Trump silences Voice of America as staff put on leave

Thomas Mackintosh & Merlyn Thomas BBC News Getty Images Voice of America launched in 1942 which a mandate to combat Nazi and Japanese propaganda Donald Trump has signed an executive order to strip back the global, independent and federally funded news organisation Voice of America. The president’s order targets VOA’s parent company US Agency for … Read more

Man films as tornado tears past his house

A resident in Tylertown, Mississippi, filmed the moment a tornado tore past his home. Six deaths were reported in the state, with a total of at least 34 people killed in the south-east of the US. The deadly tornadoes flipped vehicles and destroyed homes, leaving more than 250,000 properties without power. Flood warnings, including flash … Read more

It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?

Greenpeace is among the most well-known environmental organizations in the world, the result of more than 50 years of headline-grabbing protest tactics. Its activists have confronted whaling ships on the high seas. They’ve hung banners from the Eiffel Tower. They’ve occupied oil rigs. A (fictional) activist even sailed with Greenpeace in an episode of “Seinfeld,” … Read more