US

April 11, 2017

The fallout from the incident on the United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, has been a public relations disaster for the airline in the United States.

Sports

The US, Canada and Mexico want to co-host the 2026 World Cup — and Trump approves, says soccer chief

April 11, 2017

60 of the tournament's matches would be staged in the United States, with Canada and Mexico hosting 10 games each. If they're successful, it would be the first time three countries staged a World Cup together.

Development & Education

How can 'sanctuary cities' resist Trump? This lawsuit could provide a blueprint.

Business, Economics and Jobs

April 06, 2017

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04/12/2017 - 11:15am

The legal action from two of Massachusetts' poorest cities could offer a blueprint for other small sanctuary communities looking to push back on President Trump’s immigration agenda.

President Trump, how will you make health care affordable to gig and contract workers if you roll back the ACA?

April 06, 2017

A growing number of people now work in the gig economy. Ride-hailing apps are sometimes primary sources of income for folks or a way for people to make extra money. For many freelancers, the Affordable Care Act is the way to get health insurance. But what happens to these workers if it gets repealed?

Politics

President Trump, why are scientists finding their research suddenly being censored by the government?

April 03, 2017

Convincing the public about the threat of climate change is hard enough as it is, but what happens when climate scientists don't even have the numbers to prove it?

Arts, Culture & Media

Famed animator who played a big role in the creation of Disney's 'Bambi' dies at 106

January 02, 2017

Tyrus Wong, who had a gift for "evoking incredible feeling in his art" is an influential animator still today.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Afghanistan's first female pilot makes 'heartbreakingly difficult decision' to seek asylum in the US

December 28, 2016

Niloofar Rahmani, a 25-year-old pilot lionized widely as the "Afghan Top Gun" after the 1986 Tom Cruise film on flying aces, was scheduled to return to Afghanistan last week after a 15-month training course with the US Air Force. But on the eve of her departure, she declared she will not be returning citing fears for her safety, triggering a storm of criticism in Afghanistan for "betraying" her nation but also garnering support from activists.

Make American-built roller coasters great again!

November 25, 2016

US companies used to dominate the steel roller coaster market. No longer.

'Sanctuary cities' around the US promise to defy Trump's threats

November 15, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut off federal funding for "sanctuary cities," but a number of mayors are openly condemning that plan.

Politics

Here's the backstory on why the US has such close ties to the Philippines

November 12, 2013

The United States was among the first foreign nations to move in to help the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan's devastation. The US has long had close, though not always happy, ties with the island nation.

Lifestyle & Belief

Here's why I own an AR-15

June 21, 2016

It's partly nostalgia for the type of weapon that safeguarded him in Vietnam, says Luis Quiñonez, a 64-year-old former Marine. Still, the NRA member is not a fan of some of the issues advocated by the NRA.

Lifestyle & Belief

Is there a link between being in the closet and being homophobic?

The Conversation

June 22, 2016

Omar Mateen frequented at gay bars and signed up for gay dating apps. A psychological researcher talks about a relationship between repressed sexual identities and homophobia.

'Sanctuary cities' around the US promise to defy Trump's threats

November 15, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut off federal funding for "sanctuary cities," but a number of mayors are openly condemning that plan.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Afghanistan's first female pilot makes 'heartbreakingly difficult decision' to seek asylum in the US

December 28, 2016

President Trump, how will you make health care affordable to gig and contract workers if you roll back the ACA?

April 06, 2017

Are the unaccompanied children crossing into the US refugees or migrants?

July 08, 2014

Unaccompanied minors continue to stream across the US-Mexico border, fleeing violence, and they are being held at detention centers. In the US, a debate is raging over whether this is a humanitarian issue about taking care of needy children or a border security and immigration problem to be solved.

The Stanford rape survivor called these Swedish graduate students her 'heroes'

June 08, 2016

Now, Swedes are showing pride for Peter Jonsson and Carl-Fredrik Arndt across social media.

Politics

Clinton's complicated history in Haiti has some voters saying, why vote at all?

October 20, 2016

During Wednesday night's presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump referenced his trip to Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood, likening the city to the Caribbean country, saying that people there "hate the Clintons because what's happened in Haiti with the Clinton Foundation." Clinton defended the foundation's work, comparing its accomplishments to those of the Trump Foundation's. It underscored the complicated feelings about Clinton among Haitian-Americans.

New report ranks environmental efforts