Ex-CIA official charged with stealing millions of dollars in gold bars
A former senior CIA official with top secret-level clearance is accused of stealing hundreds of gold bars worth more than…
DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to…
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers speed up land grab from Palestinians
In a West Bank spring where Palestinians used to rest and water their flocks, Israeli settlers now swim.
How a health clinic in South Africa is navigating Trump’s cuts to HIV funding
Community health programs in South Africa have been heavily impacted by U.S. cuts to global aid. Which means there are…
NPR’s newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs
At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network…
More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve…
Palestinians use recycling as Israel’s restrictions trigger a trash crisis
Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.
Greetings from Cape Verde, where the sounds of samba, jazz and morna fill the air
Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music…
Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened
A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but…
ICE is spending millions of dollars on iris scanners, expanding its arsenal of tech tools
ICE is expanding its use of iris recognition technology, with plans to deploy hundreds of scanning devices across the country.…