World Stories
Events shaping communities around the globe.
Why Hundreds of Ships Are Buried on Namibia's Skeleton Coast
"Fog, a freezing current, and a desert that swallows evidence — the real reason Namibia's Skeleton Coast became the world's largest shipwreck graveyard."
Aug 26, 2026
The Town With Its Own Money — And Its Own Rules
A handful of islanders once decided their money should never leave town. Decades and three recessions later, their homemade currency is still winning.
Aug 26, 2026
The border town that lost its river
A dam upstream changed everything for a farming community that never got a vote.
Aug 25, 2026
A city rebuilding after the flood
One year on, residents in a small river town are still counting the cost of the water that nearly erased it.
Aug 25, 2026