Enlarge this image Donald Trump outside Trump Towers in Manhattan Saturday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Donald Trump outside Trump Towers in Manhattan Saturday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images As Republican notables denounce or distance themselves from Donald Trump in the wake of his latest controversy, the world watches and asks, “Why
After the wildest 48 hours yet in the presidential campaign, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off for their second debate in what already promises to be a raucous affair. On Friday, a leaked 2005 video showed the Republican presidential nominee making lewd comments about women as he described how he would grope and force
One day after Hurricane Matthew skirted the Florida coast, cleanup and recovery are underway. At least nine people were killed across the Southeast. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/08/497200502/florida-cleanup-underway-after-hurricane-causes-flooding?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Hundreds of people were killed and thousands displaced after Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti this week. Washington Post Mexico City bureau chief Joshua Partlow speaks from Les Cayes, Haiti. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/08/497200512/assessing-the-damage-after-hurricane-matthew-hits-haiti?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Valerie Wilson of the Economic Policy Institute and Adia Harvey Wingfield of Washington University in St. Louis discuss a new study finding a greater racial wage gap in 2015 than in 1979. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/10/08/497200531/researchers-find-racial-wage-gap-has-grown?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Enlarge this image Volkswagen is recalling nearly 281,500 vehicles in the U.S. because of problems with fuel lines. The company says it knows of no leaks that have resulted in fires. Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images Volkswagen is recalling nearly 281,500 vehicles in the U.S. because of problems with fuel
Enlarge this image Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Henderson Pavilion in Nevada on Thursday. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Henderson Pavilion in Nevada on Thursday. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Editor’s note: This
Enlarge this image The federal Medicaid program had accused Mylan of underpaying required rebates for the EpiPen, which is used to reverse serious allergic reactions. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The federal Medicaid program had accused Mylan of underpaying required rebates for the EpiPen, which is used to reverse serious
Enlarge this image Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and Federica Mogherini, high representative of the European Union at a press conference on Wednesday after a two-day conference on Afghanistan. Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and Federica Mogherini, high representative
Enlarge this image Yisrael Kristal sitting in his home in Haifa. Israel. Kristal is a Holocaust survivor and the world’s oldest man, according to Guinness World Records. He celebrated his long-delayed bar mitzvah this week at the age of 113. SHULA KOPERSHTOUK/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SHULA KOPERSHTOUK/AFP/Getty Images Yisrael Kristal sitting in his
Enlarge this image (Left) Edith Einarsson, Kristina Ingemarsdotter Persson, Samuel Einarsson and Per Einarsson. (Center) Yao Zhang, Shanshan Zhang and Rachel Meng. (Right) Lama Dossary and her daughter Leila. Linda Johansson/Courtesy of Kristina Ingemarsdotter Persson; Courtesy of Rachel Meng; Bushra Al-Hinai/Courtesy of Lama Dossary hide caption toggle caption Linda Johansson/Courtesy of Kristina Ingemarsdotter Persson; Courtesy
Enlarge this image A wall blanketed with presidential campaign posters, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday. The long-delayed election, scheduled for Sunday, has been put off again after Hurricane Matthew devastated much of the country. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP hide caption toggle caption Dieu Nalio Chery/AP A wall blanketed with presidential campaign posters, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on