Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty to serving as an unregistered foreign agent. She had sought to build back-channel links to the Russian government with the Trump campaign. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty to serving as an unregistered foreign agent. She had sought to […]
A man walks toward the smoke rising from a fire at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s warehouse in Kinshasa on Thursday, 10 days ahead of the presidential election. John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images A man walks toward the smoke rising from a fire at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s warehouse
Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters protested against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky state Capitol in April. The state’s Supreme Court has now struck down the law. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters protested against a pension reform bill
Michael Cohen, (right) Donald Trump’s former lawyer, arrives at federal court, with his children Jake and Samantha, for his sentencing in New York on Wednesday. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Michael Cohen, (right) Donald Trump’s former lawyer, arrives at federal court, with his children Jake and Samantha, for his sentencing in New
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session on Wednesday. Tim Ireland/AP hide caption toggle caption Tim Ireland/AP Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session on Wednesday. Tim Ireland/AP The United Kingdom is embroiled in its
As a criminal justice reporter for the Houston Chronicle, Keri Blakinger has a special interest in covering the conditions of prisoners — in part because she spent nearly two years locked up in county and state correctional facilities herself. Blakinger, who grew up in Lancaster, Pa., was a competitive figure skater, but when her skating
Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva speaks at a news conference in Moscow in 2012. Ivan Sekretarev/AP hide caption toggle caption Ivan Sekretarev/AP Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva speaks at a news conference in Moscow in 2012. Ivan Sekretarev/AP Russians from all walks of life turned out on a damp and slushy Tuesday morning
A customer holds a McDonald’s Big Mac. The fast-food giant, one of the world’s biggest beef buyers, has announced plans to use its might to cut back on antibiotics in its global beef supply. Environmentalists are applauding the commitment. Christoph Schmidt/Picture Alliance via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Christoph Schmidt/Picture Alliance via Getty Images
Students at Grinnell College in Iowa hold a protest on Dec. 7 in support of expanding the student workers’ union. Paul Chan Htoo Sang/UGSDW hide caption toggle caption Paul Chan Htoo Sang/UGSDW Students at Grinnell College in Iowa hold a protest on Dec. 7 in support of expanding the student workers’ union. Paul Chan Htoo
Protesters disrupted a U.S. side event on the future importance of fossil fuels at the COP24 conference in Katowice, Poland, on Monday. Separately, U.S. negotiators are helping to write a rule book that will help countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Frank Jordans/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Jordans/AP This is the second and final week
Autonomous vehicles could be the “most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car,” says former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/675254096/the-revolution-will-be-driverless-autonomous-cars-usher-in-big-changes?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the new mayor of Freetown in Sierra Leone, speaks at the 2018 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. “For decades, there had been no structure, no focused thinking of a strategy for the city,” she says. “The way my brain works is with plans. I have to have a to-do list.” Riccardo