Newsletter Archive

Sanctuary no more? Federal authorities rounded up more than 200 people in 122 workplace raids in Los Angeles last Friday, part of a nationwide effort by the Trump administration to target so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. Immigration attorneys who offer free services at a weekly legal clinic in the city say the raids are compounding a climate of fear.

In Mumbai, 5,000 lunchbox carriers distribute more than 100,000 home-cooked meals to office workers with an efficiency that’s been the subject of top business school studies. Now these men are using their food distribution skills to deliver leftover food — from marriage parties, rich households or restaurants — to the hungry.

VIDEO: Donald Trump is the latest US president to try to bridge the great divide over guns in the United States. Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama all faced school shootings or mass killing tragedies while in office. And as President Trump is learning, dealing with the political pressures in the aftermath can be frustrating.

A San Francisco tech startup has an ambitious plan to end ‘hidden hunger.’ Globally, 1-in-3 people has a full belly but the food they’re eating isn’t nutritious, which can lead to stunted growth and impaired intelligence. The food tech firm Just is applying Silicon Valley know-how, drive and resources to the problem by figuring out how to make a country’s traditional dishes more nutritious and just as delicious.

VIDEO: It will take more than a village to rebuild Mosul. The western part of the city was badly damaged during the three years it took the US-backed Iraqi military to liberate the city from Islamic State.The international community has raised $30 billion in financing to rebuild IS-liberated areas in Iraq, including Mosul. And that’s just a start. However, not fixing Mosul could be more costly.

VIDEO: A successful double arm transplant is giving a US veteran new hope. Retired Marine Sgt. John Peck lost all four of his limbs in an explosion in Afghanistan in 2010, but unlike many people who suffer such losses, Peck isn’t relying on prosthetic arms. After doctors performed a successful double arm transplant, Pack is now undergoing occupational and physical therapy learning how to use his new limbs.

Catholics in Hong Kong are confused and upset with recent steps by the Vatican to resume relations with the Chinese government even as Beijing continues to silence critics. In the nearly seven decades since its establishment, China’s Communist government hasn’t had formal relations with the Holy See. China’s Catholics are allowed to practice their religion under a government-supervised Catholic entity in which the government — and not the Vatican — officially names bishops. Critics argue any agreement will legitimize government-appointed bishops and force those in the underground church to retire.