REFUGEE BETRAYALTrump Deports Hundreds Who Fled War He DodgedThe president has targeted refugees from the war he weaseled out of.Tom Latchem
RACE AGAINST THE CLOCKRescuers Scramble to Reach Pair Trapped Deep in Flooded CaveVillagers first entered the underground complex nearly two weeks ago.Will Neal
MIRACLE RESCUEMiracle as Miner Is Freed After a Week Trapped in CaveRescuers even considered teaching the miners how to dive as a “last option.”Harry Thompson
HEROIC EFFORTMiracle as Miners Trapped in Flooded Cave Found AliveDivers reached five of those trapped deep inside the mountain—but two are still missing.Tom Latchem
NIGHTMARE ENDZiplining Teacher and Son, 15, Killed by Swarm of HornetsDaniel Owen, 47, and his son, Cooper, suffered more than 100 stings. Leigh Kimmins
opinionTHE WAR THAT NEVER ENDSKissinger’s Cluster Bombs Are Still Killing People in AsiaA half-century after the war “ended,” people in Vietnam Laos, and Cambodia try to live their lives in a land riddled with unexploded ordinance that still kill and maim civilians.Danae Hendrickson
ANGEL OR DEVILHenry Kissinger, Architect of U.S. Policy, Dies at 100The Realpolitik operator re-opened China for Nixon and found détente with the Soviets—and sent incalculable numbers of Americans, Vietnamese, and other human beings to their death.Andrew Nagorski
WRONGLY ACCUSEDHow Racism and a Viral Mob Destroyed a California Restaurant“It quickly got to the point where there was almost no return,” the owner of a Fresno Thai and Lao restaurant told The Daily Beast.Brooke Leigh Howard
PLANT POWERRainforests Are Fast Becoming a Laboratory for Cancer DrugsThe emerging field of ethnopharmocology is pinpointing exciting new possibilities to fight the deadliest cancers.Jeanette Beebe
DISASTERHundreds Missing After Laos Dam Collapse Unleashes FloodsDam failure unleashed five billion cubic meters of water.
ENDANGEREDThe Tranquil Traditional Laos Villages—That Might DisappearDays of undisturbed authenticity are numbered in Muang La. The Chinese are investing heavily across the country, building infrastructure that threatens the undeveloped tranquility.Avichai Scher