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Last week’s Meta settlement was one step in the ongoing effort to protect – and prepare – young people growing up in tod...
09/01/2026

Last week’s Meta settlement was one step in the ongoing effort to protect – and prepare – young people growing up in today’s perpetually online world. Individually and collectively, adults across society are being called on to find new ways to rise to this demand.

Crimea has been targeted this summer by a Ukrainian drone and missile offensive meant to isolate the Russian-occupied pe...
09/01/2026

Crimea has been targeted this summer by a Ukrainian drone and missile offensive meant to isolate the Russian-occupied peninsula. While all sides are feeling the economic impact and loss of tourism, some are heartened and others resentful.

08/31/2026

The Heroes Museum is one man’s ongoing answer to an obligation he never quite stopped feeling: “I had a lot of friends that didn’t come home. This is my way of giving back.”

Read the full story, “A Marine veteran remembers America’s fallen heroes in a roadside tribute” by Harry Bruinius, at https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2026/0831/marine-vietnam-heroes-museum?cmpid=FB.

Video by Harry Bruinius.
Edited by Mackenzie Farkus.

© 2026 The Christian Science Monitor

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves. But schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and pensions have seen li...
08/31/2026

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves. But schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and pensions have seen little investment in recent years. Could a U.S. oil deal change that?

European farmers, along with their governments, are trying to adapt to hotter, drier summers by testing new crops and st...
08/31/2026

European farmers, along with their governments, are trying to adapt to hotter, drier summers by testing new crops and storing winter rainwater.

Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey has been in Congress since before primary-race challenger Seth Moulton was born. Our video repo...
08/31/2026

Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey has been in Congress since before primary-race challenger Seth Moulton was born. Our video report looks at generational tension in the midterms.

Independent bookstores in Hong Kong offer a window for mainland Chinese readers who seek ideas suppressed at home. But t...
08/30/2026

Independent bookstores in Hong Kong offer a window for mainland Chinese readers who seek ideas suppressed at home. But these shops are under threat following a wave of bookseller arrests under a 2024 national security law.

Hungary has until Aug. 31 to complete more than two dozen “milestones” in the rule of law. Without meeting them, the cou...
08/30/2026

Hungary has until Aug. 31 to complete more than two dozen “milestones” in the rule of law. Without meeting them, the country risks losing crucial funding.

Experts say China is “eons ahead” of the U.S. on robots, seeing them as a key part of developing the country’s strategy ...
08/30/2026

Experts say China is “eons ahead” of the U.S. on robots, seeing them as a key part of developing the country’s strategy on AI.

On some streets in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Portland, Oregon, traffic signals default to red until a vehicle approach...
08/29/2026

On some streets in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Portland, Oregon, traffic signals default to red until a vehicle approaches. If drivers stay at or below the speed limit, they get an earlier green light. The strategy seems to be working.

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