Skip to content
Search
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

us gun violence

Map showing gun deaths by US state from 2020-2023.
News

The Graphic Truth: Gun deaths from mass shootings in the US

It’s America’s recurring nightmare. On Monday, a disgruntled bank employee used an AR-15 rifle he’d purchased locally the week before to murder five colleagues and injure eight others in Louisville, Kentucky. There have been more mass shootings, 147, than there have been days so far in 2023. We look at the death tolls from 2,000 mass shootings in the US since 2020 by state.

Grading President Biden's first 100 days; 2020 US Census helps Sun Belt states
US Politics In 60 Seconds

Grading President Biden's first 100 days; 2020 US Census helps Sun Belt states

How would you grade President Biden's performance in his first 100 days? Who are the winners and losers from the 2020 US census results? Get insights on the latest news in US politics from Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
What We're Watching

Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.