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US Representative Adam Schiff speaking to reporters
Rep. Adam Schiff: We may see Mueller report ‘by the end of the year’
Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves to a crowd
Global Politics
No honeymoon period for Mexico’s incoming president
An explosion at a military arms depot is seen after it was hit by a Saudi-led air strike on the Nuqom Mountain overlooking Yemen's capital Sanaa, October 14, 2016.
Yemenis don’t believe the US Senate can end their civil war
A person holds tear gas canisters and shot guns shells all tied on to a string
The global tear gas business is booming. It’s complicated.
The Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Economics
Trump’s tariffs cause headaches for his own industry: hotels
A poppy farmer stands in front of a poppy plant and talks with a mic in his hand.
Conflict & Justice
Could decriminalization of Mexico’s poppy farms reduce drug-cartel violence?
A sign seen through a windshield says "Welcome." It is marking the entrance to a FARC camp in Colombia.
Conflict
Former FARC fighters turn a camp into a tourist attraction
Iwao Hakamada sit I with a window behind him
Free after five decades on death row, a Japanese man may be forced to return
People sitting in chairs at a clinic
Proposed ‘public charge’ rule change stirs confusion over green card eligibility
A campaigner from a political pressure group wears an oversized mask of founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg
International lawmakers seek global regulations for social media
Demonstrators from the Stop The War Coalition stage a protest, holding signs.
Senate could vote to pull US out of the Yemen war
A young man is standing in front of a studio microphone
Education
First DACA student pushed the boundaries of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
the  sign of the Radio Fresh station
Justice
Syrian activist Raed Fares wanted ‘a free Syria for all Syrians.’ It may have cost him his life.
A large oil tanker docks amid ice and snow in the Arctic. On the side, the ship's name is written in Russian characters.
The Big Melt
An environmental newspaper fights for press freedom in the Russian Arctic
US President Donald Trump is shown shaking hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a medium framed photograph.
Global Politics
Trump maintains business as usual with Saudis
closeup of hands shucking corn
Culture
Indigenous chef Sean Sherman wants you to know the truth behind Thanksgiving
One of seven LGBTQ couples that got married in Tijuana, Mexico pose for a picture with an LGBTQ rainbow flag behind them
Sexuality
LGBTQ migrants find safety in numbers on trek to US border
Sea Eagle Boats in Long Island, NY has been selling inflatable kayaks since 1968. The small company has manufactured its vessels overseas since the company’s inception, and now imports from China. 
Business, Economics and Jobs
Trump’s tariffs are causing major anxiety for the American boating industry
A doctor works on a patient laid out on a table
Cuba could pull thousands of its doctors out of Brazil
portrait
The Big Melt
As the Arctic warms up, a ‘new ocean’ is bringing new commerce to the top of the world
A structure is seen engulfed in flames during the Camp Fire
Environment
After his life’s work burned, audio recordist links California fires to the ‘extinction of whole habitats’
migrants reach through a fence with pieces of food
Immigration
Waiting for asylum, migrants in limbo grow desperate
Chinese President Xi Jinping walks next to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of a row of Chinese troops
Venezuela’s new ‘fatherland’ ID card, created with China’s ZTE, helps create social control
A IranAir Boeing 747SP aircraft is pictured before leaving Tehran's Mehrabad airport September 19, 2011.
The Iran nuclear deal created an opening for American businesses. Then Trump walked away.
A sunset with the silhouette of a mosque and man approaching
Immigration Rewind
How 16 Americans found family, faith and their immigrant roots — generations after their parents left their homelands
Children displaced from the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah have a meal in a shelter in Sanaa, Yemen November 1, 2018.
Rep. McGovern on Yemen: ‘I don’t believe the Saudis have any intention of stopping this war’
South Korean soldiers stand guard as construction equipment destroys a guard post in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon, Nov. 15, 2018. 
US Diplomacy
Should the US lift sanctions against North Korea already?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez greets supporters at her midterm election night party
Politics
Can quotas solve gender inequality in government?
farmers
Environment
After Maria, Puerto Rican women farmers work together to build resilience
three marble structures lined up
Greece hopes Brexit will stir a renewed debate over Parthenon Marbles
man hugging woman pastor in front of tall altar
Immigration
They took sanctuary in a Connecticut church — but did not hide from immigration officers
forest
Environment
How a forest became Germany’s poster child for a coal exit
an illustration of a child in the car with her father
Books
Bataclan survivor’s graphic memoir tells the story of his recovery
Nate Terani
Politics
Why one veteran sees his political activism as an extension of his service
Eryk Bean is in charge of quality control and product development at Gibson Bagpipes
50 States
A small company in New Hampshire exports their handcrafted bagpipes worldwide
sea ice
The Big Melt
Ice is us: Alaska Natives face the demise of the Arctic ice pack
US Army soldiers install razor wire
Immigration
US troops’ arrival prompts unease on both sides of the border in Arizona
Copper and blue colored pipes are shown stacked on their sides in Gascoyne, North Dakota.
A judge has halted construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline
The Dominican Republic took in Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in exchange for a promise to develop the land. Franz Blumenstein rides a donkey in Sosúa, Dominican Republic, 1940.
Conflict & Justice
The Dominican Republic took in Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler while 31 nations looked away
Two women stand at podium, sign reads, "Wisconsin Proud"
Politics
After an ugly campaign for immigrants, some midterm wins spark a glimmer of hope
Customers are shown lining up at the side of Refuge Coffee Company's truck.
Global Politics
What the world can learn from Georgia: Democracy is a process
A rainbow stretches across the sky above the US Capitol dome
Midterm elections bring big wins for women, Democrats, but splits Congress
Democratic congressional candidate Deb Haaland reacts upon learning that fellow Native American Sharice Davids of Kansas also won her midterm election
Politics
After midterms, women fill a new-look Congress
Ilhan Omar clasps her husband’s mother's face in her hands as she smiles
Women & Gender
These are the women who made history in this year’s midterm elections
Ilhan Omar
Democrats look set for a big win in the House, but losses in the Senate
A logo of Jollibee company
Food
Filipino fast-food Jollibee creates a buzz with its first store in Manhattan
Japan #MeToo
In Japan, sexual harassment isn’t a crime. Women who say #MeToo are targets.
two cars flash their lights on a sign held by anti-Bolsonaro protesters
Global Politics
Social divisions linger after Brazil’s elections
People line up in a voting queue. Above them is a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.
PHOTOS: In Georgia, voters head to the polls after contentious governor campaign
bitcoin logo on pillow
Environment
Mining bitcoin uses more energy than mining gold
Several people including a man wearing a purple suit, look on at the stone monument for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Global Politics
Georgia at a crossroads: ‘A black woman as governor in a southern state? That speaks powers.’
child
The Big Melt
The Arctic’s Sámi people push for a sustainable Norway
a white billboard with the words "VOTE" on it
Politics
Are you a first-time voter in the US? What does this midterm election mean to you?
Daniel Alemán wears a black shirt in a room with two paintings on the wall and a blurry bouquet of flowers.
Conflict & Justice
The kids aren’t alright — when being young is a crime in El Salvador
Widespread flooding submerged Interstate Highway 45 in Houston. Hurricane Harvey dropped up to 61 inches of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana, Aug. 27, 2017.
Climate Change
A solid red Texas district could turn blue — and climate change may be a factor
Faces of holocaust survivors
Arts, Culture & Media
This Boston Holocaust survivor offers a warning: It starts slowly