Golden Years, Iron Bars: Japan Sees Rise In Crime By The Elderly
Senior citizens are committing crimes like shoplifting in bigger numbers than teenagers, and the threat of jail time doesn't seem to be a deterrent.
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Turkey Withdraws Controversial Bill That Eased Penalties On Child Sexual Abuse
The measure would have allowed some child sexual abusers to escape prison time if they married their victims. It was sharply criticized by opposition parties and human rights groups.
Here's How The International Space Station Is Celebrating Thanksgiving
Astronauts at the International Space Station are planning to spend Thanksgiving in quite a traditional fashion: There will be a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, good company, and football.
Trump Calls For U.K.'s Nigel Farage To Be Ambassador To The U.S.
The U.K. prime minister's office rejects the suggestion, pointing out that it already has an ambassador in Washington. A Downing Street spokesman says dryly: "There is no vacancy."
U.K. Rejects Trump's Call For Nigel Farage To Be Ambassador To The U.S.
The British government has rejected a suggestion from President-elect Trump that it should appoint arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage to be the United Kingdom's ambassador in Washington, D.C.
Trump's Rejection Of TPP Paves Way For China To Strike Asian Trade Deals
President-elect Donald Trump's abandonment of the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal opens the way for China to strike its own deals across Asia.
Chicago Orthopedic Surgeon Recalls Volunteer Work In War-Torn Syria
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Dr. Samer Attar, an orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, who spent months in Aleppo, Syria, this past summer as a volunteer doctor.
Venezuelans Used To Cross Borders For Luxuries; Now It's For Toilet Paper
Venezuelans are going to Colombia to buy essentials unavailable at home like bread, sugar and medicines. But life on the border is going through its own economic downturn.
The New Debate Over Bed Nets
Do they still help prevent malaria? A five-year study offers cause for concern as well as good news.
Eat It, Don't Leave It: How London Became A Leader In Anti-Food Waste
In the English capital, apps and small-scale businesses abound that let restaurants and food vendors share leftovers with the public for free, and otherwise reduce the amount of edibles they toss.