White phosphorus is not banned under international law, but can "create cruel injuries" and indiscriminate harm in civilian ...

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Since the 2020 election, local law enforcement has increasingly been playing a bigger role in helping local officials secure ...

At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.

The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency ...

Results are still coming in from the mayoral primary in Los Angeles. LAist reporter Frank Stoltze discusses who may emerge to face Karen Bass in November.

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Young Indians frustrated by unemployment and exam scandals are rallying behind an unusual symbol: the cockroach. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports from New Delhi.

Photographer Akash Pamarthy has documented the Sikh religious community in Ohio over several years. His photos tell a story.