BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the BRICS…
Yemen’s Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil…
How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the…
25 years after the 9/11 attacks, where does the trial stand?
The 9/11 attacks resulted in thousands of deaths -- and US response was massive, including new wars and surveillance programs.…
The loan at the heart of a new foreclosure crisis
There is a new type of loan that is sweeping through the country right now. It’s advertised as a super…
Amid war and sanctions, many Iranians are losing their jobs and struggling to get by
Many Iranians lost their jobs because of the war and the US blockade. Now some are even losing their back-up…
The long tail of the 9/11 attacks for one Afghan family
The 25th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the United States are being observed across the U.S. Those…
In photos: Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, 25 years later
Around the U.S., ceremonies commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York and at the…
As diseases loom, CDC’s response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency’s reliability
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health…
Is Patagonia the new data center hub? + Harley-Davidson’s role in the trade war
Why Patagonia might become a new data center hub