Ronald Reagan

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As landmark nuclear treaty fades, its Cold War authors ask ‘What next?’ 

The INF treaty between the US and Russia, two nuclear superpowers, slowed down the nuclear arms race. On Aug. 2, that treaty will come to an end. 

As landmark nuclear treaty fades, its Cold War authors ask ‘What next?’ 
A man and a woman fill out forms with Mexican passports in the frame

Nixon and Reagan tried closing the border to pressure Mexico — here’s what happened

Nixon and Reagan tried closing the border to pressure Mexico — here’s what happened
President Donald Trump stands and speaks at a podium

Trump reveals missile defense strategy with eye on North Korea

Trump reveals missile defense strategy with eye on North Korea
President Donald Trump speaks is shown sitting with an American flag hanging behind him while wearing a dark suit and red tie.

Trump's new missile defense strategy eyes space-based sensors

Trump's new missile defense strategy eyes space-based sensors
A second-grader leads her class in a Chinese exercise at Santa Clara Elementary School in southern Utah.

Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board

Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board
APEC leaders in matching T-shirts

Should the matching shirt summit tradition live or die?

In 2011, US President Barack Obama spared world leaders the indignity of sporting Aloha shirts at a summit in Honolulu. But the matching shirt tradition is a hard one to kill. Meanwhile, millions of Catalans cast a symbolic vote for independence from Spain on Sunday. And a once-secret recording shows Ronald Reagan at his most charming in defusing a crisis. All that in today's Global Scan.

Should the matching shirt summit tradition live or die?
A video of the first chat session between the United States and USSR using Joel Schatz and Joseph Goldin's system.

These video chats helped thaw out the Cold War

US-Soviet relations hit a low point in the early 1980s, but one American and one Russian believed they could bring citizens of the two countries together. They succeeded in building an early video-chat system that allowed Americans and Russians to see and talk with each other across oceans.

These video chats helped thaw out the Cold War
Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan (R) stands with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) during Gorbachev's arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington, December 8, 1987.

Suzanne Massie taught President Ronald Reagan this important Russian phrase: 'Trust, but verify'

In 1984, Russian historian Suzanne Massie got a call she'll never forget. President Ronald Reagan invited her to the White House to brief him on Russian history and culture. Little did she know that this would be the beginning of many years of advising the president.

Suzanne Massie taught President Ronald Reagan this important Russian phrase: 'Trust, but verify'

US sailors sue over radiation illnesses they blame on Fukushima

More than 70 people, mostly sailors, have sued the Tokyo Electric Power Company for making them sick. Naval personnel claim the company, which ran the Fukushima nuclear reactor, failed to warn the US Navy that its ships were sailing into dangerously radioactive waters.

US sailors sue over radiation illnesses they blame on Fukushima

From Past Presidents, the Language of Certainty in an Uncertain World

President Obama is taking to the primetime airways to make the case for military intervention in Syria. He joins many other presidents who have argued for military engagement abroad.

From Past Presidents, the Language of Certainty in an Uncertain World

The End of an Era: Final Set of Nixon Tapes Released

The End of an Era: Final Set of Nixon Tapes Released

British Cartoonist Steve Bell Draws American Presidents

Cartoonist Steve Bell has been skewering British politicians since his career took off in the late 1970s. Because his obsession is politics, a good number of American presidents have come in for in his particular brand of satire. Steve Bell's leftist politics inform how he characterizes US presidents. George W. Bush was easy. Barack Obama: not so much.

British Cartoonist Steve Bell Draws American Presidents

While 11 million people may live in U.S. illegally -- the impact extends to millions more

Some 11 million people have come to the United States, or stayed here, illegally, according to researchers, the number may actually under-represent the number of people who are affected. In many cases, U.S. citizen children are also disadvantaged by their undocumented parents.

While 11 million people may live in U.S. illegally -- the impact extends to millions more

11 Million and Growing: Breaking Down the Number of Undocumented Immigrants in the US

11 million. It's the estimated number of immigrants living in the US illegally. But how did we even get to that figure? From the public radio collaboration Fronteras Desk, reporter Adrian Florido finds out.

11 Million and Growing: Breaking Down the Number of Undocumented Immigrants in the US

Around the world, people remember Britain's Margaret Thatcher, dead at 87

Margaret Thatcher was a controversial figure in life and was similarly so in death. While world leaders, especially conservative ones, praised her accomplishments, some liberals panned the Iron Lady's legacy while recognizing the impact she had on the world in 11 years as Britain's prime minister.

Around the world, people remember Britain's Margaret Thatcher, dead at 87