Panama Is More Than A Hashtag
Panamanians are upset about their country's international reputation in light of the Panama Papers leak, which exposed the country as helping the world's rich and corrupt hide their money.
Technology
The View Of Gaza, On 24/7 Video
At the high-tech center where Israel's military keeps an eye on Hamas-controlled Gaza, soldiers monitor the border using remote-controlled cameras and machine guns.
YouTube Star Revives Traditional Alaskan Culture
Byron Nicholai lives in a remote Alaskan village, but he's become a hit on YouTube and one of President Obama's Arctic Youth Ambassadors.
Stanford Challenges Young Designers To Help Older Adults
The Stanford Design Challenge is a competition to encourage students to design solutions for mobility and mental stimulation. The contest could change the way people live in the future.
The Newest Public Transportation In Town: Uber
Altamonte Springs, Fla., is the first U.S. city to subsidize Uber fares. It's a public-private partnership, with local businesses helping foot the bill. Officials hope it will help reduce traffic.
Apple-Justice Department Standoff Over iPhone Access Goes On, In New York
The Department of Justice says it will keep pressing for Apple's help unlocking a different iPhone seized in a drug investigation in New York.
Why The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam
After a speech about encryption and privacy, James Comey said he puts tape over his laptop's camera. Privacy activists seized on that as hypocritical, given the FBI's stance on "unhackable" devices.
Research Finds Poor Outcomes For Students Who Retake Courses Online
A new study says that 69 percent of Chicago high school students earned D's or F's when retaking algebra on computers.
Online Comfort For Real-World Cancer Can Be Surprisingly Sweet
Steve Julian is a morning anchor for KPCC-FM in Los Angeles, a playwright and a former cop. His communities are legion, and all cared deeply when he got his terminal diagnosis. How best to reach out?
Call A Random Swede? We Tried It Out
As a way to encourage communication between people from different countries, Sweden invited people from all over the world to call a number that would connect them to a random Swede. So we did.