Month: January 2025
Cristina Kahlo on What People Get Wrong About Her Great-Aunt Frida
The TIME Studios doc Frida is on the 2025 Oscars shortlist for best documentary film. The innovative movie, available to stream on Amazon Prime, is hailed as the first documentary to be entirely told through the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s
Read MoreMost Syrian refugees in Turkey are watching the new leadership before returning home
Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Turkey are making a return to Syria every day, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. But the majority are waiting to see how the new leadership takes shape.
Read MoreSupreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok
The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
Read MoreSupreme Court Seems Poised to Uphold Law That Could Ban TikTok
The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
Read MoreBiden extends temporary protection for migrants of Venezuela, El Salvador, Ukraine
People from Venezuela, El Salvador and Honduras has had Temporary Protected Status, TPS, for the longest time. With the Trump administration promising to end TPS, Central Americans are bracing for the possibility of being deported.
Read MoreU.S. ambassador to Israel talks about diplomatic efforts in the Israel-Hamas conflict
As the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, prepares to leave his post, he talks about his diplomatic efforts to shape the direction of the Israel-Hamas war.
Read MoreTrump’s Panama Canal Threat Stirs a Nationalist Outcry: ‘Yankees Go Home!’
The strategic waterway is a symbol of pride for a tiny country that shed blood to take control of it.
Read MoreOne Ukrainian unit defends Kherson with Soviet-era weapons and the cover of darkness
NPR’s Brian Mann spends time with a Ukrainian mobile artillery unit as they prep their Soviet-era mobile cannon for a nighttime attack. Their goal? Stop Russia from crossing the Dnipro River and taking Kherson.
Read MoreLos Angeles wildfires: Updates from Jan. 10, 2025 – The Associated Press
Los Angeles wildfires: Updates from Jan. 10, 2025 The Associated Press Los Angeles fires: More than 10,000 homes and businesses destroyed, at least 10 dead Fox News Dozens of historic, significant structures lost to fires, with more destruction possible KTLA Los Angeles Los
Read MoreVenezuela’s Maduro Sworn In for Third Term, but He’s Never Had Less Legitimacy
The authoritarian leader’s regime faces a growing problem: Almost no one outside Venezuela, and fewer people in the country, see him as a legitimate leader.
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