Sharyn Alfonsi

There’s been a lot of talk about stopping the flow of illegal immigration and drugs from Mexico. But few people are talking about another crisis at the border…guns. Specifically, American guns. An estimated 200,000 to half million U.S. firearms are […]

During one of the deadliest chapters in its history, Mexico’s government devised a new strategy to curb gun violence; it filed two lawsuits.The first, in 2021, included U.S. gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson and one of their wholesalers. The second,

In Greek mythology, Hermes, the son of Zeus was imagined with winged sandals, and a winged hat, symbols of his celebrated speed. Today, the French fashion house Hermès that shares his name is also known for its accessories…elegant scarves, ties

Birkin bags, which retail for around $9,000 and can fetch upwards of hundreds of thousands at auction, are not expensive, Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas said.  He instead uses the word “costly” to describe the coveted handbags — and he

If you ever get an opportunity to go to Thailand, chances are you’ll come home with a souvenir with the country’s national animal on it…the Asian elephant. Elephants are more than a point of pride in Thailand. They’re part of

Thailand’s most revered animal — the wild Asian elephant — has now become one of the country’s biggest problems. Decades of deforestation and overdevelopment of natural habitat is pushing wild elephants into farms and villages in search of food, increasingly

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 12, 2024. The original video can be viewed here.  ‘No one could have ever imagined a case like this one.’ Those words from a federal judge describe the plight