| Behind Trump's stance on executive power, transformed US politics Posted: 04 Jun 2018 02:36 PM PDT ![Behind Trump's stance on executive power, transformed US politics]( "Behind Trump's stance on executive power, transformed US politics") In recent days President Trump and his lawyers have made sweeping assertions about the powers of the presidency, describing a US chief executive unconstrained by political limits accepted in Washington for over 40 years. The president can pardon himself, according to Mr. Trump. The president doesn't have to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller, even if Mr. Mueller sends the White House a subpoena.
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| With cake-shop ruling, high court urges respect for both sides Posted: 04 Jun 2018 02:17 PM PDT ![With cake-shop ruling, high court urges respect for both sides]( "With cake-shop ruling, high court urges respect for both sides") The US Supreme Court today ruled overwhelmingly in favor of a Colorado bakeshop owner who had been punished for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Both parties in the case – Jack Phillips, the bakeshop owner, and the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the agency that enforces the state's anti-discrimination law – warned of the dire consequences of a broad decision favoring either side. The court's 7-to-2 decision Monday limited itself to Mr. Phillips' case, however, siding with the baker but reaffirming the broader right of states to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in the marketplace.
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| How a global crusade is working to save the improbable reef of Cartagena Posted: 04 Jun 2018 11:00 AM PDT ![How a global crusade is working to save the improbable reef of Cartagena]( "How a global crusade is working to save the improbable reef of Cartagena") Luis David Lizcano-Sandoval is looking for just the right spot to descend. With his hand-held GPS unit at the ready, the marine biologist from the University of Valle in Cali, Colombia, issues instructions to our boat's driver, Pablo: a la izquierda, to the left, or a la derecha, to the right. Just a few hundred yards from us, loaded container ships pass to and from Cartagena, Colombia's main port city.
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| In areas displaced by Boko Haram, the lure of home comes with risk Posted: 04 Jun 2018 09:04 AM PDT ![In areas displaced by Boko Haram, the lure of home comes with risk]( "In areas displaced by Boko Haram, the lure of home comes with risk") Recommended: Canvas cities: Does the world need a new model for refugee camps? Over the past decade, nearly 3 million people in the Lake Chad region have fled their homes, most of them northern Nigerians escaping guerrilla attacks by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram. Scattered across camps and communities, they have become among the most agonizing reminders of the human toll of that crisis. With national elections approaching early next year, Nigeria's government has promised – not for the first time – that it is on the verge of defeating Boko Haram.
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