Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt charge - September 16, 2024.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, has been charged by a criminal complaint in the Southern District of Florida with firearms charges related to an incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Sept. 15. We talk to John Mark Hansen is a professor in Political Science at the University of Chicago. Gaza is “hell on Earth” says the UN senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. And Southern Israel is seeing a rise in so-called dark tourism as an increasing number of people are visiting sites hit by the October 7 attack.
US newsrooms combat fake news directed at Hispanic community.
Hispanic audiences in the United States rely on social media for news, but disinformation on those platforms is rife. Newsrooms and media initiatives are finding new ways to combat false news and help audiences prepare for U.S. elections. Cristina...
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Debate churns over mining Pacific seabed for green-energy minerals.
People from across the globe are convening on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City for Climate Week. On the agenda: the environmental impact of seabed mining. The discussion comes as tech companies seek ways to fuel the gree...
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Special camp helps Ukrainian youths deal with war trauma.
Specialized summer camps are being held in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains for teens who have witnessed traumatic events during the war. Psychologists here say instead of focusing on the trauma, they are helping these kids find friends and inner st...
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Analysts: Completed Afghanistan-China road not yet ready for trade.
Taliban officials in the northeastern province of Badakhshan announced the completion of a road connecting Afghanistan to China this year. But experts doubt the road will become a trading route because it needs more work, and China still has secur...
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Amid economic distress, Sri Lanka seeks change through coming election.
Sri Lanka will hold elections for a new president Saturday in the first polls since massive protests ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It's a pivotal vote for the South Asian country, where the new leader will have to steer the nation to...
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