NBA Bans Clippers' Owner Donald Sterling For Life

Comments (0) | Adam Silver, Clippers, Donald Sterling, Los Angeles, los angeles clippers, National, NBA, racism

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Donald Sterling

NBA Commissioner announced a lifetime ban and a $2.5 million dollar fine.

White House Demands Transparency In College Sexual Assaults

Comments (0) | Joe Biden, National, not alone, not alone.gov, sexual assault, White House, White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

NotAlone.gov

One in five women is sexually assaulted while in college. A new White House task force aims to stop this.

Twitter Mocks Assad Election Announcement In Syria

Comments (0) | Bashar al-Assad, chemical weapons, elections, International, Navi Pillay, Syria, Syrian civil war, the united nations, UNHCHR

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Image via @Fats__93

STORIFY: #AssadCampaignSlogans and the satire of a civil war

South Sudan Peace Talks Stall, U.N. Warns Of Genocide

Comments (0) | Bentiu, Dinka, Genocide, International, massacre, Nuer, riek machar, salva kiir, south sudan, un, United Nations

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan (Image via @MSF_uk)

Radio stations have begun to broadcast hate messaging as the death toll continues to rise.

Tiananmen Square: 25 Years Of Censorship

Comments (0) | censorship, China, freedom of speech, Hu Yaobang, International, Protests, Storify, Tiananmen Square, Weibo

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

25 years after violent protests, China continues to control all related Internet activity.

Boston Marks First Anniversary Of Marathon Bombings

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

#BostonStrong (Image via @NBCNews)

A city shows what it means to be #BostonStrong.

Rwandan Genocide: Media Responds To 20th Anniversary

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Image via @RwandaEmbGeneva

The Singapore of Africa, or a repressive post-conflict regime: What is the real Rwanda?

Multiple Shootings In L.A. Monday Night

Comments (0) | Inglewood, lapd, Los Angeles and Region, los angeles police department, mid-city, Reseda, shooting, west hollywood, Wilshire

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Shootings in LA, April 7, 2014

Four shootings reported in four hours, including a shoot out at the Mid-City police station and a deadly dispute in West Hollywood.

Obamacare Reaches 7 Million Sign-Ups Under Deadline

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

#Obamacare (Image via Celine Nadeau, Flickr)

Even with website glitches, Obamacare enrollment and approval ratings grow.

Venice Votes To Secede, Italian Media Quiet

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Venice (Image via Nino Barbieri)

The separatist movement trend from Catalonia and Scotland spreads to Venice.

Another 680 On Trial In Egypt

Comments (33) | Corruption, egypt, human rights, International, Military, mohammed morsi, morsi, State Department

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Anti-Morsi protests (Image via Japhet Weeks)

A day after 529 were sentenced to death, another trial begins.

Sailor Disarmed, Killed At U.S. Naval Base

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

USS Mahan (Image via US Navy)

A civilian reportedly attacked a sailor on watch aboard a docked destroyer.

UN: Warnings Of Genocide In Central African Republic

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

UN appeals for more peacekeeping forces to curb bloody ethnic violence.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Arrested, Rising Death Toll

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Venezuelan protests (Image via @CNNBrk)

President Maduro accuses the Mayor of San Cristobal of plotting a coup.

Possible Debris Of Missing Malaysian Flight Near Australia

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

U.S. Navy members assisting in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 (Wikimedia Commons)

The waiting continues as the search develops in the South Indian Ocean.

More U.S. Sanctions, Crimea Closer To Accession

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Vladimir Putin with Vladimir Konstantinov, Sergei Aksyonov and Alexei Chaly (Image via @KremlinRussia_E)

Russia and U.S. fight sanctions with sanctions, and Sen. McCain laments his spring break.

Westboro Baptist Leader Fred Phelps Dead

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Westboro Baptist Church signs (Image via Flickr: David Shankbone)

A church has lost its leader. What's next for Westboro?

Crimea To Become Part Of Russia With Treaty

Comments (41) | accession, annex, Crimea, International, Joe Biden, Kremlin, russia, sanctions, Ukraine, vladimir putin

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

President Vladimir Putin

Putin restores "history" and adds Crimea to the map of Russia.

U.S. Suspends Syrian Embassy And Consulates

Comments (36) | Bashar Al Assad, civil war, Diplomacy, International, Syria, Syrian conflict, Syrian Embassy

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

(Image via Flickr: Bashar Al-Assad Propaganda)

On the third anniversary of the Syrian civil war, the U.S. tries a new diplomatic angle.

Obama's Two Ferns Twitter Reactions

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Funny or Die's "Between Two Ferns" (Image via @MotherJones)

Obama and Galifianakis talk drones, spiders, and health care.

Senate Intelligence Committee Accuses CIA Of Spying

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Spying on the spy defenders: A case of intelligence community inception?

Putin's Press Conference Performance

Comments (0) | Crimea, International, John Kerry, russia, Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, vladimir putin

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Putin is no stranger to press performances (Image via Flickr)

Putin puts on a show for reporters amidst rising tensions in Crimea.

Obama 2015 Budget Increase Of $56 Billion

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

It's "not just about numbers, it's about our values."

Kerry In Kiev: $1 Billion For Ukraine Economy, Sanctions Imminent

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Ukrainian Protests (Image via Ivan Bandura, Flickr)

Loan guarantees for "technical assistance," but not military backing as of yet.

Hagel: Pentagon Preparing For 2014 Afghanistan Exit

Comments (0) | Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel, hamid karzai, International, NATO

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

US President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in 2010 (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Karazi says no to security agreement, and U.S. prepares for removal.

200 Publicly Outed After Ugandan Anti-Gay Law

Comments (0) | anti-gay, International, LGBT, uganda, Yoweri Museveni

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

World homosexuality laws (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Ugandan homosexuals "EXPOSED!" as anti-gay sentiment deepens.

29 Nigerian Students Killed In Islamist Attack

Comments (0) | Boko Haram, International, Islamic extremism, nigeria, president goodluck jonathan

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Nigeria

Male students targeted, and females told to "abandon Western education."

India To Create 29th State

Comments (0) | Andhra Pradesh, India, International, parliament, Telangana, Telugu

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Aspiring Indian States (Image via Wikimedia Commons).

Could Wednesday be independence day for India's newest state?

Venezuela Expels U.S. Diplomats

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Image via Wikimedia Commons).

U.S. warns of violent protests and rising tensions in Venezuela.

Pussy Riot Members Detained And Released In Sochi

Comments (0) | 2014 olympics, anti-Putin protests, International, Pussy Riot, russia, Sochi, vladimir putin

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Russian protests against the detainment of Pussy Riot members (Image via Wikimedia Commons).

Pussy Riot makes headlines in Sochi.

U.S.-Afghanistan Tension Grows Over Prisoner Release

Comments (0) | Afghanistan, International, John Kerry, Karzai, Military, President Hamid Karzai, prisoners, Taliban, U.S. Embassy Kabul, u.s. military, United States, war

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

With 65 suspected Taliban militants now free, what is the future of U.S.-Afghan relations?

East Coast Winter Continues To Devastate

Comments (0) | D.C., east coast, National, snow, Washington, weather, winter

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Image via Flickr

More snow and more bad news for the East Coast this winter.

Facebook Adds Fifty Gender Options

Comments (0) | Facebook, gender, gender neutral, LGBT, LGBT rights, Technology

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Facebook's gender options to increase by fifty (Image via Flickr).

He, she, and them: Facebook's LGBT friendly makeover.

Valentine's Day Brunch And A Playlist For Two

Comments (0) | almond milk, avocados, brunch, chocolate, Food, love, Music, playlist, smoked salmon, smoothies, valentine's day

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Smoked Salmon Pizza

Because there's nothing sexier than brunch.

The Cyprus Problem & The Future Of Peace

Comments (1) | Cyprus, Diplomacy, european union, International, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, United Nations

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Divided Cyprus (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Can a nation divided for 40 years change how we think about peace?

China And Taiwan Meet After 65 Years

Comments (0) | China, Chinese civil war, Independence, International, international relations, Nanjing, Taiwan, Taiwanese independence, tourism

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

China and Taiwan territories (Image via Wikimedia)

What does a meeting with China mean for Taiwan's independence?

1930s Child Actor Shirley Temple Dies

Comments (0) | California, Diplomacy, great depression, hollywood, National, Shirley Temple, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Shirley Temple (Image via Blogspot)

Famous for her Hollywood curls and diplomatic career, Shirley Temple dies in California.

Facebook Celebrates A Decade Of Growth

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Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Facebook

Facebook turns ten, but will it last another decade?

Microsoft Welcomes New CEO Satya Nadella

Comments (0) | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, bill gates, CEO, microsoft, Sayta Nadella, Technology, Technology

Sarah Geisler
Executive Producer

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

WATCH: Microsoft has a new leader. What's a non-chairman Bill Gates to do?

The Rise Of Rwanda's Grassroots Film Industry

Comments (0) | filmmaking, Genocide, Hillywood, Kigali, Nation and World, Rwanda, umuganda, volunteer

Sarah Geisler
Special Reporter

Young women in Kigali, Rwanda participate in a filmmaking workshop (Sarah Geisler)

Rwanda is rebuilding itself by hand.

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