Monterey

Jaime Rodriguez, known as “El Bronco,” an independent candidate for governor of Nuevo Leon state, celebrates his victory after midterm elections, June 7, 2015.

‘El Bronco,’ elected without party backing, makes history in Mexico

Global Politics

Mexican voters elected their first independent gubernatorial candidate, a victory seen as a protest against the country’s political parties. The main party, the PRI still holds onto to its majority in Congress, but this election still sent a message.

Egypt’s General al-Sisi: an Officer and a Closet Islamist?

Global Politics

Pioneering Jazz Musician Dave Brubeck Dies

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Russia’s Military is Now “Nimbler, More Networked”

Global Politics

Egypt’s Military and the Arab Spring

Global Politics

The history of America’s multilingual military

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Alex Gallafent traces the history of the Pentagon’s attempts to build a multilingual military. The problem is that different languages have been needed for different times and places, and the military has not always kept up with those needs.

Your Comments: Can You Go Home Again?

We aired a story last week about John Steinbeck and Monterey, California. After returning to Monterey as an older man, Steinbeck wrote, “What we knew is dead…what’s out there is new, and perhaps good, but it’s nothing we know.” Kind of a downer. We asked what your experiences returning home were, and we’ll hear one […]

The World

Travels with Charley: Monterey

Arts, Culture & Media

John Steinbeck was nearing 60 when he decided to go on a road trip around the country with his poodle. That trip turned into his last major book, Travels with Charley. Fifty years later, we’ve been revisiting Steinbeck’s stops to see how life in America has changed. We wind up the trip in Steinbeck’s home […]

The World

Sea Otters at Bay

Salt Marsh Diary writer Mark Seth Lender encountered sea otters lounging, wrestling, and feeding in waters along the California coastline.

The World

Squid Blitz

Diners call them calamari. Biologists call them “Loligo Opalescens”(low-LEE-go opal-ESS-enz).The owners of California fishing boats simply call them “market squid” and to the market they are going in ever greater numbers. In recent years squid has led California’s fisheries in both tonnage and cash value, surpassing better-known catches like salmon and abalone. Concern is mounting […]