England built an empire out of coal. Now it’s giving it up. Why can’t the US?
The UK will stop burning coal for electricity by 2025. The US, meanwhile, is trying to end the “war on coal.”
PRI's The World
PRI's The World
My Red Light in Amsterdam is almost entirely run by former or current sex workers. And it's designed to ensure that those who rent rooms there aren't being trafficked or exploited. But some maintain that the work itself is inherently exploitative.
Colombians in the US who remember the violence they left behind will likely vote for a far-right candidate.
The UK will stop burning coal for electricity by 2025. The US, meanwhile, is trying to end the “war on coal.”
Living far from home for the past few years gave this student a new appreciation for her country's traditional music.
The Casa Padre shelter for child migrants is the largest of its kind in the US. But the children still aren’t free to leave, and have a difficult time making their case, especially if they were separated from their parents.
The quest for straighter and smoother hair may be causing significant health issues, according to a new study.
Popular TV celebrities continue to boast on air that they either didn’t like math or struggled with it. Sally Ride Science helps to combat misconceptions and dispel myths by bringing practicing scientists and engineers directly to the students.
There are four million referrals to child welfare services in America every year. How should cities and states decide which ones to respond to?
Are we doomed to feel that our children’s youth is speeding away? It is likely to feel that way whenever we reminisce about the past.
Your home will be better off if you let your eight-legged friends be.
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Across Women's Lives
Popular TV celebrities continue to boast on air that they either didn’t like math or struggled with it. Sally Ride Science helps to combat misconceptions and dispel myths by bringing practicing scientists and engineers directly to the students.
My Red Light in Amsterdam is almost entirely run by former or current sex workers. And it's designed to ensure that those who rent rooms there aren't being trafficked or exploited. But some maintain that the work itself is inherently exploitative.
Today, the group has 61 members — women who are HIV-positive, widows, single mothers, women who face domestic abuse, former abductees who lost their limbs or still live with bullet wounds and women whose children were abducted during the conflict, with some of them never returning.
Ausma Zehanat Khan, 49, published her first book just four years ago. Her impressive output since then, which includes a short story featuring her detectives and a nonfiction children’s book about Ramadan, might attest to the pent-up creative energy she's had since she was a teenager.
Inspired by the #MeToo movements that spread around the world last fall, #Teknisktfel is a petition, hashtag and website run by seven women in Sweden’s tech industry dedicated to chronicling the harassment and discrimination that women in the field face every day.
Global Nation
Colombians in the US who remember the violence they left behind will likely vote for a far-right candidate.
The Casa Padre shelter for child migrants is the largest of its kind in the US. But the children still aren’t free to leave, and have a difficult time making their case, especially if they were separated from their parents.
Michael Brun’s Bayo Block Party takes a celebration of Haiti’s spirit on the road, and he is bringing his friends with him too.
From a booth at a Latino market in Phoenix, fans of the left-leaning candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, promote their pick. But the politician has critics on both sides of the border.
Puerto Rico's public university system is in disarray. But it's not just because of Hurricane Maria.
When college students from Puerto Rico return to the island months after the disaster, they’ll face budget cutbacks and higher tuition.
Global Security
As Russia hosts the 2018 World Cup, it's being condemned for many of the same human rights abuses it was criticized for in the lead-up to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Now, President Vladimir Putin seems much more resistant to Western criticism.
Is a semblance of security worth the taxes that villagers are compelled to give the Mai Mai Mazembe armed group? Some in Miriki say yes, while many others have deserted their homes and left the region, at risk of going hungry.
As Mexico prepares for elections, 113 political candidates and eight journalists have been murdered since the election process began last September. According to a recent report on political violence, 72 percent of the violence targeted opposition candidates.
Residents of the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah have been anticipating a Saudi-led invasion for weeks. It may have just begun.
For many South Koreans, the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un has brought their divided peninsula one step closer to peace.
Studio 360
Like all great satirists, Carl Hiaasen’s humor writing comes from a deep well of anger. He says he stays in South Florida, despite its corruption, because it’s worth fighting for.
Take a tour through Judy Blume’s childhood stomping grounds in Miami Beach.
“When I first came down here, I was astonished by how nature wanted to kill you at every turn.” Author Lauren Groff on writing and surviving in Florida.