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Quick Acting School Staff In California Avert A Sandy Hook Massacre

Within hearing the first 3 gunshots, staff at Rancho Tehama Elementary School immediately started lock-down procedures they'd practiced for years. Their fast action is credited with saving lives.

Newarker Josie Gonsalves says Newark Police's surveillance system will change how residents carry themselves in public. With the new technology, "everyone becomes a suspect," she says.

Newark Police Camera System Relies On Residents, Stirring Privacy Concerns

To bolster safety, the high-crime New Jersey city is installing hundreds of cameras. But the new technology is raising civil liberties issues, as the footage is available to anyone with a cellphone.

Part of what remains of the ceremonial entrance through the walls of the ancient city of Babylon. The site was partly reconstructed in the 1950s and 1990s, but in a way that caused damage. Conservationists now are trying to undo some of that damage.

In Iraq, A Race To Protect The Crumbling Bricks Of Ancient Babylon

A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.

President Trump Takes a Hands On Approach to Pardons

President Trump's pardon this week of boxer Jack Johnson is his latest grant of clemency to a prominent figure. It's an example of his hands-on approach to pardons.

Traffic Solution Project In China Appears To Be An Investment Scam

A new kind of urban transport intended to beat traffic jams appears to have gone off the rails. That became clear when police arrested the patent holder and his colleagues for illegal fundraising.

Roman Catholics And Evangelicals Move Apart In Their Political Priorities

Having been adversaries and then allies, Catholics and evangelicals once again have differing political agendas.

Many Who Buy ACA Health Plans For 2019 Find Lower Prices And More Choice

After years of price hikes, the cost of the average Affordable Care Act policy is dropping across the U.S. Competition among insurers has increased as the political uncertainty starts to settle down.

Hawaii Officials Send Different Messages For Residents And Tourists About Active Volcano

Hawaii officials continue to warn the public about dangers from the active volcano on the Big Island, including the lava flowing toward a power plant. In the meantime, they are trying to reassure possible visitors that the tourism opportunities have not been affected.

San Francisco drug users bring harm reduction to the streets

There’s a plan circulating in San Francisco to make using crack cocaine safer: give away free crack pipes. It might sound farfetched, but it’s supported…

Jaap Korteweg, here in The Vegetarian Butcher's new restaurant, De Vleesch Lobby, says recreating the texture of meat "requires the patience of a monk and the best experts to achieve the right result."

It's A Plant! Vegetarian Restaurant Lures In Meat-Lovers — And It's Working

The founder of the Vegetarian Butcher in the Netherlands has devoted his restaurant to creating meaty plant-based dishes to show patrons "they won't miss out by skipping meat one or more days a week."

Your Call: Should a new generation of Arab activists give us hope?

On the July 10th, 2014 edition of Your Call, we’ll talk to leading Middle East expert Juan Cole about his latest book: The New Arabs: How the Millennial…

Black smoke billows in the distance following an Israeli airstrike from the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Israel's Netanyahu Vows 'A Continuous Campaign' Against Hamas

The comments come a day after a truce collapsed, leading to the resumption of rocket fire against Israel and Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip. At least 20 Palestinians have been killed since then.

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