2017-10-25 Helping America’s Homeless with Socks
Tom Costello Jr. was once afraid of homeless Americans. “I was so afraid that if I saw a homeless person…
2017-10-25 Airlines Begin New Security Measures for Flights to US
Five airline companies plan to question all passengers on flights going to the United States starting Thursday. The companies are…
2017-10-25 Kurds in Iraq Offer to Suspend Independence Effort
Iraqi Kurds offered on Wednesday to suspend the results of an independence vote and to start talks with the government…
2017-10-24 After Red October, Not a Lot Has Changed in Russia
On October 25, 1917, Vladimir Lenin ordered Bolshevik forces to attack the Winter Palace, the official home of Russia’s rulers,…
2017-10-23 Neither Side Backing Down in Catalonia Independence Drive
Both sides in Spain’s dispute with Catalonia are standing firm as Spanish lawmakers prepare for a vote on suspending the…
2017-10-23 Turkish, US Diplomats Work to Ease Troubled Ties
Diplomats from the United States and Turkey are working to ease tensions after disputes led the countries to place visa…
2017-10-23 Fake News Still Here, Even As Facebook, Google Fight It
The social media website Facebook and the search engine Google are struggling to ensure that what they present as news…
2017-10-22 Taj Mahal Center of Political Dispute
India’s most famous attraction, the Taj Mahal, is under attack by some members of the country’s ruling party. The most…
2017-10-22 Refugee Food Event Designed to Sweeten Way to People’s Hearts
The Swiss city of Geneva was a good place to be for food lovers earlier this month. Foodies enjoyed the…
2017-10-22 Jane Goodall Documentary Shows Her Early Work with Chimpanzees
For 50 years, the National Geographic Society has been holding 100 hours of film of Jane Goodall in storage. Now,…
2017-10-21 Pakistan Builds Afghan Border Fence in Effort to Reduce Terrorist Attacks
The Pakistani military is building a fence along the 2,600-kilometer border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The military is also setting…
2017-10-21 Rights Group Says Afghanistan Failing to Educate Girls
Human Rights Watch is giving the government in Afghanistan and international donors a failing grade in their efforts to educate…
2017-10-21 Are US Federal Courts Harder on Native American Offenders?
On a hot day in 2016, Tracey Beaver and three friends drove to the town of Grants, New Mexico to…
2017-10-20 Young People in Puerto Rico Await a Return to School
15-year-old Alanys Arroyo and her little brothers have been at a school in western Puerto Rico for weeks, but they…
2017-10-19 Spanish Officials to Meet on Taking Local Powers from Catalonia
Spain has called for a special cabinet meeting on Saturday that could start a process that would take away local…