In the Ruins of Venezuela’s Earthquake, Civilians Volunteers Fill the Gaps
Volunteers have rushed to help earthquake victims, loading vehicles with medical supplies, shovels and other tools to assist rescue and…
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F.A.A. Investigates Drone Encounter at Newark Airport
The crew of a Boeing 737 arriving from Florida on Friday reported a drone in the airspace as the plane…
A Close Call With an Alberta Grizzly Bear, Recorded in Its Entirety
A woman in Alberta, Canada, recorded the bear as it circled her and her dog near a campsite and lodge.
Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Stop Ebola. They Aren’t Always Welcome.
Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever Ebola…
White House Releases Images of the Trump ‘Patriot Passport’
The State Department said it planned to release 40,000 U.S. passports featuring an image of the president to commemorate the…
Why Lebanon Is Celebrating Brazil’s Win
Our correspondent Abdi Latif Dahir visits a Brazil national team World Cup watch party in Tripoli, Lebanon. Brazil is especially…
Earthquake Tests Growing Ties Between U.S. and Venezuela
The Trump administration said it would commit aid, at a time when it has been expanding U.S. commercial interests in…
We’re Getting America’s Children Hooked on Gambling
In part because gambling ads are in everything, everywhere, all at once.