Politics Briefing: President Sassou-Nguesso wins Congo-Brazzaville's election Strategic angle: Provisional results show Nguesso with nearly 95% of the vote, solidifying his long-standing leadership. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Politics Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake A federal judge has mandated that over a thousand Voice of America employees return to work, marking a significant setback for the Trump administration's plans to reduce the news outlet's workforce. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Tech Briefing: The AI Spending Flip Strategic angle: A shift in investment trends towards artificial intelligence technologies. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Drug smoking can lead to severe burns, complicating harm reduction efforts Strategic angle: A new study reveals that opioid smokers are four times more likely to suffer severe burns compared to those who inject drugs. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Opinion: Exposed and invisible in an ER hallway bed Strategic angle: Hallway beds cut into the bones that sustain emergency medicine, shaving away layers of moral tenets and high standards. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Opinion: I was a surgeon. The hardest part of leaving medicine was believing that I could Strategic angle: Leaving her career as a surgeon, Frances Mei Hardin writes, “was the beginning of a life I actually wanted.” Editorial Staff Mar 18
Sports Briefing: U.S. laments another WBC loss as star offense lags Strategic angle: Team USA, boasting one of the most talented rosters ever assembled, failed to live up to its billing Tuesday night and could only watch as Venezuela celebrated its first World Baseball Classic championship. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Life Briefing: Scientists race to decode data from Europe’s vanishing glaciers Strategic angle: Glacier ice contains valuable information about the climates of the past. Researchers are scrambling to study it before it's too late. Editorial Staff Mar 18
Politics Briefing: 'For sale, 5-year-old child, docile and calm': Yazidi genocide trial dives into horrors of IS Strategic angle: The Paris criminal court heard the harrowing reality of the enslavement of a people in the name of religion. Editorial Staff Mar 18
World Briefing: Watch: Meteor streaks across Ohio sky, NASA confirms Strategic angle: A meteor streaking across the sky over Ohio triggered a loud boom that shook homes and startled residents. Editorial Staff Mar 18