PRI’s The World: 5/15/14

The World

President Obama toured the new September 11th museum on Thursday. The creation of the memorial has a tangled history and it aims to commemorate and educate at the same time. Also, the abrupt exit of New York Times editor Jill Abramson came on the same day the top editor at the French daily Le Monde, also a woman, resigned from her job. Plus, a new biography of Andre the Giant, the most popular professional wrestling villain of all time.

Will you support The World with a monthly donation?

Every day, reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you. We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.

Make a gift today, and you’ll help us unlock a matching gift of $67,000!