If you’re heading overseas — or looking for a good reason to — Europe’s museum exhibits have a lot to offer in the next few months.
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2018
Dambe: How an ancient form of Nigerian boxing swept the internet
Dambe has evolved from a sport belonging to a West African caste to a sensation enjoyed by tens of millions online.
Read More »Syria state media says U.S. bombs military positions, U.S. denies reports
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had bombed an army position in the east, causing deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied it was responsible.
Read More »Senate Judiciary Committee To Hear Testimony About IG Report
Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal about how senators are expected to question how the FBI and Department of Justice handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server.
Read More »Arab coalition bombs Houthis at Hodeidah airport, urges them to withdraw
ADEN (Reuters) – Arab coalition aircraft bombarded Houthi fighters holed up at the airport of Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Monday as a senior alliance official said he hoped U.N. diplomacy could coax the Iran-aligned movement to cede the city to “save the population”.
Read More »Trump migrant separation policy: Children ‘in cages’ in Texas
Reporters who visited a migrant detention centre in Texas say they saw 20 children inside one cage.
Read More »Scope of Need of Migrants Trekking Through Balkans is Increasing
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says thousands of migrants trekking through the Balkans are “in desperate need of basic humanitarian services and support.” IFRC said Monday, “More than 5,600 people have reached Bosnia and Herzegovina since the beginning of January, compared with just 754 across the whole of 2017.” “We are concerned that people …
Read More »Too frail for death row? Texas inmate seeks execution reprieve
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – After two recent botched U.S. executions of inmates with compromised veins, a convicted murderer and rapist is arguing he is too ill to be put to death by lethal injection in Texas later this month.
Read More »What Melania Trump, past first ladies have to say on 'zero tolerance' immigration policy
America’s first ladies, current and former, have weighed in on the “zero tolerance” policy that is separating families seeking asylum in the United States.
Read More »Will Congress Address Immigration Border Controversy?
Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Will Hurd of Texas about the growing criticism against the Trump administration policy of separating parents and children crossing illegally into the U.S.
Read More »