Prisoner exchanged have been controversial, yet the tradition in the modern era stretches back to the return of a downed U-2 spy plane pilot in 1962.
Author: Chris Kenning, USA TODAY
‘The vote buying capital of the world’: In one Appalachian county, election lore lives on
The tortured history of vote-buying charges, denials, lawsuits and investigations in one Kentucky county..
In blue-turned-red West Virginia, voters on both sides head to the polls with a sense of dread
Voters are worried about inflation, abortion, a raging culture war and clashing views over the future of U.S. democracy.
‘They never talk about Everglades’: A fishing community versed in struggle bands together after Hurricane Ian
Everglades City, a small fishing town with a hardscrabble history, is digging out from yet another hurricane: “We know the routine,” says one local.
Americans held captive by Russian separatists in Ukraine have returned to the US
Americans Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh and Alexander Drueke, who were held captive by Russian separatists in Ukraine, have returned to the U.S.
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal ends after 16 years but just 3 convictions. Was justice served?
Cambodia’s 16-year tribunal to prosecute leaders of the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime ended Thursday after securing just three convictions.
‘Truly dangerous’ heat wave breaks California temperature records; 2 dead in Mill Fire
Most of California and Nevada and parts of Arizona, Utah, Oregon and Idaho should brace for high temperatures through the weekend, forecasters say.
Tens of thousands of Afghan allies were left behind. Why have so few reached US safety?
A year after the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of allies are struggling to reach safety.
As historic flooding raged, Kentucky woman survived by binding herself to her kids with vacuum cord
Jessica Willett and her neighbors in the remote Appalachian region of Kentucky were already vulnerable and struggling. Then came historic floodwaters.
‘Rednecks 4 Rainbows’: Surge in small-town Pride events helps LGBTQ folks find home. Is it enough?
Pride events are blooming in rural America, helping LGBTQ folks find community in areas where support is sparse. But there’s still a long road ahead.