• A year on, horrific Grenfell Tower fire haunts Britain

    A year on, horrific Grenfell Tower fire haunts Britain

    Jun 14, 2018 06:43 PM EDT

    LONDON — In the shadow of London's Grenfell Tower, the pain is as fresh as the newly laid flowers for the dead. One year ago, the residential high-rise was destroyed by a fire that killed 72 people. It was the greatest loss of life in a fire on British ...

  • News Wrap: Israeli police say Netanyahu should face corruption charges

    News Wrap: Israeli police say Netanyahu should face corruption charges

    Feb 13, 2018 11:45 PM EDT

    ... called the police move baseless and said it would end in nothing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: I will continue to lead Israel responsibly and faithfully for as long as you, the citizens of Israel, choose me to lead you. I am certain that the truth will be revealed, and I ...

  • This South African poet is helping a Maryland church protect a historic black cemetery

    This South African poet is helping a Maryland church protect a historic black cemetery

    Nov 10, 2017 09:43 PM EDT

    ... you think do not matter. God’s tongue takes no pleasure in the bitter taste of our unjust deaths. His eyes move to and fro searching for the lovers of His justice, They will bring rest to the people - rest to the land. Look up Just Ones and you will ...

  • Illinois governor signs law limiting police cooperation with federal immigration officials

    Illinois governor signs law limiting police cooperation with federal immigration officials

    Aug 28, 2017 10:24 PM EDT

    ... to hold a suspected deportable immigrant long enough for immigration authorities to pick them up. But federal courts have found the requests aren't sufficient for local jails to hold someone after bail has been posted or beyond their sentence, with critics raising constitutional and liability questions for jails. California ...

  • White supremacists once wore hoods. Now, an internet mob won't let them stay anonymous

    White supremacists once wore hoods. Now, an internet mob won't let them stay anonymous

    Aug 20, 2017 10:18 PM EDT

    ... 2011, Google announced the launch of reverse image search, making it possible to find a person’s social media accounts or other online presence by searching for an image of them. By then, doxing had become more widespread, as Anonymous in conjunction with Occupy protesters began doxing policemen who were ...

  • Kaine: Comey firing ‘clear attempt’ to block Russia probe

    Kaine: Comey firing ‘clear attempt’ to block Russia probe

    May 11, 2017 12:00 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: On Capitol Hill, we have heard serious concerns raised by Republicans and calls from Democrats for a special counsel to investigate the Russia story. We get reaction now to Mr. Trump's firing of James Comey from Hillary Clinton's vice presidential nominee. He's the Democratic ...

  • 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

    Donald Trump’s rise to the presidency thrust far-right groups into the spotlight. But on the other end of the political spectrum, socialist organizations across the country are quietly experiencing a surge in popularity of their own, driven in part by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ outsider campaign last year and a determination to thwart President Trump’s...

  • Senate blocks allowing access to online data without warrant

    Senate blocks allowing access to online data without warrant

    Jun 22, 2016 05:00 PM EDT

    The Senate has blocked efforts to expand the government's power to investigate suspected terrorists by allowing the FBI to obtain a person's digital fingerprints without first securing a judge's permission.

  • How the children of Argentina's ‘disappeared’ are being reunited with their birth families

    How the children of Argentina's ‘disappeared’ are being reunited with their birth families

    Oct 20, 2015 12:18 AM EDT

    During Argentina's military dictatorship, as many as 30,000 people simply “disappeared,” including some young, pregnant women, whose babies were then given to couples deemed sympathetic to the regime. What happened to those children, who are now adults? Retro Report, distributed by The New York Times, offers a look at efforts by desperate grandparents to find...

  • Will lapse in surveillance laws make the U.S. less secure?

    Will lapse in surveillance laws make the U.S. less secure?

    May 30, 2015 06:16 PM EDT

    Barring a last-minute deal in Congress, three post-Sept. 11 surveillance laws used against spies and terrorists are set to expire as Sunday turns into Monday