Crime is a growing worry in many American cities and has divided Democrats. New Orleans had the unenviable title of the US murder capital in 2022 – what went wrong in a city better known for its smooth music than the sound of gunfire?
The Mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, tells us what she's doing to address the poverty and lack of opportunity which ha ... Show More
Jul 7
Americanswers… did Trump’s funding cuts contribute to Texas floods deaths?
Justin, Anthony and Marianna answer your questions on the devastating flash floods in Texas, which have killed tens of people, including children at a summer camp, and where search and rescue operations are ongoing. There are now questions around why people were not evacuated soo ... Show More
33m 27s
Oct 2022
"Dark arts" at the Daily Mail?
The Daily Mail Group - Associated Newspapers - has been accused of 'abhorrent criminal activity' by Doreen Lawrence - mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. She's lodged a claim in the High Court along with Prince Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sad ... Show More
37m 44s
Jan 2021
Checks and Balance: Leaving today
New York became the epicentre of the pandemic when it first hit America. More than 25,000 New Yorkers have died of covid-19. An estimated 300,000 have left the city as its health infrastructure stretched beyond capacity, schools closed, and crime spiked. The loss of commuters and ... Show More
43m 57s
Aug 2023
Afrique du Sud : l'incroyable cavale du meurtrier Thabo Bester
C’est une affaire qui a agité tout un pays, à l’automne dernier. Le 7 avril, la paisible cavale de Thabo Bester, un criminel sud-africain de 37 ans, prend fin. Cet homme, condamné en 2012 à la prison à perpétuité pour le meurtre de sa petite amie, avait réussi à s’échapper un an ... Show More
19m 40s
Aug 2021
[REDIFF] QAnon : histoire d’un mouvement complotiste pro-Trump devenu incontrôlable
Publié pour la première fois le 18 janvier 2021.Le mercredi 6 janvier, plusieurs centaines de manifestants envahissent le Capitole, un lieu emblématique de la démocratie américaine, pour contester une nouvelle fois la défaite de Donald Trump à l'élection présidentielle de novembr ... Show More
22m 59s