Beto O'Rourke On Impeachment: 'This Has To Be About What Is Good For This...
The Democratic presidential candidate told NPR that impeachment is necessary, regardless of whether it is good or bad for the Democratic Party. (Image credit: Tsering Bista/NPR)
View ArticleBolstered By Impeachment Inquiry, Trump Campaign And RNC Raise $125 Million
The Trump campaign says recent moves by House Democrats helped supercharge the president's fundraising. (Image credit: Cengiz Yar/Getty Images)
View ArticleJudge Rules Planned Supervised Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Drug Laws
The federal court decision paves the way for the nation's first supervised injection site to open in Philadelphia. The Justice Department argued that it amounted to "in-your-face illegal activity."...
View ArticlePlácido Domingo Resigns From LA Opera
The announcement that the opera megastar is stepping down as the company's general director comes in the midst of two formal investigations into accusations of sexual misconduct made by 20 women....
View ArticleAfraid For Her Life, A Pakistani Activist Vanishes ... And Escapes To New York
Gulalai Ismail spoke out against sexual assaults committed by Pakistani security forces. She was detained and threatened. Then she disappeared — until last week. (Image credit: Tim McDonnell/NPR)
View ArticleLatinx Voters Ask Court To Ensure All Residents Counted In Allotting Congress...
The group is concerned the Trump administration won't follow more than 200 years of precedent in dividing up seats in Congress based on numbers that include unauthorized immigrants. (Image credit:...
View ArticleInvestors Are Back In Saudi Arabia A Year After Khashoggi's Killing
The oil-rich kingdom has poured millions of dollars into a global damage control campaign. While some governments have shunned the country, the Trump administration remains a strong supporter. (Image...
View ArticleFrom Snakes To Spikes, Reporters Reveal Trump's Extreme Border Proposals
Border Wars authors Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael Shear chronicle the president's attempts to upend the nation's immigration system — including a proposed alligator-filled border trench. (Image...
View ArticleIrrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry
A new study shows many of the world's streams and rivers could dry up because people are draining underground aquifers that sustain streams through dry periods. Climate change won't help matters....
View Article'Fake News' Law Goes Into Effect In Singapore, Worrying Free Speech Advocates
The law allows the government to determine what constitutes false information and stipulates hefty fines and jail sentences for people and media companies that violate it. (Image credit: Roslan...
View ArticleAmber Guyger, Ex-Officer Who Killed Man In His Apartment, Given 10 Years In...
Guyger fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean thinking he was an intruder in her own apartment last year. Jean, who was black and unarmed, was shot while watching TV and eating a bowl of ice cream....
View ArticleDoctor Gets 40 Years For Illegally Prescribing More Than Half A Million...
Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted in May of more than 800 federal counts of illegal drug distribution. He was facing life in prison and a $200 million fine. The court ordered him to pay $86,000. (Image...
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