The US Treasury outs Putin's allies, remembering the Tet Offensive, and whose nuclear button is bigger?
The Trump administration has published a list of Putin allies that could face sanctions. We'll get the view from Moscow. Also, a Vietnamese-American journalist remembers a key moment in the Vietnam War: the Tet Offensive, which started 50 years ago Tuesday. And we'll hear how soul music captured the heart of English singer James Hunter.
45m Jan 30, 2018
45m
How the immigration debate plays out in Colorado, Egypt's 'fatwa hotline,' and a camel beauty contest
Today we start with a report from the World's Jason Margolis on the front lines of the immigration debate in Colorado. Plus, we speak with former New Mexico governor and US ambassador to the UN, Bill Richardson, about his recent falling out with Myanmar's de-facto leader, Aung Sang Suu Kyi. Plus, The World's Rich Hall pays a visit to a camel beauty festival in Saudi Arabia.
47m Jan 29, 2018
47m
Waiting for news on DACA, the Florida 10-year-old fighting for climate change, and the French riot over Nutella
We'll have a preview of what President Trump's new immigration plan may look like. Plus, what one DACA recipient in Maine would like to say to the president. And, on a day when there were riots in France over discounted Nutella, we ask: what makes people so passionate about their chocolate hazelnut spread? Plus, we profile one Florida kid who's not just worried about climate change, he's doing ...
46m Jan 26, 2018
46m
An Olympic gold medalist speaks out, kids in the Galapagos confront climate change, a puppy rescue in Puerto Rico
Dominique Moceanu won Olympic gold in gymnastics in 1996. But she says she went through years of abuse from her coaches and her father. She joined us to tell her story, and to comment on the recent sentencing of Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics doctor found guilty of sexually abusing young athletes. Also, the director of an Oscar-nominated film tells us how the film's subject matter got hi...
46m Jan 25, 2018
46m
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Ambassador Sherman dish on diplomacy, kids battle climate change, and remembering writer Ursula K. Le Guin.
Two former US diplomats discuss America's interests around the globe and talk about the power of diplomacy to change hearts, minds and history. Plus, extreme weather in Guatemala is hurting the ability of some families to feed their kids. And writer Ursula K. Le Guin has died at the age of 88. She will be remembered for the amazing fictional worlds she created ... not to mention more than a few...
47m Jan 24, 2018
47m
New tariffs, kids and climate change, remembering Hugh Masekela
We say farewell to Hugh Masekela. The South African trumpeter and anti-apartheid activist died on Tuesday at the age of 78. Plus, we learn how new tariffs on imported solar panels could impact consumers and companies here in the US. And, we start our series on kids and climate change.
47m Jan 23, 2018
47m
How other nations deal with government dysfunction, reproductive rights marches in Poland and Liberia's new leader
The US government is open for business again following a Senate compromise. But it got us wondering: How do other nations deal with government dysfunction? Also, we gauge US influence in the Middle East as Vice President Mike Pence continues his tour of the region. Plus, a weekend of Women's Marches across the globe.
46m Jan 22, 2018
46m
Young, undocumented and black; one year of Trump's environmental policies; Algeria desert blues
As part of our DACA Diaries series, today a young woman from Zambia talks about her struggles of not only being undocumented, but also being black. Plus, two takes on the Bitcoin craze. And a rare look inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
46m Jan 19, 2018
46m
Losing your religion after ISIS, blocking Haitians from visas, Cape Town drought
A young Iraqi tells us how ISIS destroyed his Christian faith. A young woman in Texas is planning for college even as she faces possible deportation. And Cape Town, South Africa, is literally running out of water.
46m Jan 18, 2018
46m
DACA Diaries — DACA recipients and their uncertain future, #MeToo in the military, remembering anti-AIDS crusader Mathilde Krim
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is in the eye of the storm in Washington right now. We begin a series of stories featuring DACA recipients who face an uncertain future. Also, we meet an Army veteran who says there's room for the #MeToo movement in the military. And, we remember Mathilde Krim, the AIDS research pioneer and activist who died on Monday.
46m Jan 17, 2018
46m
The US embassy that Donald Trump hates, France and the end of love, remembering Dolores O'Riordan
It cost more than a billion dollars, and took years to build, but the US now has a brand new embassy in London. So, why does President Donald Trump hate it so much? And, a visit to British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest, where hunting of grizzly bears has just been banned. Plus, how an IRA bombing led the late Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries to write the hit song "Zombie."
46m Jan 16, 2018
46m
Missile scare in Hawaii, a Haitian artist silences Trump, and learning to speak accented English
Hawaiians received a text message over the weekend saying a ballistic missile was headed their way. It was a false alarm, but frightening all the same. Plus, Watson Mere's image of Martin Luther King, Jr. silencing Donald Trump has gone viral. Host Carol Hills speaks to the artist, a son of Haitian immigrants. And our World in Words team delves into what it means to learn, or lose, a particular...
47m Jan 15, 2018
47m
One word heard around the world, DACA update and NYC to divest from fossil fuels
Global reaction to President Trump's reported use of vulgar language to discuss immigration. We hear from a DACA recipient whose future remains in limbo, an entrepreneur living and working in Haiti, and a former top UN official.
45m Jan 12, 2018
45m
Lobbying for a DACA deal, corporate giants reduce water usage, satirical responses to #MeToo
Undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children and have been protected under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, want the program to continue. The Trump administration has signaled it does not. Also, we hear how big companies like Pepsi and Levi's are working to save water. Plus, readers and listeners weigh in on our coverage of the #MeToo movement.
45m Jan 11, 2018
45m
#MeToo's latest chapter, breaking sexual taboos in Iran, and protecting climate data online
A letter published in France and signed by 100 prominent women condemns the #MeToo movement as having gone too far and calls it a witch-hunt. Plus, The World's Shirin Jaafari profiles a program that aims to increase sexual health awareness in Iran. And will Britain really be able to phase out coal entirely by 2025?
47m Jan 10, 2018
47m
The two Koreas are talking, TPS ends for Salvadorans, and a potential cancer vaccine in Cuba.
North and South Korea are talking face-to-face for the first time in more than two years, but there are a lot of hurdles to overcome. Also, what losing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) could mean for one Salvadoran family in California. And, we'll tell you what you can do with a number that's 23 million digits long.
46m Jan 09, 2018
46m
Demanding equal pay in the UK, Haiti's real chicken-and-egg problem and mariachi meets metal
Today, we look at the issue of equal pay for men and women in Britain and Iceland. Plus, DACA recipients are at the center of the spending bill debate in Washington. Haiti tries to figure out how to feed itself. And, what happens when you combine heavy metal music and mariachi? Epic awesomeness, of course. Only on The World.
48m Jan 08, 2018
48m
US suspends aid to Pakistan, telenovela actors organize, nuevo mariachi
The Trump administration is suspending about $900 million in aid to Pakistan, saying the country isn't doing enough to fight extremist groups on its soil. Also, we ask why nobody's talking about Saudi Arabia's detained "Twitter prince." Plus, we follow one artist's quest to create a new kind of mariachi music in Fresno, California.
49m Jan 05, 2018
49m
Bomb cyclone, US visa changes, Venezuela's shrinking oil industry
A so-called "bomb cyclone" is blasting the northeast United States with too much snow. But in Moscow they're wishing for more of the white stuff. Plus, there's a surge of interest in Puerto Rico for solar power. And we visit New Jersey to find out how the state became a global food hub.
47m Jan 04, 2018
47m
Trump's nuclear button tweet, North Korea reopens hotline and tracking mosquitoes with cellphones
President Donald Trump brags on Twitter that his nuclear button is bigger than North Korea's. We'll discuss. Also, a Nigerian doctor who survived Ebola shares her story. And cellphones are used to track disease-carrying mosquitoes.
47m Jan 03, 2018
47m
Taekwondo diplomacy, migrants stuck in Greece, Thai street food
Sports diplomacy may help ease tensions on the Korean peninsula. North and South have tried it before, with taekwondo. Also, the role of technology in Iran's protests. Plus, cooking crispy noodles on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand.
47m Jan 02, 2018
47m
Protests in Iran, China's new recycling rules, what it means to be Danish
Happy New Year! A fifth day of anti-government protests in Iran. Plus, how new regulations in China could affect the way we recycle here in the US. And how a business owner helped resettle 50 Syrian refugee families in Canada.
48m Jan 01, 2018
48m
Climate vs. weather, Thatcher vs. giant panda and Russian New Year celebrations
Bitter cold has set in across much of the US, and a presidential tweet about it prompts us to, once again discuss the difference between climate and weather. That's first today. Then, where the showdown with North Korea is headed in 2018. Plus, that time when Britain's Iron Lady refused to share a flight with a giant panda.
47m Dec 29, 2017
47m
Russia investigation update, America's new UN friends, China's beautifying selfies
Where are we with all the various strands of the Russia investigation? Also, refugees are trying to build new lives amid the violence that plagues a public housing project in Pittsburgh. Plus, we take a look at China's obsession with beautifying selfies.
48m Dec 28, 2017
48m
#MeToo in Colombia, Finland's street harassment law and Benazir Bhutto's legacy
Today, a Spanish writer in Colombia offers her perspective on the global reckoning over sexual harassment. Also, why some are calling the mayor of a small town in southern Mexico the "Trump of Oaxaca." Plus, a healthy musical dose of Chicano Batman.
48m Dec 27, 2017
48m
Call for Russia election boycott, a Yazidi family's journey, pen pals bridge divide in India
Opposition figure Alexei Navalny calls for a boycott of next year's election in Russia, after he was barred from running. Also, a Yazidi family from Iraq resettles in France. And Vietnamese monks help keep a Missouri monastery up and running.
47m Dec 26, 2017
47m
The fortune cookie thief, the history of Trivial Pursuit, and making good use of Manischewitz
On a special Christmas edition of The World, we have the story of a man who went to great lengths to succeed in the cutthroat world of fortune cookie fortunes. Plus, the Canadians who created one of the most popular board games of all time, Trivial Pursuit. And the Caribbean immigrants in the US who have found all kinds of uses for a Kosher wine called Manischewitz.
47m Dec 25, 2017
47m
Airport face scans, Catalan results and a Christmas tree for Shirin
Travelers getting ready to board international flights at some US airports are getting their faces scanned. Also, a special election in Catalonia did not clarify the Spanish region's future. Plus, sipping sweet hot wine at a Swedish glogg-fest.
47m Dec 22, 2017
47m
Puerto Rico's tax problem, support for NAFTA in Arizona, Polish punk band
The GOP tax bill could be bad news for Puerto Rico. Also, Puerto Ricans celebrate the holidays without power and plantains. Plus, today's the longest day of the year if you're in Rio de Janeiro.
48m Dec 21, 2017
48m
Cardinal Law's death, Guantanamo art and Ferdinand the white moose
One of the central figures in the Catholic clergy abuse scandal has died. But the scandal hasn't gone away. Also, we mark 1000 days of war in Yemen. And 85-year-old British singer Petula Clark is on her first US tour.
47m Dec 20, 2017
47m
Climate gentrification, net neutrality in India, Venezuelan diaspora music
Rising sea levels could lead to "climate gentrification" in coastal cities like Miami. Also, a family from Venezuela faces new hardships and uncertainty in post-hurricane Puerto Rico. Plus, why net neutrality is crucial for small digital companies.
47m Dec 19, 2017
47m
New US security strategy, Iceland's prime minister and hypnotizing Uday Hussein
President Donald Trump's new national security strategy describes both China and Russia as great powers in competition with the US. We look at what that means. Also, how the CIA shares information with foreign governments. Plus, a look at Nantucket's gang problem.
49m Dec 18, 2017
49m
Harassment in Bangladesh, Chumash firefighter and mince pie madness
Garment workers in Bangladesh describe sexual harassment on the job. That's our top story today. Also, a Chumash firefighter helps battle the Thomas blaze in California while also preserving his tribal heritage. Plus, Marco Werman's digital voice clone.
48m Dec 15, 2017
48m
A platform for Putin, Malta's murder mystery, Korean War love story
Russian President Vladimir Putin's year-end press conference covered many topics, from US President Donald Trump to North Korea. Also, utility workers from New York have been helping fix Puerto Rico's power grid. Plus, we hear a new track from rapper MC Afrikan Boy.
47m Dec 14, 2017
47m
Gary Younge on Alabama, digital civic life in Estonia, comfort women statue
British journalist Gary Younge has traveled extensively in the American South, and gives us his take on the outcome of the Alabama Senate election. Plus, how a Chinese city monitors everyone using artificial intelligence. And storing surplus solar energy in an old coal mine.
46m Dec 13, 2017
46m
Inspired by ISIS, chain migration, transgender Navy veteran
How the suspect in yesterday's pipe bomb attack in New York City was reportedly inspired by ISIS. Also, Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on movie theaters after 35 years. Plus, a Holocaust survivor who says painting kept him alive in the concentration camps.
48m Dec 12, 2017
48m
Fake news goes global, impact of California fires and Germany's soft exit from coal
Taking a page from the US, leaders in other countries are blaming the "fake news" media for their troubles. We hear how that's playing out in Poland. Also, how other nations have fared when they've tried "trickle down" economics. Plus, an unlikely friendship forged following an act of hate in Connecticut.
47m Dec 11, 2017
47m
Swap don't shop, locked down in Yemen and the end of ‘bonjour-hi’?
We conclude our week-long series on the garment industry, with a look at how recycling clothes could help the environment. Also, a resolution in Quebec asking shopkeepers to drop the "hi" from their customary bilingual "bonjour-hi" greeting. Plus, the soundtrack for the Netflix series "The Crown."
46m Dec 08, 2017
46m
The women in Bangladesh who make your clothes, Russia's intranet plan and when green might not be green enough
Today, we head to Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the next installment of our series "Wear and Tear." All this week we've been meeting women across the globe who make our clothes. Today, making sweaters in this garment factory is a family affair. Also, we introduce you to a model for green construction in the face of climate change. Plus, why the United Nations is weighing in on Neapolitan pizza.
47m Dec 07, 2017
47m
Trump recognizes Jerusalem, checking in on Puerto Rico and remembering Johnny Hallyday
President Donald Trump today formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. We'll dig in. Also, we revisit the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, and hear from a survivor. And we remember French rocker Johnny Hallyday.
48m Dec 06, 2017
48m
US embassy move near, net neutrality in India and Golden Krust's founder is remembered
We look back on a raid in El Monte, California, 22 years ago that had a dramatic impact on the garment industry. Also, Russia is banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics. Plus, growing up in Mugabe's Zimbabwe.
46m Dec 05, 2017
46m
The women who make your clothes, sexual harassment in China and Venezuela's new crypto-currency
Today we launch "Wear and Tear," our week-long series on the women who make your clothes. Today we hear from a woman who worked in a North Carolina mill town. Plus, we visit a city built by the Soviet Union just for academics and scientists. And what Chinese women are saying about sexual harassment.
47m Dec 04, 2017
47m
Steinle verdict, getting aid to Yemen and Josephine Baker's biography
There's a mixed verdict in a case often cited by Donald Trump to support his call for a crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Also, life inside the gilded prison also known as the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. And we learn about a graphic biography of Josephine Baker.
48m Dec 01, 2017
48m
DACA uncertainty, Trump's far-right retweets and Canada's apology
Today, we start with a look at the story of one DACA recipient in Florida facing possible deportation. Also, we head to Britain, where there's a backlash after US President Donald Trump retweeted videos posted by a British far-right group. Plus, meet a woman making new Choctaw musical traditions.
48m Nov 30, 2017
48m
Trump vows to 'handle' North Korea, State Department worries and drones fight malaria
President Donald Trump promises to "handle" North Korea after another missile test. One Korea watcher thinks it's time for talks with Kim Jong-un. Also, South Korea tries to wipe out corruption. And a company wants to use drones to fight mosquito-borne diseases like malaria.
47m Nov 29, 2017
47m
Trump brand trouble, Kenya inauguration, pot licenses in Jamaica
A hotel complex in Panama wants to dump the Trump name. Also, Jamaica issues licenses to let farmers grow marijuana legally under certain circumstances. And, why Russia's fake news machine doesn't work so well in Germany or Britain.
48m Nov 28, 2017
48m
Rescued migrants, Pope Francis in Myanmar, Malian blues
Hundreds of migrants risking their lives in the Mediterranean are being rescued, but many others are being sent back to Libya. Also, the former wife of an American ISIS fighter renounces extremism. Plus, "The Problem with Apu."
47m Nov 27, 2017
47m
Mugabe's fall reverberates, Bosnian war survivor and a vampire takes on fossil fuels
The fall of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe after 37 years in power has led people in other African nations to question their longtime leaders. We'll take a look. Also, a Bosnian war survivor tells us that, for him, the conflict isn't really over. Plus, how East Germans fell in love with Frank Zappa during the Cold War.
48m Nov 24, 2017
48m
Rohingya return deal signed, Hmong American chef and languages vs. dialects
Happy Thanksgiving. Today we head to the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, where a just-announced deal should allow the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar. But will those refugees be safe from the kind of violence they fled from in the first place? Plus, we explore some tricky terrain: the similarities and differences between languages and dialects.
15m Nov 23, 2017
15m
The 'Butcher of Bosnia' is guilty, France confronts sexual harassment and parade floats made in Nebraska
It's life in prison for the man known as the "Butcher of Bosnia." We hear how former Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic was found guilty of genocide. And, we meet Bosnians who have been waiting a very long time for justice. Also, we explore changing attitudes in France toward sexual harassment. Plus, how one war photographer is using virtual reality to make his point.
46m Nov 22, 2017
46m