stands in solidarity with his family, the Colombian people, both in mourning and demanding justice for those ...

  • Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

    Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

    Aug 10, 2025 04:50 PM EDT

    ... powers over the district, including enhanced oversight and direct management. During the March 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump spoke about driving through the district, lamenting dirty roads. "It looked like somebody just took their garbage and just threw it all over the highways, the Beltway. It's so disgraceful ...

  • How Trump's embrace of conspiracy theories kept the Epstein case in the spotlight

    How Trump's embrace of conspiracy theories kept the Epstein case in the spotlight

    Aug 05, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... for years. You're asking. We have Texas. We have this. We have all of the things. And are people still talking about this guy, this creep? William Brangham: It's like the Frankenstein monster here. You help build the thing and then lament when it comes to get you.

  • After Hulk Hogan's sudden death, here are a cardiologist's tips for avoiding chronic disease

    After Hulk Hogan's sudden death, here are a cardiologist's tips for avoiding chronic disease

    Aug 04, 2025 07:35 PM EDT

    This article is republished from The Conversation. On July 24, 2025, the American pro wrestling celebrity Hulk Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, died at the age of 71. Hogan had chronic lymphocytic leukemia and a history of atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a condition in which the upper ...

  • How the government's crackdown on unpaid student loans could impact millions

    How the government's crackdown on unpaid student loans could impact millions

    Jul 24, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... institutions find us and they know we're eager to get jobs, high-paying jobs, and it sounds good. And we just don't have a knowledge base to know what a predatory institution looks like. Paul Solman: As to the future, we heard the same lament time and again.

  • Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won't seek third term next year

    Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won't seek third term next year

    Jul 24, 2025 06:29 PM EDT

    Evers often clashes with Republicans Evers has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump's administration, and his tenure has been marked by his often contentious relationship with the Legislature. Before Evers even took office, Republicans convened a lame-duck session to pass a package of laws to weaken his ...

  • How Trump's tariffs on Asian allies impact the U.S. strategy to counter China

    How Trump's tariffs on Asian allies impact the U.S. strategy to counter China

    Jul 22, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... but a recent Washington simulation of this suggested that we would lose two aircraft carriers within the first week. Just imagine that. Nick Schifrin: Yes. Lyle Goldstein: That's thousands of Americans lost, devastating loss. Nick Schifrin: Lyle Goldstein, sorry. Randy Schriver, I only have about 30 seconds left. So ...

  • Taiwan will 'not provoke confrontation' with China, Vice President Hsiao says

    Taiwan will 'not provoke confrontation' with China, Vice President Hsiao says

    Jul 18, 2025 09:00 PM EDT

    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island’s vice president said Friday, lamenting Beijing’s “aggressive military posturing” against the island democracy that China claims as its own. “We do not seek conflict. We will not provoke confrontation,” said Bi-khim Hsiao ...

  • Only one in four U.S. adults say Trump policies have helped them, AP-NORC poll finds

    Only one in four U.S. adults say Trump policies have helped them, AP-NORC poll finds

    Jul 17, 2025 04:28 PM EDT

    "He's turned us into a toilet and has absolutely made us the laughing stock of the world," Dwyer said of Trump's trade policies, while also lamenting the president's work on reducing grocery prices and health care. Most view Trump as effective, but fewer think he understands ...