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Two men, US President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi standing with the arms stretched outward to wave

What to expect from Modi’s historic visit to the US

Modi will hold bilateral talks with Biden and address a joint session of Congress, followed by a lavish dinner reception at the White House. The US and India have long enjoyed warm relations, but this visit is particularly momentous.   

What to expect from Modi’s historic visit to the US
Black and white cover of composer Arooj Aftab

The ‘strange grace’ of singer Arooj Aftab

The ‘strange grace’ of singer Arooj Aftab
Four Black American women activists wearing yellow shirts and holding protest signs stand in a field near a fence.

From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company

From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company
Goats at Leach Farms in upstate New York.

Some immigrants in New York prefer to slaughter animals themselves. There's a farm that wants to help.

Some immigrants in New York prefer to slaughter animals themselves. There's a farm that wants to help.
screen capture hiroshima atomic bomb game

What if your hometown were hit by the Hiroshima atomic bomb?

What if your hometown were hit by the Hiroshima atomic bomb?
Bruce Kaji, shaking the hand of Japan's Crown Prince who had just landed in Los Angeles on a US Air Force airplane, in 1961. "In our family, we call this photo, The Prince and the Pauper.," says Bruce's son, Jon.

Toyota built Torrance into the second-largest home of Japanese Americans. Now, it's leaving

It may seem hard to believe, but Toyota almost didn't make it in the US. Its first car, the Toyopet Crown, was a flop. Toyota helped establish a huge Japanese-American community in Torrance, California that finds it hard to imagine the company is moving on.

Toyota built Torrance into the second-largest home of Japanese Americans. Now, it's leaving
Sonia Yarkhani's "selfie" with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

Mayor Rob Ford's re-election campaign is moving forward, one selfie at a time

Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford is running for election, and the media aren't invited. So far, his under-the-radar approach seems to be working out OK.

Mayor Rob Ford's re-election campaign is moving forward, one selfie at a time
David Gordon

It's not where he expected, but author David Gordon is big in Japan

Author David Gordon's dream has come true. His first novel, "The Serialist" is a huge hit, winning numerous awards, becoming a movie and elevating Gordon to rock star status. But his success didn't come where he expected. He's actually big in Japan, not here in the US where he's just another New Yorker trying to find a seat on the subway.

It's not where he expected, but author David Gordon is big in Japan