Many parts of Africa are wracked by intractable war.

It is easy to call for world powers to "do something", but what should they do? Some of these wars may be fueled by actions of foreign powers — for instance, corruption that sucks Africa's money out into tax havens — and we can see at least in principle how to stop that. But it is hard to see how to put an end to the violent Islamist extremist groups.

It is more accurate to talk about a multi-drug-abuse crisis than about an opioid crisis.

40 prosecutors refuse to enforce new laws banning abortion.

There is an attempt to accuse Martin Luther King Jr. of being a bystander at a rape, based an on unattributed note written on part of his FBI file. Historians say that such a note is not real evidence.

Aside from that, he is also accused of peccadilloes such as having sex outside of marriage. As if that mattered.

Individuals and their actions can make a big difference in the course of history. I consider Martin Luther King a great man.

Doctors believe that Russian thugs beat reporter Ivan Golunov badly enough to break his ribs, but they can't tell for certain, because the thugs won't allow him to have an x-ray.