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Boy on horse in carousel, looking at camera. Old, scanned photo

On being Korean in America in the time of the ‘Axis of Evil’ and ‘Rocket Man’

This is how Ju-Hyun Park learned to distance himself from being Korean in America.

On being Korean in America in the time of the ‘Axis of Evil’ and ‘Rocket Man’
Prince William.

Wondering what to get dad for Father's Day? How about a vacuum

Wondering what to get dad for Father's Day? How about a vacuum
A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015.

When Zbigniew Brzezinski almost became Iran’s foreign minister

When Zbigniew Brzezinski almost became Iran’s foreign minister
A girl leaves flowers for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena.

How to talk to your kids about terrorism

How to talk to your kids about terrorism
James Comey was dismissed by Donald Trump as FBI director.

Trump's America is showing the telltale signs of a failing state

Trump's America is showing the telltale signs of a failing state
A man leads a camel with children taking a ride on it along the Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan

Fear has not paralyzed Pakistan

It's been 25 years since I last visited Pakistan. A lot has changed, but life is still flourishing.

Fear has not paralyzed Pakistan
Iranian American census

Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?

The Census Bureau has recommended that a new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) racial category be added to the next census, coming in 2020. This could be interpreted as an alarming development — but advocacy groups have been pushing for it for a while.

Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?
Cecile McLorin Salvant

Heading into 2017, remember music trumps melancholy. Pardon the pun.

Tavis Smiley spent New Year's Eve at church — part of a long tradition of "Watch Night" that began in 1862, as slaves waited for news of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was a comforting way to spend the holiday, and likewise, he's found good vibes for the new year in his playlist.

Heading into 2017, remember music trumps melancholy. Pardon the pun.
Air Canada travelers wait at the check-in area in Montreal.

Why I’m actually moving to Canada

The United States, which gave refuge to my Kosovar wife, is no place for our future children.

Why I’m actually moving to Canada
Obama meets with Trump at the White House in Washington

Trump will likely turn US foreign policy and military planning upside down

​Forget about global climate change controls; count on a larger Army, even more nuclear weapons and more missile defenses

Trump will likely turn US foreign policy and military planning upside down
Hillary Clinton pointing towards an audience.

In Hillary Clinton's own words, this is what she'll do for millennials

We hear a lot of things about the millennial generation. But too often, the people who are busy trying to define you are the ones who have spent the least time listening to you.

In Hillary Clinton's own words, this is what she'll do for millennials
Sister Loraine McGuire with Little Sisters of the Poor speaks to the media after Zubik v. Burwell, an appeal brought by Christian groups demanding full exemption from the requirement to provide insurance covering contraception under the ACA.

TV news stories about birth control quote politicians and priests more often than medical experts

Fewer than one-third of stories on the nightly news programs for ABC, CBS and NBC between January 2010 and July 2014 featured any medical information at all.

TV news stories about birth control quote politicians and priests more often than medical experts
Darfur displaced persons

Darfur is sick of fighting. This community refuses to wait any longer for peace

Violence still rages in Darfur 13 years after the conflict shocked the world. But not in this village.

Darfur is sick of fighting. This community refuses to wait any longer for peace
Bahrain jailed medics

A Bahraini doctor — tortured and imprisoned for treating patients — pleads to the US for help

A letter from severely overcrowded Jaw Prison.

A Bahraini doctor — tortured and imprisoned for treating patients — pleads to the US for help
Free James Foley buttons

Obama's new hostage policy will help families, but may not free captives

On the anniversary of Jim Foley’s killing, journalist David Rohde reflects on US reforms.

Obama's new hostage policy will help families, but may not free captives