Alexandra Botti

After French voters weighed in on Sunday, the far-right's Marine LePen will now face off against political novice Emmanuel Macron on May 7th. Here's what to expect going forward. 

In Egypt, there's been a recent crackdown on human rights. Few human rights organizations remain in the country to protect and defend those who endure crimes like torture and rape.

In recent years, the news has been overwhelmingly bad for the Great Barrier Reef. Now, a number of scientists say that one of our world's great natural treasures is now truly "terminal."

The Philippines may completely run out of contraceptives in 2018. The nation's instability and politicized battle over access to reproductive care is putting women's health in jeopardy.

Senate Democrats are vowing to filibuster the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and Republicans are promising to invoke the "nuclear option" to change the rules once more.

There are reports that after the initial chemical attack, a series of airstrikes targeted a hospital and emergency clinics where victims were being treated.  

Two landfills in St. Louis — one with radioactive waste, another with a smoldering underground fire —have residents worried about health effects as well as danger to the environment.

Though North Carolina lawmakers voted to repeal the state's controversial HB2 "bathroom bill," LGBTQ advocates say the replacement bill still allows for discrimination.

The GOP healthcare plan would have barred states from expanding Medicaid, but since the deal fell apart, many states are now considering expansion in order to cover more residents.

Andrew Ferguson, a law professor at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law and author of "Why Jury Duty Matters," answers some frequently asked questions about jury duty. 

Racially-biased juries can have their decisions thrown out. One former prosecutor argues that we should turn individual jurors to send an important message about an unequal system.

Jury instructions are critical to helping jurors understand fundamental concepts like reasonable doubt. How do we make the language of jury instructions more clear?

One expert says it’s time to tap into the vast world of big data to find out what prospective jurors read and listen to, and what beliefs they might bring into the courtroom. 

Writer Phoebe Maltz Bovy says using the word "privilege" as an accusation against others is getting out of hand, and holds us back from important conversations about inequality.

In Europe, the political climate has taken a turn to the right ahead of elections in the Netherlands and France. 

Rapid urban growth and a global boom in construction are depleting an essential ingredient used in concrete and asphalt: Sand. The boom is also swiftly creating an environmental crisis.

On Friday, South Korea decided to remove suspended President Park Geun-hye following a public corruption scandal that has engulfed the nation in recent months.

Officials cited zoning issues in voting down a proposed mosque in Bayonne, New Jersey this week, but many say this was a religiously-motivated decision fueled by fear of Muslims.

President Trump's nominee for deputy attorney general is facing tough questioning from lawmakers about whether he would appoint special counsel to investigate Russian hacking.

At least seven transgender people have been murdered in 2017. The killings are outpacing last year's frightening homicide rate, which was the highest on record.