• U.N. chief laments 'leadership gap' ahead of climate talks

    U.N. chief laments 'leadership gap' ahead of climate talks

    Oct 26, 2021 02:45 PM EST

    U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters Tuesday that time is running out to cut greenhouse gas emissions to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris accord and avert the world of global warming.

  • 25-year-long study of Black women links frequent use of lye-based hair relaxers to a higher risk of breast cancer

    25-year-long study of Black women links frequent use of lye-based hair relaxers to a higher risk of breast cancer

    Jul 14, 2021 06:32 PM EST

    Black women could be at higher risk of breast cancer due to frequent use of lye-based hair straighteners. A group of epidemiologists explain their research.

  • Kerry laments 'wasted years' in climate fight under Trump

    Kerry laments 'wasted years' in climate fight under Trump

    Jan 22, 2021 12:33 AM EST

    U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Thursday lamented "wasted years" under the Trump administration to slow climate change and urged faster work to curb fossil fuel emissions. Kerry spoke remotely to an Italian business conference in his first international climate address under President Joe Biden. Biden, in his first ...

  • Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney quits U.K. role over 'lamentable' Brexit plan

    Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney quits U.K. role over 'lamentable' Brexit plan

    Sep 18, 2020 07:14 PM EST

    ... Raab, the human rights lawyer said she is quitting her role as the U.K.'s special envoy on media freedom over the government's "lamentable" suggestion. She said she was "dismayed" to learn that the government intends to pass legislation that would effectively override sections of the Brexit withdrawal ...

  • In Denmark, Auschwitz survivors lament the rise of anti-Semitism

    In Denmark, Auschwitz survivors lament the rise of anti-Semitism

    Feb 10, 2020 11:30 PM EST

    January marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, but there is growing concern throughout Europe that anti-Semitism is on the rise. Historically tolerant Denmark, for example, has seen a resurgence of neo-Nazi groups opposed to immigration. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Denmark, where he met a Jewish Auschwitz survivor worried about her...

  • Pope on World Food Day laments paradox of hunger, obesity

    Pope on World Food Day laments paradox of hunger, obesity

    Oct 16, 2019 12:55 PM EST

    VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is calling for lifestyle and dietary changes to address the paradox of a world in which people suffer from malnutrition in some areas and obesity in others. In a message Wednesday for the U.N.'s World Food Day, Francis lamented the "distorted relationship between food ...

  • News Wrap: Outgoing Speaker Ryan laments ‘broken politics’

    News Wrap: Outgoing Speaker Ryan laments ‘broken politics’

    Dec 19, 2018 11:50 PM EST

    ... after passing the Senate on a rare bipartisan vote. The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, made his farewell speech today, lamenting what he called America's broken politics. The Wisconsin Republican is retiring after 20 years in office, including three as speaker. In his final ...

  • What Congress could accomplish in the lame-duck session

    What Congress could accomplish in the lame-duck session

    Nov 27, 2018 09:55 PM EST

    This lame-duck session could potentially be among the most significant policy-wise in recent congressional history.

  • Final Khashoggi column laments 'state-run narrative' in the Arab world

    Final Khashoggi column laments 'state-run narrative' in the Arab world

    Oct 18, 2018 10:45 PM EST

    The Washington Post published the final column from Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday. Although the newspaper's editor said she had hoped to edit the piece jointly with Khashoggi himself, she "has to accept" that that won't happen. The column emphasizes Khashoggi's passion for freedom of the press in the Arab world. Nick Schifrin speaks with longtime...

  • WATCH: Grassley says he laments how Ford-Kavanaugh hearing 'has come about'

    WATCH: Grassley says he laments how Ford-Kavanaugh hearing 'has come about'

    Sep 27, 2018 03:19 PM EST

    Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has gaveled into session Thursday's dramatic hearing with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.