Trump's state department

October 09, 2018

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is resigning to "take a little time off" and will leave at the end of the year. Haley discussed her resignation with Trump last week when she visited him at the White House. Trump accepted her resignation and stated that he will name her successor within two or three weeks.

Report: FEMA wasn't ready for Hurricane Maria, destruction in Puerto Rico

Living on Earth

August 05, 2018

It is said that practice makes perfect. As the events surrounding Hurricane Maria showed, a lack of practice can make a tough situation even worse.

Immigration

Family separation under ‘zero-tolerance’ policy could leave lasting trauma in children, pediatric doctor says

The Takeaway

June 19, 2018

It has become a hot-button topic in American politics. But beyond the numbers of children being separated from their parents at the border are very real, long-term effects from toxic stress, one expert says.

Global Politics

Former Secretary of State Tillerson warns of US ethical crisis

Reuters

May 17, 2018

In an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday decried what he called "a growing crisis in ethics and integrity" in American public life.

North Korea releases three Americans ahead of summit with US

Reuters

May 09, 2018

"I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea with the 3 wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting. They seem to be in good health," Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.