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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to reporters at a news conference on Wednesday. She announced New Zealand and France will lead a global effort to end the use of social media as a tool to promote terrorism.

Global Effort Begins To Stop Social Media From Spreading Terrorism

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country and France will lead a meeting with world leaders next month. Social media is now a "centerpiece" for terrorist outreach, an expert says.

Nikolas Cruz speaks to public defender Diane Cuddihy, right, during a hearing in March.

Parkland Shooter's Public Defenders Seek To Withdraw Because Cruz Will Inherit Money

A parent's life insurance policy will mean a more than $400,000 payout for Nikolas Cruz. The public defender's office can only represent people who can't afford representation on their own.

This year, the U.S. canceled visas for Chinese government-linked scholars over concerns that such exchanges are conduits for peddling influence and for espionage. Increased scrutiny has delayed visas to hundreds of Chinese students. Meanwhile, American academics are having difficulty receiving visas to China.

Visas Are The Newest Weapon In U.S.-China Rivalry

This year, the U.S. canceled visas for prominent Chinese scholars with government links and has delayed visas to hundreds of Chinese students. Meanwhile, U.S. academics fail to receive visas to China.

A man uses heroin in a park in New York City in 2017.

Majority Of Americans Say Drug Companies Should Be Held Responsible For Opioid Crisis

According to a new NPR/Ipsos opioid poll, 71% of Americans surveyed also say the government should do more to curb the epidemic.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, under investigation in connection with lucrative sales of her children's book, was the subject of a federal raid Thursday morning.

FBI And IRS Raid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's Home And Offices At City Hall

Pugh is being investigated after receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments for a self-published children's book from private companies that were subject to her influence.

Syed Ikhlaq Latifi, 80, stands on the roof of his home, from where he watched in horror as a mob of Hindu activists destroyed the Babri Masjid in 1992.

Nearly 27 Years After Hindu Mob Destroyed A Mosque, The Scars In India Remain Deep

The 16th century Babri mosque's destruction marked a turning point in Indian politics. Thousands, mostly Muslims, died afterward in riots. The prime minister vows to build a Hindu temple on the site.

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