• After the Orlando tragedy, putting the defiant act of survival into poetry

    After the Orlando tragedy, putting the defiant act of survival into poetry

    Jun 20, 2016 05:41 PM EST

    ... through community service Just after completing that program, Jimenez says he exited a violent relationship and spent time on the Texas Gulf Coast trying to make sense of things. “I love going out in the wild alone, being around plants and birds. It’s where I am most reflective. I ...

  • Column: What the U.S. dollar's ups and downs mean for you

    Column: What the U.S. dollar's ups and downs mean for you

    Jun 08, 2016 07:22 PM EST

    ... role as a reserve currency, its ups and downs link seemingly unconnected dynamics. Its movements affect everyone from Japanese investors and British intelligence analysts to Argentinian small business owners and American families. What forces are affecting the greenback — and more importantly, what do the moves mean for you? There are ...

  • World leaders urge action against terrorism at Nuclear Security Summit

    World leaders urge action against terrorism at Nuclear Security Summit

    Apr 02, 2016 04:54 PM EST

    ... hand, known in diplomatic-speak as "gift baskets." Latin America and the Caribbean are now free of highly enriched uranium, the White House said, praising Argentina by name for converting its remaining stockpile into a less dangerous form. Fissile materials like highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium are necessary ingredients ...

  • Summit explores how to keep nuclear material away from terrorists

    Summit explores how to keep nuclear material away from terrorists

    Apr 02, 2016 12:14 AM EST

    ... improved their nuclear security, including stronger regulations and more physical security of nuclear facilities. MARGARET WARNER: The White House announced at least two more countries, Argentina and Indonesia, were joining some dozen other nations in removing all their highly-enriched uranium and plutonium, essential fuels for nuclear weapons. JUDY WOODRUFF ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels

    Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels

    Mar 26, 2016 12:22 AM EST

    ... this historic visit and there were some voices, well, he shouldn't have gone to the baseball game, he shouldn't have gone on to Argentina, how much does that matter? DAVID BROOKS: Yes, I think those criticisms are unfounded. The president -- we have a big government. We can do ...

  • Latest from Cuba: Cubans shocked by Castro's joint news conference with Obama

    Latest from Cuba: Cubans shocked by Castro's joint news conference with Obama

    Mar 21, 2016 02:33 PM EST

    ... served the interest of the U.S. or the Cuban people. Obama says the U.S. has exercised as much flexibility as it can to make modifications to the embargo, but the list of things his administration can do is growing shorter. The bulk of changes will rely on Congress ...

  • Obama to raise human rights during historic trip to Cuba

    Obama to raise human rights during historic trip to Cuba

    Feb 18, 2016 01:25 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday he'll raise human rights issues and other U.S. concerns with Cuban President Raul Castro during a history-making visit to the communist island nation.

  • WHO alarmed at spread of Zika virus and risk of deformities in babies

    WHO alarmed at spread of Zika virus and risk of deformities in babies

    Jan 28, 2016 04:32 PM EST

    Millions of cases of the Zika virus, with its potential to cause deformities in newborns, might come to the Americas over the next year, World Health Organization officials said Thursday.

  • The nation's first Hispanic president?  Why no one's talking about that

    The nation's first Hispanic president? Why no one's talking about that

    Dec 24, 2015 10:33 PM EST

    Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio both have a legitimate shot at becoming the nation’s first Hispanic presidential nominee. And yet their ethnicity has received far less attention than Barack Obama’s race did when he ran for president eight years ago.

  • Pope Francis discusses family and women's rights in Philadelphia

    Pope Francis discusses family and women's rights in Philadelphia

    Sep 26, 2015 03:52 PM EST

    By Rachel Zoll and Michael R. Sisak PHILADELPHIA -- Pope Francis arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S. visit - a festive weekend devoted to celebrating Catholic families - and immediately called for the church to place greater value on women. The pontiff's plane touched down...