Sheriff Greg Capers was the picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass shooter.
Sheriff Greg Capers' turn in the national spotlight after an April mass shooting belied years of complaints about corruption and dysfunction that were previously unknown outside of the piney woods of San Jacinto County.
When it comes to adult ADHD, the US medical system is falling behind
As more people seek diagnosis and treatment, the system is unable to serve them, and social media is filling in those gaps
Amsterdam Tries to Make Red-Light District Less Touristy | NYTimes
The mayor wants to improve the neighborhood for residents, but sex workers oppose measures recently put in place. Now the city is looking to set up legal prostitution elsewhere.
Jordan has built a giant power plant meant to fulfill great hopes for energy independence. But the oil shale station in the kingdom’s desert has pushed the country into mounting debt to China.
Thousands of Amazon Indigenous are leaving their rainforest villages in a migration to urban areas that is reshaping their lives, their villages and their new cities.
Taliban order closure of beauty salons in Afghanistan | The Guardian
Morality ministry decrees another reduction of Afghan women’s access to public spaces
The UK territory's proposal to investigate 'alternative forms of governance' provoked international headlines, but what's actually going on?
Assisted suicide: Germany weighs autonomy and ethics
Accompanied suicide ― a form of assisted suicide ― has been exempt from punishment in Germany since 2020. The Bundestag is working on a law covering the practice. Will the country become a pioneer in end-of-life choice?
Accompanied suicide - a form of assisted suicide - has been exempt from punishment in Germany since 2020. The Bundestag is working on a law covering the practice. Will the country become a pioneer in end-of-life choice?
China accuses UK of protecting ‘fugitives’ after bounty put on Hong Kong democracy activists | The Guardian
Chinese embassy in London tells UK to ‘stop interfering’ in China’s affairs, as Hong Kong leader says overseas activists will be ‘pursued for life.’
A 27-year-old Indian woman has started a petition to put an end to the social evil of dowry.
A 27-year-old Indian woman has started a petition to put an end to the social evil of dowry. Dowries have been illegal in India since 1961, but the bride's family is still expected to gift cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family.
El Salvador’s crime crackdown: a short-term, high cost fix
Editorial: President Nayib Bukele’s hardline campaign against gangs has won admirers at home and abroad. Look closer and its flaws are glaring
President Nayib Bukele’s hardline campaign against gangs has won admirers at home and abroad. Look closer and its flaws are glaring.
A scene in the film features a map depicting China's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa.
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest rate of unintended pregnancies, and 77% of abortions are estimated to be unsafe.
Overdoses linked to tranq, the street drug that can cause horrific wounds, have spiked 276 percent, according to the CDC.
Why Germany's Catholics turn their back on the church
Over half a million German Roman Catholics left the church last year alone. Why do people break with the institution? DW's Christoph Strack caught up with one of those who have done so.
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
South Africans are experiencing worsening blackouts as winter hits and the crisis is fuelling demands for political change in Africa's most-advanced economy.
Cambodian Ruler’s Facebook Account Goes Dark After Spat with Meta | NYTimes
Prime Minister Hun Sen, an avid user of the platform, had vowed to delete his account after Meta’s oversight board said he had used it to threaten political violence.
You Really Are a Tick Magnet | NYTimes
By studying how the arachnids respond to static electricity, researchers may have found a new reason to dread the bloodsucking creatures.
Uruguay drought: Capital hit by water shortages
Montevideo is experiencing its worst drought in over 70 years. The situation is being worsened by locals hoarding water supplies.
Sweden's fraught path to NATO accession
The latest Quran-burning in Stockholm has not derailed talks with Turkey on Swedish NATO membership. But as Teri Schultz reports, the status quo may doom the alliance's timeline anyway.